Re: st: replacing with mean

["Dimitriy V. Masterov" <dvmaster@gmail.com>]

Fabio,

Nick's suggestion can be implemented in the 2nd loop below:

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clear all
set more off

/* Fake Data */
set obs 26

gen str1 industry=""

local c=1
foreach l in `c(ALPHA)' {
	replace industry = "`l'" in `c'
	local ++c
}

expand 27

sort industry

forvalues v=1/20 {
	gen Var`v'=round(uniform()*`v',1)
}

gen listA=_n


/* Actual Loop */
levelsof listA, local(listA)

foreach var of varlist Var* {
	qui gen `var'_med=.
	
	foreach firm in `listA' {
		qui gen inc=cond(listA != `firm',1,.)
		qui egen med=median(`var'*inc), by(industry)
		qui replace `var'_med=med if listA==`firm'
		qui drop med inc
	}

}
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