exp(lnfactorial())
The apparent lack of a dedicated function is really
a feature, as often -lnfactorial()- is much more practical.
The manual does have a reference! And -search- points
to this.
Nick
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David Winter
> Simple question really - what (if at all) is the function in
> Stata 9 to calculate the factorial of a number(n), i.e the
> equivalent of FACT(n) in Excel. I cannot seem to find it in
> the FAQ ('calculate factorial') or Stata help ('help factorial').
>
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