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st: Is it possible to recover estimation sample size used in -twoway lfit-
From
Lance Erickson <lance_erickson@byu.edu>
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st: Is it possible to recover estimation sample size used in -twoway lfit-
Date
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:50:07 +0000
Dear Statalist,
Does anyone know if it is possible to recover the estimation sample size used in -twoway lfit-? I've always assumed that the graphic produced by the command is based on a regression that uses listwise deletion, so the estimation sample size would be the number of cases that have complete data on the two variables involved. I want to recover this information to illustrate to students in an undergraduate class on data management the importance of understanding patterns of missing values.
As a stab in the dark, I tried modifying the file "twoway__lfit_serset.ado" to create a matrix or global macro to store the sample size but neither approach worked.
Thanks,
Lance
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