Re: st: select single observations with value closest to target value

[Joseph Wagner <joseph.wagner@wright.edu>]

That  abs-olultely nailed it!  Thanks Maarten and good night.

Maarten buis wrote:
> --- Maarten buis <maartenbuis@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> It's too late for me:
> gen diff = abs(age - 18)
> bysort ptno (diff): gen select = 1 if _n == 1
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