In addition to other suggestions, note that
this is an FAQ (meaning, not that this is an
especially frequently asked question but that there is
a FAQ on the internet):
FAQ . . . . . . Dealing with reports of repeated time values within panel
12/05 How do I deal with a report of repeated time values
within panel?
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/repeatedtime.html
There are of the order of 300 FAQs on the Stata website -- that could
be a whole book of FAQs ! -- and many more at UCLA.
Both sets are matched by entries in the .key files that the Stata
command -search- interrogates. Thus,
. search panel repeated
points to the FAQ is question. You could also specify
FAQ:
. search panel repeated, faq
Nick
[email protected]
Michael Crain
> My data set is panel data. I am trying to define the data
> set as time
> series with the -tsset- command (tsset name yr_mo) but I am getting a
> message that I have repeated time values within the panel.
>
> I have a large number of observations. What is the most
> efficient way to
> identify the repeated time values (other than visually
> inspecting every
> observation)?
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