> I have a dataset of 1500 observations, each with an
> identifier and a -y- value. -y- is highly skewed, and
> nothing I've tried seems to normalize it.
>
> I'd like to simulate the distribution of -y-. Is there
> a reasonable way to do this if I can't find a transform
> of it that looks like a standard distribution?
You can sample with replacement from the empirical
distribution of y using -bsample-:
keep y
bsample
The variable y is now a random draw from the empirical
distribution of y.
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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Department of Social Research Methodology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Boelelaan 1081
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
visiting address:
Buitenveldertselaan 3 (Metropolitan), room Z434
+31 20 5986715
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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