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RE: st: -generate- and run time contingencies
For this example, something like that is fine, but I think the need
was for something more general, where actual looping might be necessary.
--Nick
At 12:17 PM 1/30/2006, you wrote:
Is there anything wrong with the following?
gen x = .8 + .2*uniform()
Or am I missing the point?
David
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Sent: 30 January 2006 16:37
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Subject: Re: st: -generate- and run time contingencies
At 11:15 AM 1/30/2006, n j cox wrote:
>// not tested, but simplified
>gen x = uniform()
>capture assert x >= 0.8
>
>while _rc {
> replace x = cond(x < 0.8, uniform(), x)
> capture assert x >= 0.8
>}
That works too. It seemed a little quicker but I didn't time it.
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