In the data editor windows all the variables except yeaar are in red
this mean that are string?
how can I convert the profit variable to string with encode or with destring
i`ve tried with
destring profit, replace
but it`s still red
-----Original Message-----
From: "Michael S. Hanson" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:41:33 -0400
Subject: Re: st: superposed rolled windows
> On Jun 27, 2006, at 12:05 PM, irodriguez wrote:
>
> > Michael, in your command:
> > tsset Firms Years // Declare data as a panel
> > forval i = 1/3 {
> > local j = `i'-1
> > gen Profit`i' = F`j'.Profit
> > }
> > drop if missing(Profit3)
> >
> > what is the significate of 1/3, because in the reality i need to make
> > superposed rolled windows for 5 years and I want to know if I have
> > to change the command and consider 1/5
>
> Yes, the "3" in "1/3" represents the number of years you specified
> in your earlier message. You could try the following:
>
>
> tsset Firms Years // Declare data as a panel
> local m 5 // Maximum number of years for "rolled windows"
> forval i = 1/`m' {
> local j = `i'-1
> gen Profit`i' = F`j'.Profit
> }
> drop if missing(Profit`m')
>
>
> Notice that in addition to the -local- command, the -forval- and -
> drop- commands have changed vis-a-vis the quoted example. If you
> decide to go back to a 3-year "superposed rolled windows" (in
> increase it to, say, 6), you can just change the "5" in the second
> line to the desired number of years, and the rest of your code will
> run as intended. (At least as far as I understand what you intend.)
>
>
> On Jun 27, 2006, at 12:14 PM, irodriguez wrote:
>
> > When I try
> > . tsset empresa ao
> > stata say
> > varlist: empresa: string variable not allowed
> > I have tried with destring command but I don`t know why the data
> > are still
> > string
>
> Are you sure the data are (now) numeric? -desc empresa- will tell
> you if they are int(egers) or str(ings). Without knowing more about
> your data, it is difficult to know if what you really want is -
> encode- rather than -destring-.
>
> More generally, I encourage you to follow Nick Cox's dictum[*] of
> explaining exactly what you want to do, and listing the exact
> commands you have typed in your attempt to do so. An actual (but
> brief) extract of your data can be helpful to those providing
> assistance as well. HTH.
>
> -- Mike
>
>
> [*] My attribution of this premise to Nick is (merely) empirical, as
> I have often observed him making similar comments in similar
> circumstances. See the Statalist FAQ at <http://www.stata.com/
> support/faqs/res/statalist.html> for a more expansive discussion of
> this issue.
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