-lookup- still works fine, but
as from Stata 6.0, it has been superseded
by -search-.
Nick
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> I really like stata, but find it very difficult to generate variables
> from various distributions except for the simple ones like the normal
> and uniform.
>
> I've consulted the reference manual, but it too isnt that
> helpful. I'd
> be interested in generating chi square, poison, and cauchy densities.
> Are there any programs or examples of do files that can do this?
>
> Or is there a way to program in pdfs and then get
> distrubtions from that?
>
> Type -lookup rnd- , You can generate a variety of
> distributions, with
> specified parameters.
*
* For searches and help try:
* http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
