For your problem I suggest Mata and optimize as suggested by Kit Baum
but I can't say further because I'm a user of Stata 9 and not version
10 with optimize routine.
HTH means Hope This Help ( Mark Schaffer uses this expression frequently)
AbdelRahmen
2007/10/15, Thomas Jacobs <[email protected]>:
> Dear Abdel,
>
> Thanks very much. I totally missed the mkmat command in the manual.
> Although I probably made the example too simple, I am trying to write
> a program to solve for two equations in two unknowns so I am building
> a partial derivative matrix for inverting. I calculate each of the 4
> partials as variables and then combine them into a matrix. I was
> stuck on the create matrix step. Using local macros worked as well
> with a matrix command. I assume that I would need to first create two
> column vectors from 2 of the four variables and then combine these
> with another mkmat command.
>
> Does the HTH after the byvar=x,y line in your mata example have a
> specific meaning?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tom
>
> On 10/15/07, Abdel Rahmen El Lahga <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I dont understand what your are trying to do here a short ansewer is
> > gen x=1
> > gen y=2
> > mkmat x y , matrix(byvar)
> > matrix list byvar
> > In mata the logic is different
> > mata:
> > x=1
> > y=2
> > byvar=x,y
> > HTH
> > AbdelRahmen
> >
> > 2007/10/15, Thomas Jacobs <[email protected]>:
> > > I am trying to create a matrix from a couple of variables. Let's make
> > > this simple.
> > >
> > > I can hand enter
> > >
> > > matrix byhand = (1,2)
> > >
> > > but if I do
> > >
> > > gen x =1
> > > gen y =2
> > > matrix byvar = (x,y)
> > >
> > > I get x not found even though display x gives me 1.
> > >
> > > What am I missing here and is there a workaround? Thanks very much.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
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> >
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