program myvar, rclass
syntax varlist
tokenize `varlist'
qui sum `1'
local sd1 = r(sd)
qui sum `2'
local sd2 = r(sd)
return scalar ratio = `=`sd1'/`sd2''
end
sysuse auto,clear
bootstrap "myvar gear head" r(ratio) ,nowarn
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