i have such a data:
V1 V2 V3 V4
a b c e
a f d .
b d e f
h d . .
a d f e
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(V1,V2,V3,V4 can be any one of a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h. that is to say ,it has 8 possible values.)
and i want to change it the the following form:
a b c d e f g h
8 7 6 2.5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 #2.5is the mean of (4+3+2+1)
8 3 3 6 3 7 3 3 #3 is the mean of (5+4+3+2+1)
2.5 8 2.5 7 6 5 2.5 2.5 #2.5is the mean of (4+3+2+1)
3.5 3.5 3.5 7 3.5 3.5 3.5 8 #3.5is the mean of (6+54+3+2+1)
8 2.5 2.5 7 5 6 2.5 2.5
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i want to know if there is some easy way to achieve my goal using Stata?
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