----- Original Message -----
From: "Sheela Athreya" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 7:48 PM
Subject: st: easy question:standardizing variables
> Statlisters,
>
> I know this is a really basic question, but I really can't figure something
> out:
>
> I want to standardize the variables in my dataset (there are 36) without
> typing "egen zvar1=std(var1)" 36 times.
>
> Is there a quicker way to get Stata to standardize all variables in a dataset
> at once?
>
> I searched through some past archives before filling your inboxes with what
> feels like a way-too-simple question but didn't find anything. Any advice?
>
> Many thanks, and Happy New Year.
>
>
zval var1-var36
findit standardize brings up zval
"zval centers and scales variables to have zero sample mean and unit sample
variance."
Scott
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