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Re: st: Generate variable


From   Richard Williams <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: Generate variable
Date   Sun, 08 May 2005 21:03:29 -0500

At 09:46 PM 5/8/2005 -0400, you wrote:
Hi,

A few quick questions:

(1) How do I generate a new variable in a dataset that is equal to the observations number? eg. suppose have data like:
gen id = _n


(3) also, can you refere me to a good site where i can get more information on writing loops?
Here is one good FAQ:

http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/foreach.html

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