Thanks for the plug. I am not sure that this is what Mandy is seeking,
but anyone interested in style rules (add any ironic overtones you wish)
will find that the write-up in
SJ-5-4 pr0018 . . . . . . . . . . . . Suggestions on Stata programming
style
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.
J. Cox
Q4/05 SJ 5(4):560--566 (no
commands)
suggestions for good Stata programming style
supersedes the document on SSC. That is accessible to all via
<http://www.stata-journal.com/sjpdf.html?articlenum=pr0018>
Nick
[email protected]
Kit Baum
Nick Cox's stylerules might be useful: findit stylerules
On Feb 12, 2009, at 02:33 ,Mandy wrote:
> I was wondering if I sould combine these two steps together. Should I
> take consideration of getting the commands simpler, more concise,and
> more transparent in step 1 so that I don't need step 2 at all? Is the
> two-step way usual or most people don't need the second step? Any
> comments will be helpful. Thanks a lot!
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