Re: st: how do you merge a large dataset and small dataset together based on a unique id?

[Gwinyai Masukume <parturitions@gmail.com>]

Very true Nick. Thanks

@ Daniel
http://blog.stata.com/2011/04/18/merging-data-part-1-merges-gone-bad/
"Always be suspicious of numeric ID variables stored numerically, not
just those stored as floats."
I changed the id to a string and everything worked beautifully.

Thanks

Kind regards,
Gwinyai

On 4/23/13, Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> wrote:
> You cited this problem of confidentiality in your last post too.
>
> Clearly no-one is expecting you to show personal data.
>
> But the solution is easy. Fake an example with invented data and then
> show us your code.
>
> Some posts come close to a limiting case "Code I am not showing you on
> data I am not showing you is not doing what I want. Anyone know why?".
> It's important to lift yourself clear of that!
>
> Nick
> njcoxstata@gmail.com
>
> On 23 April 2013 13:27, Gwinyai Masukume <parturitions@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear Daniel and Maarten,
>>
>> I apologize for not giving the syntax – I was trying to protect the
>> privacy of patients. I did not want to inadvertently breach
>> confidentiality which can have grave consequences.
>>
>> Thank you for the example and the link. That’s what I needed for
>> debugging.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Gwinyai
>>
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