st: RE: RE: RE: Identify 1st observation in each group in a panel data model

["Scott Merryman" <smerryman@kc.rr.com>]

Thanks Nick; I often forget this construction.

Scott


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-
> statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Nick Cox
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 4:25 PM
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st: RE: RE: Identify 1st observation in each group in a panel
> data model
> 
> This code can be condensed to
> 
> bysort code (year): gen DV = _n == 1
> 
> Nick
> n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk
> 
> Scott Merryman
> 
> > How about this:
> >
> > gen DV = 0
> > bysort code (year): replace DV = 1 if _n == 1
> >
> 


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