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Re: st: Take the value from variable X if year equals 2010
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Re: st: Take the value from variable X if year equals 2010
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Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:21:54 +0100
gen yournewvariable= dollar*adjustmentfactor if year==2010
hope this help
Alberto R. Osella
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Data: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:57:09 +0100
Oggetto: st: Take the value from variable X if year equals 2010
> Hey,
>
> I have the following table
>
> Year Adjustment factor Dollar
> 2005 3 500
> 2004 2 200
> 2009 4 300
> 2010 7 400
> 2009 4 200
> 2010 7 100
> .... ...
>
> Now I want to generate a new variable. The new variable is
> Dollar * Adjustment factor of year 2010
>
> --> Basically, I want to multiply all my dollar values with the
> adjustment factor of 2010.
>
> This seems easy, but I don't get it.
> Something like:
> gen newdollar = dollar*(adjustment factor if year=="2010")
>
> Thanks
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