Absolutely not. The number of observations
is a property of your dataset.
Your dataset is rectangular, with
dimensions
number of observations X
number of variables
If you create new temporary variables,
the number of observations remains
the same. Conversely, if you increase
the number of observations by using
-set obs-, or if you reduce the number
of observations by using -drop- or -keep-,
either change applies to _all_ variables,
whether permanent or temporary.
Nick
[email protected]
Ypma, Jelmer Yeb
> I'm writing an .ado file where I want to use some -tempvar-s.
> The number of observations for these -tempvar-s might however
> be different from the number of observations in the dataset.
> Is there a way to change just the number of observations for
> these temporary variables?
>
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