Re: st: Select observations within variable

["Austin Nichols" <austinnichols@gmail.com>]

Like so?
bys i (t): gen red2=sum(x<x[_n-1] & _n>1)>0

On 2/26/07, Nikolaos Kanellopoulos <nkkanel@yahoo.gr> wrote:
> I have a very common panel data set. i is my individual identifier, t my
> time variable and x is a categorical variable. I want to create a variable
> that will be 1  for all the observations of the same individual after x is
> reduced. ie I want to identify all the observations for the same individual
> after a reduction on x has taken place. Note that a reduction does not
> happen to all individuals.
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