Re: st: generating a matrix, adding values in a column

["Ada Ma" <heu034@googlemail.com>]

You don't need to use the matrix or mata commands in Stata.

All you need is to save the information as variables in Stata and
-outsheet- it into a .out file.   I think you should outsheet the data
without the variable names, and then outsheet it again with only the
variable names and no data (drop if _n>0).  Send both files to your
friend and he/she would be able to read that data into Gauss without
much problem.


On 5/21/06, Gauri Khanna <gwkhanna@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Nick and others,
>
> The TRUTH.... I need to send this matrix to someone who is using GAUSS....
> that is why I wanted to just generate this matrix and send it across. This
> matrix will then be used for simulations.
>
> On the stata manual, i agree... unfortunately i do not have the manuals at
> home (only in school) and so could not look it up toute suite today being a
> Sunday. Anyway, I will look at them when i am in school tomorrow.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gauri
>
>
>
>
> >From: n j cox <n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk>
> >Reply-To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> >To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> >Subject: Re: st: generating a matrix, adding values in a column
> >Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 18:32:51 +0100
> >
> >1. As with others, I can't believe that you
> >need this. What do you want to do with it?
> >
> >However, what I think you are asking for
> >is just an outer product:
> >
> >matrix b = J(326,1,1) * (33.12,156,227.8)
> >
> >2. You can get a sum by using -summarize-
> >and looking at r(sum) afterwards.
> >
> >. su area, meanonly
> >. di r(sum)
> >
> >At some stage, it is really is more effective
> >to read systematically and carefully through
> >the manual and/or a good introductory book
> >on Stata...
> >
> >Nick
> >n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk
> >
> >Gauri Khanna
> >
> >Dear Kit and Phil and Stata list,
> >
> >I realised that i was not very clear with my question and my sincere
> >apologies.
> >
> >I will try and be clear.
> >
> >1. First of all, both of you are correct.  I want to generate the following
> >input price matrix (not vector) with 326 rows: Input1, Input2 and Input3
> >are
> >values that I have calculated elsewhere and would like to insert these to
> >look like
> >
> >input1   input2  input3
> >33.12    156      227.8
> >33.12    156      227.8
> >33.12    156      227.8
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >until the 326th row.
> >
> >So I am requesting information on how to generate this matrix.
> >
> >2.  I would like to add the column values from 1 to n(=326). What should I
> >look for in help to generate this. This is what I would like to do
> >
> >Plot Area
> >1     2
> >2     10
> >3     5.5
> >4     22
> >5     3
> >
> >Generate Totalarea(a scalar?)=2+10+5.5+22+3=47.5
> >
> >Again, I am sorry for my imprecise message and thank you for your
> >responses,
> >they are nevertheless useful.
> >
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