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st: RE: Number of observations in a matrix -codebook- -makematrix-


From   "Nick Cox" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: RE: Number of observations in a matrix -codebook- -makematrix-
Date   Wed, 9 Apr 2008 19:04:42 +0100

Here is one way to get that number into a matrix: 

count if country=="GBR" & post_ifrs==1 & ib_scaled!=. & ib_scaled2!=. &
sample_sum==1
mat A = J(1,1,.) 
mat A[1,1] = r(N) 

If -count- catches duplicates, do this downstream of a use of -egen,
tag()-. 

If you use -makematrix- you need to use the -vector- option. 
But doing it directly looks easier to me. 

Nick 
[email protected] 

Herve STOLOWY


I have a sample with 403 companies and 822 observations (several years
per company). I would like to report the 403 figure in a matrix (to
export it later in  a table). 

With the following command,
codebook name if country=="GBR" & post_ifrs==1 & ib_scaled!=. &
ib_scaled2!=. & sample_sum==1
I get the correct figure for unique values (403). However, I don't find
this figure in the return list.

With -tabulate- and the following command:
tabulate name if country=="GBR" & post_ifrs==1 & ib_scaled!=. &
ib_scaled2!=. & sample_sum==1

I get the correct figure in the return list: r(r)

I then tried the following command with -makematrix- (downloadable from
ssc): 

makematrix c1, from(r(r)) label listwise: tabulate name if
country=="GBR" & post_ifrs==0 & ib_scaled!=. & ib_scaled2!=. &
sample_sum==1

I get an error message: too many values.

Would you have an idea about how to get the 403 figure in a matrix?


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