Re: st: creating lag variable

[Richard Williams <Richard.A.Williams.5@ND.edu>]

At 03:48 AM 6/9/2004 +0000, sarah smith wrote:
> Dear Stata users;
>
> I am trying to create a lag variable
>
> y(t) = x(t-1)
>
> I searched for a lag function but could not find. Any suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Sarah
gen y = x[_n-1]

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