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From | Cameron McIntosh <cnm100@hotmail.com> |
To | STATA LIST <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
Subject | RE: st: computing preference choices |
Date | Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:17:00 -0500 |
Hmmm.... does -contract- hire you a statistical consultant? :)Cam > From: njcoxstata@gmail.com > To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu > Subject: Re: st: computing preference choices > Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:46:25 +0000 > > As with your last post, why not try -contract- first? > > Nick > > On 27 Dec 2011, at 08:16, Daniel Marcelino <dmsilv@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I dealing with a puzzle that I need some help. I have a data set where > > I'd like to determine within "r" the most preferable choice (choice1 > > to n) as in the replication above. > > So, there are three essential tasks: I need to tally the votes for > > every id (number), I need to see if the number id with most votes has > > at least 50%+ of all votes, and I need to discover who's the id the > > the least amount of votes. > > After performed these tasks in fly, I need to save the winner > > information (r and which round choice), I need to proceed dropping id > > got lesser votes in the first choice, but considering its second > > choice vote. Test again if there is any id with 50%+ of all votes. > > This procedure ends when any id gets 50%+ in each "r". > > > > Daniel > > > > > > clear > > input str2 r w byte(choice1 choice2 choice3) > > "a" .5 1 2 3 > > "a" .1 2 3 4 > > "a" .9 3 2 5 > > "a" .9 3 4 2 > > "a" .2 4 5 1 > > "a" .3 5 1 3 > > "b" .4 1 4 3 > > "b" .1 2 3 4 > > "b" .6 3 2 5 > > "b" .85 4 1 2 > > "b" .85 4 5 1 > > "b" .7 1 5 4 > > "c" .4 2 1 3 > > "c" .2 2 4 1 > > "c" .7 3 4 5 > > "c" .8 4 1 2 > > "c" .8 4 5 1 > > "c" .4 5 4 3 > > "d" .4 . 1 3 > > "d" .2 2 4 . > > "d" .7 . 5 . > > "d" .8 4 1 2 > > "d" .8 4 5 1 > > "d" .4 . . . > > end > > > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/