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st: Generate random missing values within a set of variables


From   Sofia Ramiro <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: Generate random missing values within a set of variables
Date   Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:06:08 +0100

Dear all, 

I have 6 variables (without missings) and I would like to randomly generate one missing value in one of the 6 variables per line/observation (and then in another set of variables randomly generate 2 missing values per line/observation - 2 out of the 6 variables). 
I know that with the runiform command we manage to choose observations randomly within one variable (so I could generate random missing values within one variable), but how can I choose randomly one variable out of the 6 to be transformed into missing and make sure that one of them is being transformed per observation?

I appreciate your help.

Thanks!

Sofia
 		 	   		  
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