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| From | Michael Findley <mikefindley@byu.edu> |
| To | "statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu" <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
| Subject | st: problems with browsing, dropping certain observations |
| Date | Mon, 31 May 2010 05:58:40 -0600 |
Dear Stata list: I'm puzzled about what seems to be a simple formatting issue. I import a .csv file with variables that range from .001 to .009. I can carry out certain commands, such as generate a new variable that has similar values, but I cannot perform other simple tasks such as "browse if variable == .001" or "keep if variable == .001". The variable is formatted as a float (%9.0g), which is a general format that should allow this as I understand it. I was worried that importing the data caused the problem, but when I just open stata and enter similar values, I get the same thing. I also tried reformatting the variable to several different fixed formats, but still no luck. What am I missing? Any thoughts greatly appreciated. Mike Findley * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/