st: New versions of -sdecode- and -bmjcip- on SSC

[Roger Newson <r.newson@imperial.ac.uk>]

Thanks once again to Kit Baum, new versions of the -sdecode- and 
-bmjcip- packages are now downloadable from SSC. In Stata, use the -ssc- 
command to do this, or -adoupdate- if you already have old versions of 
-sdecode- and -bmjcip-.

The -sdecode- and -bmjcip- packages are described as below on my 
website. -sdecode- is a "super" version of -decode-, which also 
incorporates some features of -tostring- for decoding unlabelled numeric 
valuees. -bmjcip- is a fromt-end for -sdecode-, used specifically for 
decoding estimates, confidence limits and P-values. The new versions 
incorporate a new possible value of the -esub()- option, 
-esub(smclsuper)-, which formats unlabelled numeric values with 
exponents by converting the exponent to a SMCL superscript (currently 
available only in graphs and described under -help graph_text-). The 
-esub(smclsuper)- option is expected to be used occasionally by users 
who want to graph spline parameters using -sdecode- with the -bspline-, 
-parmest-, -factext-, -sencode- and -eclplot- packages, which you can 
also download from SSC, and which were demonstrated in my presentation 
at the 2011 UK Stata User Meeting. This presentation can be downloaded from

http://ideas.repec.org/p/boc/usug11/01.html

(thanks again to Kit Baum).

Best wishes

Roger


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package sdecode from http://www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/stata11
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TITLE
      sdecode: Decode a numeric variable to string, formatting 
unlabelled values

DESCRIPTION/AUTHOR(S)
      sdecode is an extended version of decode. It takes, as input, a 
numeric
      variable, and generates, as output, a string variable, with values
      corresponding to value labels of the numeric variable for 
labelled values,
      and (optionally) formatted values of the numeric variable for 
unlabelled
      values. The output string values therefore appear as the numeric 
input
      values appear in output from the tabulate command. The output string
      variable may replace the input numeric variable or be generated 
as a new
      variable.

      Author: Roger Newson
      Distribution-Date: 02october2010
      Stata-Version: 11

INSTALLATION FILES                                  (click here to install)
      sdecode.ado
      sdecode.sthlp
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package bmjcip from http://www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/stata11
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TITLE
      bmjcip: Format confidence intervals and P-values for medical journals

DESCRIPTION/AUTHOR(S)
      bmjcip reformats a list of numeric variables, containing estimates
      and/or confidence limits and/or P-values, to string variables,
      containing the same values formatted for presentation in medical
      journals.  The new string variables replace the old numeric
      variables, and have the same names, variable labels, variable
      characteristics, and positions in the dataset.  bmjcip is usually
      used in output datasets (or resultssets) produced by the parmest
      package, and the reformatted string variables are usually later
      output using the listtab package, for input to Microsoft Word or
      other word processors.  It requires the sdecode package in order to
      work.  The sdecode, parmest and listtab packages can all be
      downloaded from SSC.

      Author: Roger Newson
      Distribution-Date: 02october2011
      Stata-Version: 11

INSTALLATION FILES                                  (click here to install)
      bmjcip.ado
      bmjcip.sthlp
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(click here to return to the previous screen)

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