st: Simple way to calculate modality of non-normal variables

[Jordan Silberman <jordan.st.ls@gmail.com>]

Hello,

I'm relatively new to Stata--I apologize in advance for my Stata  
naivety.

I'm struggling to find a way to have Stata calculate the number of  
modes in a non-normally distributed variable.

I've searched for a way to calculate this with procedures like the Dip- 
test, Silverman's test, Excess Mass test, etc., and I can't seem to  
find a straightforward way to simply calculate the number of modes in  
a single non-normal variable.

I'd greatly appreciate any advice.

Thanks,
Jordan
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