How about if you -append- the datasets and run the regression for each
country one at a time?
Alternatively you can use -foreach- to loop through the datasets and do the
regressions.
> -----Original Message-----
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> Yang Bonny Lin
> Sent: 30 July 2005 06:09
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> Subject: st: how to use multiple datasets?
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>
> Dear help list,
>
> I am currently working on project where I need to use
> multiple datasets (i do not have access to the original data)
> on a server.
>
> Each dataset is a country and I am interested in variables X1,X2,X3, Y
>
> How do I run a regression ACROSS the countries with the
> dependent variable Y and explanatory variables X1,X2,X3 given
> that I have multiple datasets that I cannot merge? do I do a
> looping function?
>
> But X1,X2 are defined slightly different in each of the
> country's datasets, so is there a way to both loop through
> the countries and redefine each country's variable when I am at it?
>
> Thanks!
> best,
> yang
>
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