Rodrigo Brice�o
>
> I have an ID variable composed by 10 digits like in the
> example below and it
> was transfered from SPSS. Can somebody tell me what do I
> need to do in order
> to avoid this strange result. I use: recast double ID, but
> the results
> remain unchanged:
>
> Original New (when I transfer to Stata)
> 1001008011 1001008000
> 1001008021 1001008000
> 1001008031 1001008000
> 1001008041 1001008000
> 1002005011 1001008000
> 1002005021 1001008000
> 1002005031 1001008000
Various concurrent threads -- including
embedded references -- are relevant.
The original is being transferred as
a -float-, but must be transferred as
a -double-, a -long-, or a string variable.
I don't know any SPSS incantations to
ensure this, and in any case the best
advice would presumably depend on how
you are doing the transfer.
Nick
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