Firebaugh, G. (1997). Analyzing repeated surveys. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
For another, but brief, discussion of the distinction above (including
rotating panel designs that combine the strengths of the panel design and
repeated cross-sectional design, you might see:
http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/clearinghouse/docs/surveys/panel_surveys/ch2.stm
Mike Frone
> On Dec 26, 2006, at 5:52 AM, Murat Karaoz wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I have 5 years of data (1996-2000). I work with samples differ each
> > year.
> > I try to create panel data out of this using all the samples in
> > five year
> > period. So in a sense I have a panel with a different sample each
> > year.
>
> >
> > Since samples differ each year, the identifier become different
> > each year
> > for all years. Thus you are not able to repeat an identifier for each
> > year.
> >
> > My question is
> >
> > how to form the "id" (identifier) variable in this situation.
> > Because all
> > observations have different id every year which create problem.
> > then xt
> > functions dont work.
> >
> > HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
> >
> > Murat Karaoz
> >
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