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Re: st: RE: RE: using value of one variable to read value of specific other variable out of a list of variables


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Subject   Re: st: RE: RE: using value of one variable to read value of specific other variable out of a list of variables
Date   Mon, 09 May 2011 20:09:38 +0200

Nick Cox schrieb:
For a longer list of x variables, you could do this: gen z = . qui forval j = 1/15 { replace z = x`j' if y == `j' } Nick [email protected]

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nick Cox
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Subject: st: RE: using value of one variable to read value of specific other variable out of a list of variables

gen z = cond(y == 1, x1, cond(y == 2, x2, x3)) Nick [email protected]
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I want to create a variable (z) that contains the value from one variable out of a list of variables (say x1 - x3) depending on the valuable of another variable (y). The list of variables is a) named in a way that the value of y could be used to refer to the correct name of the variable and b) ordered so that the value of y could also be used a locational reference (as the offset command does in Excel). I don't think b) could work in STATA, but I couldn't find a solution for a) either. See below an example. Therein, z in the first row is supposed to be 1 and in the second row 5 (if y = 2, z is supposed to have the value of x2).

x1    x2    x3    y
1    2    3    1
0    5    4    2

Here is the closest I came towards a solution:
local a = y
gen z = x`a'

This command, however, only does half the job as the value of the local a is not being rest for every row. I would be very happy for any advice.


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Thanks, that's it!
Arne

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