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Re: st: Saving variable response sets over many datasets
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Nick Cox <[email protected]>
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Re: st: Saving variable response sets over many datasets
Date
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 00:19:26 +0000
Roger Newson's -descsave- is characteristically versatile and
complete. You can install from SJ, SSC or his own site. An important
detail for some is that versions of Roger's programs are accessible
for various older versions of Stata. -findit descsave- points to
locations.
Nick
[email protected]
On 4 November 2013 22:12, Steve Nakoneshny <[email protected]> wrote:
> Alex,
>
> Instead of -codebook-, why not use -labelbook-?
>
> Steve
>
> On Nov 4, 2013, at 3:04 PM, Alex Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Statalisters,
>>
>> I am working with 97 datasets which *should* be the same but are not. =
>> The variables are named consistently but the response set for the =
>> variables differs. I would like to check the consistency of the =
>> responses by compiling the response sets for every variable & dataset in =
>> the order that the variables appear. I had thought something to the =
>> effect of:
>>
>> foreach d of dataset {
>> foreach var of varlist x1 x2 x3 {
>> codebook `var'
>> logout, excel `var'
>> }
>> }
>>
>> Would work but codebook will not store the variable labels. So I'm =
>> unsure what is more suitable (-ds-?). Further, I'm again not sure how to =
>> append/add the output into a single (Excel) file.=20
>>
>> Any suggestions / shortcuts are very welcome.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------
>> Dr. Alex Sutherland
>> Social Sciences' Research Methods Centre / Institute of Criminology,
>> University of Cambridge
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