This problem was solved. However,
an over-arching comment: keeping
time series as observations is
like running uphill. Can be done,
but much more exhausting than the
alternative.
Unless there are special reasons
for this structure, consider
transposing your data.
Nick
[email protected]
Alejandro Delafuente
> I have a time series for 40 years (40 continuos variables)
> and am trying to
> create a 1/0 variable that indicates 1 (for each row) if at
> least 20 variables
> in the series have consecutive non-missing values and 0 if
> this condition is
> not accomplished. I do have more than 20 non-missing values
> for most of the
> variables per row, but there are gaps (ie, missing values)
> between them. Thus I
> want to know how many fulfill the condition of 20 non-missing
> values in a road.
> Any clues as to how can I accomplish this with programming?
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