My dataset is in .dta file. Do I still use the "input" command for that?
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> Let me illustrate the last point...
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> **********
> clear*
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> input var1:mylabel str1 var2 , auto
> C C
> D D
> E E
> C C
> E E
> D D
> end
>
> compress
>
> //see the codes
> list, noobs nolabel
>
> //turn var2 into same format as var1
> encode var2, gen(var3)
>
> list, noobs nolabel
> **********
>
>
> HTH
> Martin
> _______________________
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 10:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Re:st: Re: Creating a column from point estimates across
> observations
>
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>> The -auto- option to-input- which accomplishes this feat is just a
>> shorthand version of -encode-. So use that and see whether -statsby-
>> works
>> properly then...
>>
>>
>> HTH
>> Martin
>> _______________________
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sohini Sahu" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 10:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: Re:st: Re: Creating a column from point estimates across
>> observations
>>
>>
>>> My original dataset contains millions of data. Is there a way to bypass
>>> the "input" command and use something else? Or should I switch to
>>> version
>>> 9 or 10 for this?
>>>
>>> S
>>>
>>>> <>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -help whatsnew- mentions that there was an issue with strings in
>>>> the -by-
>>>> option to -statsby- which were fixed between version 8 and 9. So make
>>>> sure
>>>> you use my -input- command given earlier so that numeric codes get
>>>> passed
>>>> to
>>>> the -by- option...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>> Martin
>>>> _______________________
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Sohini Sahu" <[email protected]>
>>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 10:19 PM
>>>> Subject: Re:st: Re: Creating a column from point estimates across
>>>> observations
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> This is so strange. I have added the clear option to my command but
>>>>> it
>>>>> still does not work :-(
>>>>>
>>>>> statsby "regress score iq nutrit" _b, by(cid) clear
>>>>>
>>>>> S
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