you could use a single generate statement with nested "cond", e.g.,
gen
dem1=cond(index==1,demand1,cond(index==2,demand2,cond(index==3,demand3...
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Ted Anagnoson
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 2:47 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: st: multiple if??
At 02:42 PM 5/11/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have the following problems
>
>I have variable index which takes values from 1-10
>
>I have variables demand1 - demand10
>depending upon the value of index, I have to select the value of demand 1
>
>i.e.
>
>if index==1, dem1 = demand1
>if index==2, dem1 = demand2
>if index==3, dem1 = demand3
Try something like:
gen dem1 = demand1 if index == 1
or, if dem1 already exists,
replace dem1 = demand1 if index == 1
General rule:
If statements go after the relevant command in Stata, and before the comma
the delimits the command portion from the options portion....
Ted Anagnoson
Political Science
California State University, Los Angeles
>...
>
>and so on
>
>Is there any easy way (or a single command) to do this
>
>Thanks,
>
>Prabhu
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