Dear list contributors,
how can I calculate the area and the center (of gravity) of a polygon
(triangle, square, pentagon) in Stata?
I have got data on the coordinates of the points forming the polygon. My
goal is to calculate spatial models for my PhD in political science.
Thanks a lot!
Dietrich.
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