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Re: st: On event pr 60 days


From   anne broe <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: On event pr 60 days
Date   Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:38:33 +0000

I am looking to limit numerous records for the same event to one
record per 60 days. If a new event is recorded after 61 days or more
it need to be a new event (and any following events within 60 days of
this event to be recorded as the second event) etc.

I dont know how else to describe it


On 5 March 2013 13:26, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> Identifying events within 60 days of the first event is just
>
> bysort id (date) :  ??? if date - date[1] <= 60
>
> but I don't know what ??? would be in your case as I don't know what
> you mean by adding to the first event.
>
> See also -panelthin- from SSC.
>
> Nick
>
> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:12 PM, anne broe <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I need to be able to identify several events within 60 days of the first
>> record to be recorded as one event.
>>
>>  My data look like this
>> id   date             event
>> 1   01.01.2005     xxx
>> 1   02.01.2005     xxy
>> 1   02.05.2005     xxx
>>
>> I would like to identify the first event and add any event within 60 days
>> to the first event. Any event after 60 days should have its own record, and
>> any event within 60 days after this event be recorded as the second event
>> etc.
>>
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