Re: st: RE: convert decimal number in binary format

[Jean-Benoit Hardouin <jean-benoit.hardouin@univ-nantes.fr>]

Thank you,
This is exactly what I searched !
Best
Jean-Benoit

Austin Nichols a écrit :
> Maybe this helps?
> http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2009-10/msg00203.html
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Austin Nichols <austinnichols@gmail.com> wrote:
>   
> > What is the purpose of this whole exercise?  I cannot tell from:
> > ... convert a decimal number into binary variables (patterns represent
> > the number from 0 to 7 in binary format)
> > ...I want to create a program where the number of variables is not
> > fixed and can be large
> >
> > If you tell us what the ultimate goal is, you may get better advice.
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Martin Weiss <martin.weiss1@gmx.de> wrote:
> >     
> > > <>
> > >
> > > Sounds like -egen, group()-...
> > >
> > >
> > > HTH
> > > Martin
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > > [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Jean-Benoit
> > > Hardouin
> > > Sent: Samstag, 5. Dezember 2009 13:45
> > > To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > > Subject: st: convert decimal number in binary format
> > >
> > > Dear all,
> > > I search an idea to create variables which represents all the possible
> > > pattern of responses to a set of binary variables, for example with 3
> > > variables :
> > >
> > > var1 var2 var3
> > > 0    0    0
> > > 0    0    1
> > > 0    1    0
> > > 0    1    1
> > > 1    0    0
> > > 1    0    1
> > > 1    1    0
> > > 1    1    1
> > >
> > > I have searched a command to convert a decimal number in binary format (here
> > > the responses patterns represents the number from 0 to 7 in binary format)
> > > but I have not find any such command.
> > >
> > > I have no simple idea to create such variables (I want to create a programme
> > > where the number of variables is not fixed and can be large).
> > >
> > > Has someone an idea to help me ?
> > > Best,
> > > Jean-Benoit
> > >
> > >       
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