Re: st: creating log normal variables in STATA

[dmboyce1@yahoo.com]

Thank you!
Danielle
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From: Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:38:27 
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Subject: Re: st: creating log normal variables in STATA

To simulate a lognormal, use -exp(rnormal())-.

Nick


On 22 Jul 2011, at 04:11, Danielle Boyce <dmboyce1@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> How do I do this?  Is it as simple as
>
>
> generate logVARIABLEX = log(
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