Agreed, as just posted.
Nick
[email protected]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Friedrich
> Huebler
> Sent: 21 July 2004 19:02
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: Re: Problem with -codebook- (too many values)
>
>
> I see that you use Stata/SE while I use Intercooled Stata. That may
> explain the difference in our results.
>
> Friedrich Huebler
>
> --- Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> > No. Edited version of log:
> >
> > . about
> >
> > Stata/SE 8.2 for Windows
> > Born 1 July 2004
> > Copyright (C) 1985-2004
> >
> > . set obs 5000
> > obs was 0, now 5000
> > . gen id = _n
> > . lab def missing .a "Missing"
> > . lab val id missing
> > . codebook id
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------
> > id
> > (unlabeled)
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------
> >
> > type: numeric (float)
> > label: missing, but 5000 nonmissing values are
> > not labeled
> >
> > range: [1,5000] units: 1
> > unique values: 5000 missing .:
> > 0/5000
> >
> > examples: 1000
> > 2000
> > 3000
> > 4000
> >
> > .
> >
> > Nick
> > [email protected]
> >
> > Friedrich Huebler
> > >
> > > My Stata is up to date. Don't you get the "too many values" error
> > > message?
> > >
> > > . which codebook
> > > C:\Stata8\ado\updates\c\codebook.ado
> > > *! version 1.3.16 09jun2004
> > >
> > > --- Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > I think StataCorp are ahead of you. -update ado-
> > > > installs -codebook- 1.3.16 of 9 June 2004,
> > > > which gives a sensible answer at least to this example.
> > > >
> > > > Nick
> > > > [email protected]
> > > >
> > > > Friedrich Huebler
> > > > >
> > > > > The command -codebook- does not work if a variable has too
> > many
> > > > > values without labels. When the offending value label is
> > dropped,
> > > > > -codebook- works. Edited output from Stata 8.2 that
> > demonstrates
> > > > the
> > > > > problem is attached below. The example uses .a in the label
> > > > > definition but any value can be substituted. Is it possible
> > to
> > > > use
> > > > > -codebook- in such a situation without having to drop value
> > > > labels?
> > > > > Thank you.
> > > > >
> > > > > Friedrich Huebler
> > > > >
> > > > > . set obs 5000
> > > > > . gen id = _n
> > > > > . lab def missing .a "Missing"
> > > > > . lab val id missing
> > > > > . codebook id
> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > > id (unlabeled)
> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > >
> > > > > type: numeric (float)
> > > > > label: missingtoo many values
> > > > > r(134);
> > > > >
> > > > > . lab drop missing
> > > > > . codebook id
> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > > id (unlabeled)
> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > >
> > > > > type: numeric (float)
> > > > > label: missing, but label does not exist
> > > > >
> > > > > range: [1,5000] units: 1
> > > > > unique values: 5000 missing .: 0/5000
> > > > >
> > > > > mean: 2500.5
> > > > > std. dev: 1443.52
> > > > >
> > > > > percentiles: 10% 25% 50% 75% 90%
> > > > > 500.5 1250.5 2500.5 3750.5 4500.5
>
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