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RE: st: RE: perform regression on minimum number of observations stata


From   "Impavido, Gregorio" <[email protected]>
To   "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject   RE: st: RE: perform regression on minimum number of observations stata
Date   Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:12:42 +0000

Try changing 

count if industry == `i' & `year' == `y'

with 

count if industry == `i' & year == `y'

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nahla Betelmal
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 11:46 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: st: RE: perform regression on minimum number of observations stata

Thanks Nick, but I got an error with the loop

year = 1989 and industry= 1
==1989 invalid name
r(198);

I  added `  ' for industry in the line:  count if industry == `i' & `year' == `y'. I still get the same error but with alteration

year = 1989 and industry= 1
==1 invalid name
r(198);


Could it be that I do not have enough observations at year 1989 and industry 1

Thanks again, I highly appreciate your time. Also thanks for the advice about the magic number and regression model.

Nahla


On 29 July 2013 16:24, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sorry for previous incomplete reply.
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
> On 29 July 2013 16:20, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Gregorio's loop can be modified something like this
>
> forval y=1989/2012 {
>        forval  i= 1/57 {
>         di "year = `y' and industry = `i'"
>         count if industry == `i' & `year' == `y'
>         if r(N) > 15 {
>         reg DV IV_1 IN_2 IN_3 if  Industry== `i' & year==`y'
>         }
> }
>
> Whatever magic numbers or rules of thumb you read about,
>
> 1. Don't take them too literally.
>
> 2. Increase the desirable number according to how many parameters you 
> are estimating.
>
> 3. Use sensible models. I don't usually expect pure linear regressions 
> to work well with firm-year data.
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
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