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Antwort: st: detect unique values of onevariable into a new variable
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Richard Ochmann <[email protected]>
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Antwort: st: detect unique values of onevariable into a new variable
Date
Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:04:04 +0100
...
it's not entirely clear to me what you mean by "detect unique values".
does this give what you want?
***
gen country_unique = .
replace country_unique = Country if Country[_n] != Country[_n-1]
***
best,
rich
[email protected] schrieb am 20.12.2010 17:56:07:
> I would like to know if and how I can detect unique values of one
> variable and write them into a new variable.
>
> For Example:
>
> Country
>
> Australia
> Australia
> Belgium
> Belgium
> Germany
>
> I need a variable which is:
> unique = "Australia" "Belgium" "Germany"
>
> I don't need:
> unique = "Australia" "Australia" "Belgium" "Belgium" "Germany"
>
> Thank you!
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