RE: st: Simple Question -summarize- does not work.

["Patrick Musonda" <pmuzho@hotmail.com>]

Using the float command may work for your problem, also the command below, 
except that it will give you for the other values ase well.

Hope this helps,

Patrick.

input mean scenario
1.556484 1.0
1.224059 1.1
1.222514 1.2
1.436024 1.3
1.371803 1.4
1.521317 1.5
1.25691  1.0
.959466  1.1
1.207748 1.2
1.260023 1.3
.9168621 1.4
1.378405 1.5
1.069419 1.0
.9594604 1.1
1.171241 1.2
1.128054 1.3
1.186087 1.4
1.295953 1.5
end

bysor scenario: summ if scenario==1.2


> From: tiago.pereira@incor.usp.br
> Reply-To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st: Simple Question  -summarize- does not work.
> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 18:34:53 -0300 (BRT)
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am trying to figure out why the -summarize- command does not work with a
> variable that defines groups in a quite simple dataset [please see below].
>
> I will be grateful for any help.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Tiago
>
> ---------------------------
>
> input mean scenario
> 1.556484 1.0
> 1.224059 1.1
> 1.222514 1.2
> 1.436024 1.3
> 1.371803 1.4
> 1.521317 1.5
> 1.25691  1.0
> .959466  1.1
> 1.207748 1.2
> 1.260023 1.3
> .9168621 1.4
> 1.378405 1.5
> 1.069419 1.0
> .9594604 1.1
> 1.171241 1.2
> 1.128054 1.3
> 1.186087 1.4
> 1.295953 1.5
> end
>
>
> . summarize mean if scenario==1.2
>
>     Variable |       Obs        Mean    Std. Dev.       Min        Max
> -------------+--------------------------------------------------------
>         mean |         0
>
>  summarize mean if scenario==1.3
>
>     Variable |       Obs        Mean    Std. Dev.       Min        Max
> -------------+--------------------------------------------------------
>         mean |         0
>
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