Re: st: Sample command question

["Michael Blasnik" <michael.blasnik@verizon.net>]

...
Woops, my code below doesn't bother to save the dataset...
the following 2 lines should be changed:

> if `x'==1910 & `i'==1 save mysample
> else append using mysample
should be

if !(`x'==1910 & `i'==1) append using mysample
save mysample, replace

Michael Blasnik

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Blasnik" <michael.blasnik@verizon.net>
To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: st: Sample command question

> ...
> Why not just create one big dataset and then pull it apart at the end:
>
> > forval x =1910/2000 {
> > local i=1
> > while `i' <=10 {
> > use `x'
> >
> > sample 5, count
> gen dataset=`x'
> gen samplenum=`i'
> if `x'==1910 & `i'==1 save mysample
> else append using mysample
>
> * delete this line> save sample`x'`i', replace
> > local i= `i' +1
> > }
> > }
> * now you have mysample with vars dataset, samplenum, and the variable of 
> interest.  You could save pieces however you want using another loop...
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