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st: AW: finding the max of a variable and then using it


From   "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: AW: finding the max of a variable and then using it
Date   Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:54:03 +0200

<> 

Nothing prevents you from using your -egen-erated variables, btw:


*************
sysuse auto, clear
egen maxprice=max(price)
egen minprice=min(price)
egen meanprice=mean(price)
scatter weight price, ///
xline(`=minprice' `=meanprice' `=maxprice') ///
xla(`=minprice' `=meanprice' `=maxprice')
*************

As you rightly say, these are constant. Stata just grabs the first
observation and processes it, if you refer to it via `= '...


HTH
Martin


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Betreff: st: finding the max of a variable and then using it

Hi,

I have a data set with a variable called opp_price.  I'd like to find 
the maximum value for opp_price (I would imagine I'd use

egen opp = max(opp_price)

or something like this, but then use this single value in subsequent 
graphing statements like the following:

xline(opp, lwidth(thin))
text(0.0 238 "OPP: $opp", place(w))

Of course this doesn't work since opp is a new variable with as many 
observations as opp_price.  I need a scalar that I can then use in 
subsequent statements.  Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Walt

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Data Analytics Corp.
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Walter R. Paczkowski, Ph.D.
Data Analytics Corp.
44 Hamilton Lane
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
________________________
(V) 609-936-8999
(F) 609-936-3733
[email protected]
www.dataanalyticscorp.com

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