Re: st: code to round a continuous variable to the nearest 1/10th

[Suzy <scott_788@wowway.com>]

Thank you for the explicit code - I appreciate it!

Richard Goldstein wrote:

> use the round function (e.g., gen x2=round(x1,.1))
>
> Note, however, that numbers such as .1 do not have an
> exact binary representation and therefor you still might
> not quite match the SAS results
>
> Rich
>
> Suzy wrote:
>
> > Dear Statalistmembers,
> >
> > I am trying to replicate results from a SAS program and I need to know 
> > if there is a simple code to round to the nearest 10th for a 
> > continuous variable.
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Suzy
>
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