Hello All --
Is there a way to save the mean in r() for each value of a
variable? More specifically, I want the mean for each
different person contained within the variable 'name'. My
programming experience in Stata is quite limited so I'd
appreciate any advice; the shrapnel from my attempt at coding
is pasted below:
program mean_get
syntax [varlist]
foreach i of local varlist {
generate overall2 = 0
by name, sort: summarize `i', meanonly
local 1 = r(mean)
by name, sort: replace overall2 = `1'
}
end
When I run this, it returns the mean from the last value in
'name' and uses it to replace all values of 'overall2'. Any
suggestions?
Many thanks...
Clint Thompson
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