I like it.
It's a tiny exercise, easier to do by hand, but it is also helping me to
understand -pctile- and -xtile- better.
Thanks.
--Chris
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and Wilson Family Practice Residency
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On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 20:23:59 +0100, Nick Cox wrote:
>pctile gr = score, nq(20)
>xtile pc = score, cut(gr)
>g str9 grade="Fail"
>replace grade="Honors" if pc >=18
>replace grade="High Pass" if pc>12 & pc<18
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