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Re: st: extract part of matrix e(b)


From   Nick Cox <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: extract part of matrix e(b)
Date   Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:50:16 -0500

To learn how to do this, see

. help matrix extraction

Nick

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Mirko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Jorge,
>
> Thanks very much for your answer.
>
> What if I need to save matrices because I need to do other tests and
> calculations?
>
> Please check the example below:
>
> sysuse auto, clear
> set more off
>  regress mpg foreign i.rep78##c.weight headroom
>  margins, dydx(rep78)
> (output omitted)
> . matrix b_num = r(b)
> . matrix colna b_num = num:
> . matrix J_num = r(Jacobian)
> . matrix rowna J_num = num:
> . margins, dydx(weight) over(rep78)
> (output omitted)
> . matrix b_den = r(b)
> . matrix colna b_den = den:
> . matrix J_den = r(Jacobian)
> . matrix rowna J_den = den:
> . * combine the results
> . matrix b = b_num, b_den
> . matrix J = J_num \ J_den
> . matrix V = J*e(V)*J'
> . ereturn post b V
> . * check that the combined results match those from the original
> . ereturn display
> (output omitted)
>
> . nlcom   (R2: [num]_b[2.r]/[den]_b[2.r])  (R3:
> [num]_b[3.r]/[den]_b[3.r])  (R4: [num]_b[4.r]/[den]_b[4.r])   (R5
> [num]_b[5.r]/[den]_b[5.r])
>
>
> However, I don't want to use the entire e(b) matrix but just part of
> it...Does it work if I save the coefficients as scalars, then I create
> a matrix?
>
> Mirko
>
>
> On 22 July 2011 17:32, Joerg Luedicke <[email protected]> wrote:
>> You could grab it from the matrix by addressing row and column
>> numbers, for example:
>>
>> scalar second=b[1,2]
>> scalar third=b[1,3]
>>
>> J.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Mirko <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Dear Statalisters,
>>>
>>> I wish to extract only some coefficients from the matrix e(b) and I
>>> wonder how this can be achieved.
>>>
>>> Here is a simple example.
>>>
>>> . regress mpg foreign i.rep78##c.weight headroom
>>> (output omitted)
>>>
>>> . margins, dydx(rep78)
>>> (output omitted)
>>>
>>> . mat b =e(b)
>>>
>>> This command extracts and saves the entire coefficients matrix e(b) as b.
>>>
>>> If you type:
>>>
>>> . mat li b
>>>
>>> you get:
>>>
>>> b[1,5]
>>>            1b.          2.          3.          4.          5.
>>>         rep78       rep78       rep78       rep78       rep78
>>> y1           0   .25956254  -.74363551  -.38630819  -6.5437415
>>>
>>>
>>> What should I do if I wish to grab only the second and third
>>> coefficients:  .25956254,  -.74363551 instead the all matrix?
>>>
>>> How this can be done?
>>>
>>> Mirko

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