Allison,
Do the commands below yield the values you need?
. sum var
. gen var2 = (var-r(min))/(r(max)-r(min))
Friedrich
On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 7:48 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear all,
> I have a question about creating formulas or scripts in STATA for my panel
> data set.
> I wish to normalise my panel data using the following formula:
> Vi-Vmin/Vmax-Vmin (where Vi is the actual value of a variable, Vmax is the
> manimum value in a complete data series, and Vmin is the minimum). How do I
> generate a new list of variables using this formula?
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Allison
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