Nick
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of David Winter
> Sent: 14 September 2006 18:24
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: filling in gaps in data
>
>
> Dear Statlisters,
>
> I have the following data (FYI the values CI_EV and CI_RI are the
> cumulative incidence value from the 'ci' option in -stcompet-)
>
>
> +--------------------------------+
> | time(hr) CI_EV CI_RI |
> |--------------------------------|
> 1. | 1 0 .00069396 |
> 2. | 2 .00069396 0 |
> 3. | 3 0 .00138793 |
> 4. | 4 0 .00208189 |
> 5. | 5 0 .00277585 |
> |--------------------------------|
> 6. | 6 .00138793 0 |
> 7. | 7 0 .00346981 |
> 8. | 8 0 .00416378 |
> 9. | 9 0 .00485774 |
> 10. | 10 0 .0055517 |
> |--------------------------------|
> 11. | 11 0 .00624566 |
> 12. | 12 0 .00693963 |
> 13. | 13 0 .00763359 |
> 14. | 14 .00208189 0 |
> 15. | 15 0 .00832755 |
> |--------------------------------|
> 16. | 16 0 0 |
> 17. | 17 0 .009022 |
> 18. | 18 0 .00971645 |
> 19. | 19 0 0 |
> 20. | 20 0 .01041139 |
> |--------------------------------|
> 21. | 21 0 .01110633 |
> 22. | 22 0 .01180126 |
> 23. | 23 0 .0124962 |
>
>
> As cumulative incidence is a step function I may want to identify the
> value for CI_EV at, say, time =5, so I want to fill in the
> gaps with the
> previous known value (so in the above example, the values of CI_EV for
> time = 3,4 and 5 would be recoded to 0.00069396).
>
> Some sort of loop should be in order but I am having problems with the
> 'grey matter'. All assistance would be gratefully received.
>
> Regards and thanks,
>
> Dave
>
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> Mr David L. Winter, HNC
> I.T. Manager
> Centre for Childhood Cancer Survivor Studies
> Department of Public Health & Epidemiology
> University of Birmingham
> Edgbaston
> Birmingham
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> UK
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