Dear STATAlistservers
I am trying to transform data in variables. What is the equivalent STATA syntax for this SPSS command
if (var1=2) var2=1.
The closest I have come is the recode/generate command:
recode var1 (2=1), generate(var2)
This syntax only works if you want to create a new variable, however in some cases I might with to modify an existing variable for one case only. This is particularly useful in cleaning string variables where there are spelling mistakes. In SPSS I would just type:
if (caseid=1) stringvar='SPSS'.
if (caseid=2) stringvar='STATA'.
Is there an equivalent for STATA syntax to make data transformations on existing variables, where the desired change is for just one case?
I hope this makes sense,
Kind Regards,
Jason Payne
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Violence, Property Crime and Drugs
Australian Institute of Criminology
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