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Well, I am not 100% sure what your intention is (does the code that you
showed have any real bearing on what follows for the creation of groups "A"
and "B"?). Still, as Maarten said last night:
*************
clear
set obs 1000
gen id=_n
gen byte group= /*
*/ (id<=500)+(id>500)*2
set seed 12358
gen age= /*
*/ 50+10*(group==2)+ /*
*/ 10*invnorm(uniform())
hist age, by(group)
gen byte newgroup= /*
*/ (runiform()<.5)
la def gr 0 "A" 1 "B"
la val newgroup gr
table newgroup, /*
*/ c(freq mean age sd age)
*************
HTH
Martin
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Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. Oktober 2009 22:57
An: [email protected]
Betreff: Re: st: AW: creating two groups with identical distribution of one
variable
Sorry Martin, yes I intended to say equal to each other, as in:
"I'm seeking some guidance on how to create variable newgroup, such
that newgroup A and B will be equal to each other in age distribution."
On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Martin Weiss wrote:
>
> <>
>
> " such that newgroup A and B will have equal age distribution"
>
>
>
> What do you mean? "Equal" to what? To each other or to groups "1"
> and "2"?
>
>
>
> HTH
> Martin
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Michael
> McCulloch
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. Oktober 2009 22:41
> An: Statalist Statalist
> Betreff: st: creating two groups with identical distribution of one
> variable
>
> Hello Statalist folks,
> Using the following simulation, I create two groups: #1 = mean age 50,
> #2 = mean age 60.
> I'm seeking some guidance on how to create variable newgroup, such
> that newgroup A and B will have equal age distribution.
>
> clear
> set obs 1000
> gen group=1
> replace group=2 in 501/1000
> gen id=_n
> set seed 12358
> gen age = 50+10 * invnorm(uniform()) if group==1
> replace age = 60+10 * invnorm(uniform()) if group==2
> hist age, by(group)
>
>
>
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