st: Re: RE: Re: generating random variable

["Michael Blasnik" <michael.blasnik@verizon.net>]

The choice is random as coded -- that's why the code generates a random number 
and uses that in the sort.  I guess you need a way to actually track where it 
was in the sort order to begin with..

expand 2
gen random=uniform()
gen choicenum=_n
bysort id bl set (random): gen byte choice=_n==_N

Now you can see that the choice is set randomly to one of the two values of 
choicenum in each set.

Michael

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mentzakis, Emmanouil" <e.mentzakis@abdn.ac.uk>
To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 1:50 PM
Subject: st: RE: Re: generating random variable



> Thank you Michael,
>
> What you proposed creates what I want apart from the fact that it does
> not have the random assignment.
>
> However, I think that I kind of need that. What I am trying to do is to
> create individuals' choices from a choice experiment. Each individual
> faces 3 questions (sets), which themselves consist of two alternatives.
> If I was to always assign the "one" of the "choice" variable in the
> second alternative that would mean that the individuals always choose
> that alternative, which sound strange.
>
> I know that it does not really matter, how I assign it since this is
> just an exercise with simulated data but I was wondering if you could
> think of a way to make the choice random.
>
> Thanks a lot
> Manos
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