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sysuse auto,clear
save d01, replace
keep mpg
bsample _N
rename mpg y
merge using d01
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Why do you want to do this? Why have the new "y" paired with an
unrelated existing observation? Perhaps -bootstrap- will meet your
real need.
-Steve
On Feb 26, 2009, at 2:00 PM, Florian Wakolbinger wrote:
Dear all,
is it possible to randomly draw numbers out of a variable x and
write it into another variable y
i.e. if
x
1
2
3
4
5
then y could be, for instance
y
3
5
3
2
4
all numbers in y are randomly drawn from x. how is it possible to
construct such a variable y in stata?
thanks, and kind regards
florian
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