Re: st: Can I name a list of variables?

[Roger Newson <roger.newson@kcl.ac.uk>]

At 16:04 01/07/2005, anne marie golla wrote:

> Can I name a list of variables in stata, so that I can
> use that label instead of typing variable names in
> commands?
>
> i.e. spec 1 = x y z ....
>
> regress spec1
This is done using the Stata macro language, in the online help for 
-macro-. The -unab- command is very useful. In Stata, type -whelp unab- to 
find out more about -unab-.

Hope this helps.

Roger


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