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st: large numbers in comb(n,k) function: no success


From   Inna Becher <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   st: large numbers in comb(n,k) function: no success
Date   Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:01:25 +0100

Dear Statalisters,

I would like to implement a comb(n,k) function. But my Stata does not allow it because of large n, k-numbers. N=180000 and k=2000. Is there any other way to do it? I wasn't successful by using exp(lnfactorial(n)) in mata as well.

Thank you.

Inna Becher
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