I have a variable x with 10 observations x =(x1, x2,...,x10), and I want to
create a new variable y = (y1, y1,....y10) in which y1=x1, but that y2= x1+x2;
y3=x1+x2+x3; and so on, until y10= x1+x2+...+x10.
Is there any command in Stata that does that?
>===== Original Message From [email protected] =====
>if you have a variable x, and want another variable y=sum(x), then Stata 7's
>
>egen y=sum(x)
>
>will do it.
>
>Gabi
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sirenia Vazquez [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 2:26 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: st: Question about cummulative summatories
>
>
>There is a command in the spss program in which you can generate a new
>variable that is the cumulative summatory of the original variable (namely
>csum). I would like to know if there is a similar command or funcion in
>Stata,
>or if there is any other way I could create that new variable.
>Thank you.
>Sirenia Vazquez
>
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