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Re: st: I wish I'd known that -


From   Michael McCulloch <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: I wish I'd known that -
Date   Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:06:01 -0700

gen edate
list var_name if index(var_name, "whatever text string you're seeking")


On Aug 26, 2010, at 7:17 AM, Ronan Conroy wrote:

Teaching Stata, I am aware of the many useful commands, functions and tricks I wish I had known about earlier, such as

inlist
egen tag
egen group
db

Since I teach basic Stata, I wanted to poll the experience of those who have learned Stata recently (since it developed menus - my release 3 diskettes are still in the office somewhere!).

What are the things that you wish you had learned earlier?

Your answers will go to enrich the lives of my grad students. Only kidding; they will go into my Stata course.


Ronan Conroy
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Best wishes,

Michael McCulloch, LAc MPH PhD
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