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st: Using gen / egen in one step (not two)


From   "Jeremy Miles" <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   st: Using gen / egen in one step (not two)
Date   Fri, 5 Jan 2007 15:57:16 -0800

Hi All,

[Possibly foolish beginner question here.]

Am I missing something obvious here, when I try to combine two steps
into one line:
. sysuse auto
. egen x = rowmean(price mpg) * 3

Stata says:
varlist not allowed
r(101);

For:
. egen x = 3 * rowmean(price mpg)

Stata says:
r(198);
(Invalid syntax)

I can do it in two steps, but that seems inelegant.  Have I missed
something obvious?

Thanks,

Jeremy


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Jeremy Miles
www.jeremymiles.co.uk
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