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Re: st: How to drop variables with odd-numbered varname-suffix
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Nick Cox <[email protected]>
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Re: st: How to drop variables with odd-numbered varname-suffix
Date
Sun, 6 Mar 2011 10:20:13 +0000
drop *1 *3 *5 *7 *9
trumps that solution for brevity. Those who dislike brute force
solutions which grind through all the possibilities will note that
here grinding through all the possibilities is still very concise
(until someone else suggests a better solution).
Nick
On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> foreach v of var * {
> if mod(real(substr("`v'",-1,1)), 2) == 1 drop `v'
> }
>
> Nick
>
> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Ben Ammar <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> one quick question: How can I drop variables whose varname ends with an odd number (household1 household3 household5)?
>> I know how to drop odd-numbered observations but unfortunately not how to delete the variable with an odd-numbered suffix itself?
>
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