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Re: st: Creating a variable from several "subvariables"


From   "M.P.J. van Zaal" <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: Creating a variable from several "subvariables"
Date   Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:01:43 +0100

Your method works allright.

But i just figured out a different method

"egen x_total=total(x1), by(x1- x12)"


The methods give slightly different results. Which method would be the 
correct approach?

----- Original Message -----
From: Mitch Abdon <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, December 4, 2010 1:55 pm
Subject: Re: st: Creating a variable from several "subvariables"
To: [email protected]

> egen x_total=rsum(x_1-x_12)    //assuming that the variables are 
> in order
> 
> On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 8:43 PM, M.P.J. van Zaal
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Dear Statalist users,
> >
> > For my research I have determined the value of a variable in 12
> > scenarios.
> >
> > "gen x_1= "input function and values" if scenario1==1"
> >
> > Each scenario's values differ in some aspect.
> >
> > I have now 12 variables, x_1 to x_12, each with n=+/- 500.
> >
> > For the next step I would like to create a new variable which
> > incorporates x_1 - x-12.
> > The variable would be something like "x_total= x_1+x_2+....+x_12",
> > with n=+/-6000.
> >
> > I tried to simply add them with the use of the generate command but
> > this did not work. I also tried to use egen with the sum 
> command, but
> > this also did not work.
> >
> > What would be the correct way to create "x_total" in STATA?
> >
> > Many thanks!
> >
> > Mathijs
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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best,
> Mitch
> 
> 
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