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Nathan said
I have a 2 x N matrix, such as the following...
2 3 5 10 6
1 2 8 13 6
I would like to write a loop, such as foreach or forvalues, that will
take the first and second element of each column, and use them for
some operation, and then move on to subsequent columns.
Given that these are matrices, there is no need for an explicit loop
in either Stata's matrix language or Mata (although it would certainly
be easier in Mata).
mat f = (2,3,4,10,6\1,2,8,13,6)
mat a = f[1,1..5]'
mat b = f[2,1..5]'
// ssc install matodd
qui matewm a b c
mat r = c'
mat list r
You could avoid hardcoding 5 in there by using the matrix function
colsof(f).
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On Jun 5, 2009, at 02:33 , statalist-digest wrote:
I have a 2 x N matrix, such as the following...
2 3 5 10 6
1 2 8 13 6
I would like to write a loop, such as foreach or forvalues, that will
take the first and second element of each column, and use them for
some operation, and then move on to subsequent columns.
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