--- Janet Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have 4 samples (later it will be more) and I have to
> compare all possible pairs (1-2,1-3,1-4,2-3,2-4,3-4)
> with a ranksum test (multiple comparison corrections
> will come later). I tried nested forvalue loops to get
> these combinations but was unable to get the desired
> results.
*--------------- begin example ---------------
local max = 4
forvalues i = 1/`max' {
local j = `i' + 1
forvalues k = `j'/`max' {
di "compare `i' with `k'"
}
}
*----------------- end example ---------------
(For more on how to use examples I sent to the Statalist, see
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/stata/exampleFAQ.html )
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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