> Now I know why I posted this "stupid" question :
>
> 1)
> -qui sum var1
> -scalar s = r(sum)
> works as well as :
> 2)
> - qui summ var1
> - scalar s = r(sum)
>
> I know about qui and summ(arize),
> but why does delineation 1) work as well ?????? /same results
> I am a little bit confused !
In the same vein...
qui su var1
scalar s = r(sum)
would also work, the point I think you've missed is to do with the abbreviation of
commands.
All three examples are 'expanded' by Stata to read
quietly summarize var1
scalar s = r(sum)
The key is to look at the letters in the syntax diagram for the command you are using
which are underlined (see man -summarize-). These indicate the minimum
abbreviation of the command name that is allowed. Thus the man page for -describe-
underlines just d (formatting ommited to avoid enriching the text) so....
d
de
des
desc
descr
descri
describ
describe
are all the same to Stata in the same way as -sum- and -summ- invoke the same
command (i.e. -summarize-)
HTH's
Neil
Neil Shephard
Genetics Statistician
ARC Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester
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