Do you mean
sysuse auto, clear
qui sum price, detail
scalar median = r(p50)
gen deviation = abs(price - median)
qui sum deviation, detail
di "Median absolute deviation of the variable price is " r(p50)
drop deviation
?
Regards,
Eva
2007/12/6, Syed Gillani <[email protected]>:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a stata program doing median average deviation please?
>
> Gillani
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