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Re: st: Using scalars to create a histogram


From   Nick Cox <[email protected]>
To   "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject   Re: st: Using scalars to create a histogram
Date   Sun, 22 Sep 2013 17:00:31 +0100

Put them in a variable. E.g.

gen y = .
qui forval i = 1/500 {
     replace y = scalar(s`i')
}

assuming that you have 500 or more observations.

Nick
[email protected]


On 22 September 2013 13:07, George Murray <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Statalist,
>
> Suppose I have scalars s1, s2, …, s500 (these are not the only scalars
> saved in the memory), and I wish to draw a histogram of these scalars.
> Can anyone suggest a method of doing this?
>
> Also, suppose I have scalar q1. Any suggestions on how to find how
> many s1,…,s500 are larger than q1?
>
> Thanks,
>
> George.
>
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