RE: st: different results of estat vif in different versions

[Yang Jue <beiluqi@hotmail.com>]

Thank you very much for you suggestion.
I didn't update the software for a long time.Now the problem is solved.

Best regards,
Jue Yang
Center for Global Environmental Research
National Instutute for Environmental Studies, Japan



> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 22:02:36 -0500
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> From: richardwilliams.ndu@gmail.com
> Subject: RE: st: different results of estat vif in different versions
> 
> At 08:14 PM 3/2/2011, Yang Jue wrote:
> >Thank you very much for your mail.
> >Here is my command. I used the cluster option.
> >
> >
> >regress unfccc logpopsize logimfgdppc growthrateinterpolate freedom 
> >engonumber iengobranch proportion ruralpopulation forestarea 
> >eumember Industryinterpolate igonumber wtreatynorwmlag wlanlag 
> >wrellag wgnipclag wdistance year1994 year1995 year1996 year1997 
> >year1998 year1999 year2000 year2004 if _st==1, cluster(id)
> >estat vif
> >
> >My coauthor and I use the same dataset and same do.file in our 
> >different PC.Then it comes out that only the vif value are different.
> >
> >Best Regards,Jue YangCenter for Global Enviornmental 
> >ResearchNational Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
> 
> Thanks. Sorry, but try as I might I can't replicate. Make sure that 
> you both have the most current versions of your respective Stata 
> programs. The -help whatsnew- command shows that, in the June 3 2010 
> update of Stata 11, " estat vif produced incorrect results when used 
> with a subset of the data. This has been fixed." So, my first guess 
> would be that you have an older version of Stata 11 that does not 
> include that fix. Indeed, the first thing I do with any problem is 
> make sure I have the latest and greatest versions of everything to 
> see if the problem has already been taken care of. When I type 
> -update query- on my machine, I get
> 
> . update query
> (contacting http://www.stata.com)
> 
> Stata executable
> folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stata11\
> name of file: StataSE-64.exe
> currently installed: 04 Nov 2010
> latest available: 04 Nov 2010
> 
> Ado-file updates
> folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stata11\ado\updates\
> names of files: (various)
> currently installed: 24 Feb 2011
> latest available: 24 Feb 2011
> 
> Utilities updates
> folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stata11\utilities
> names of files: (various)
> currently installed: 01 Sep 2010
> latest available: 01 Sep 2010
> 
> Recommendation
> Do nothing; all files up to date.
> 
> 
> 
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