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Re: st: Changing missing values in string variable
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"Michael N. Mitchell" <[email protected]>
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Re: st: Changing missing values in string variable
Date
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:27:11 -0700
Does this example help...
. sysuse auto
(1978 Automobile Data)
. replace make = "" in 1
(1 real change made)
. list make price in 1
+--------------+
| make price |
|--------------|
1. | 4,099 |
+--------------+
. replace make = "OTHER" if missing(make)
(1 real change made)
. list make price in 1
+---------------+
| make price |
|---------------|
1. | OTHER 4,099 |
+---------------+
Michael N. Mitchell
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On 2010-06-17 7.43 PM, Jason Hecht wrote:
I have a string variable with abbreviations for different sectors
(e.g., "CYC" for consumer cyclicals). I want to change the "."'s to
"OTHER." Is there an easy "replace" or "recode" command to do this
for a string variable?
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