Chris Wallace <[email protected]> writes:
> "Mark Clatworthy" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> I would like to generate a newvar which is equal to variable y +1 if variable x
>> is less than 5, but equal to variable y if variable x is greater than 5.
>
> one way:
>
> gen newvar=y
> replace newvar=y+1 if x>5 & x<.
sorry - wrong way round.
gen newvar=y
replace newvar=y+1 if x<5
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