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Re: st: troubleshooting code for simulating survival data
Thanks Svend. I've re-run the program preceded by
. set tracedepth 1
. set trace on
and here is what is returned, but I'm not sure how to understand the
error messages given.
********* begin command *************
. capture program drop sim_surv
. program define sim_surv, rclass
1. tempname lambda a id t
2. set obs 10 //create 10 observations
3. gen `id'=_n //Create ID numbers
4. set seed 1235 //set random number seed for reproducibility
5. gen `a'=0 + int(2*uniform()) //Generate treatment:
discrete 0/1 uniform random variable
s
6. gen `lambda'=-2
7. gen `t'=(ln(uniform())/(`lambda'*exp(-0.8*`a'))) //
using Bender, 2005
8. stset `t'
9. stcox `t'
10. indeplist, local
11. foreach var of varlist `X' {
12. return scalar `var' = exp(_b[`var'])
13. }
14.
. end
. set seed 12358
. bootstrap a=r(a), eform reps(10): sim_surv
********* begin response *************
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
begin bootstrap ---
- version 9, missing
- local version : di "version " string(_caller()) ", missing:"
- if _caller() < 9 {
capture syntax [anything] using [, * ]
if !c(rc) {
if _by() {
error 190
}
`version' bootstrap_8 `0'
exit
}
}
- capture _on_colon_parse `0'
= capture _on_colon_parse a=r(a), eform reps(10): sim_surv
- if c(rc) | `"`s(after)'"' == "" {
= if c(rc) | `" sim_surv"' == "" {
gettoken old : 0 , qed(qed)
if `qed' {
`version' bootstrap_8 `0'
exit
}
else if "`old'" != "" {
capture which `old'
if !c(rc) {
`version' bootstrap_8 `0'
exit
}
capture program list `old'
if !c(rc) {
`version' bootstrap_8 `0'
exit
}
}
capture syntax [, * ]
if !c(rc) {
if _caller() < 9 {
`version' bootstrap_8 `0'
exit
}
if "`e(prefix)'" != "bootstrap" {
error 301
}
`version' Display `0'
exit
}
else {
`version' bootstrap_8 `0'
exit
}
}
- preserve
- `version' BootStrap `0'
= version 9.2, missing: BootStrap a=r(a), eform reps(10): sim_surv
(running sim_surv on estimation sample)
'r(a)' evaluated to missing in full sample
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
end bootstrap ---
r(322);
Michael McCulloch wrote:
I've written the following do-file to simulate survival data, in the
case of exponential distribution with one treatment variable (a) and
no covariates. The code works when not in a program, and returns the
specified Beta-coefficient (-0.8). May I ask for help in fine-tuning
the program? I'm getting error message: " 'r(a)' evaluated to
missing in full sample".
clear
capture program drop sim_surv
program define sim_surv, rclass
tempname lambda a id t
set obs 10 //create 10 observations
gen `id'=_n //Create ID numbers
set seed 1235 //set random number seed for reproducibility
gen `a'=0 + int(2*uniform()) //Generate treatment: discrete
0/1 uniform random variables
gen `lambda'=-2
gen `t'=(ln(uniform())/(`lambda'*exp(-0.8*`a'))) // using
Bender, 2005
stset `t'
stcox `t'
indeplist, local
foreach var of varlist `X' {
return scalar `var' = exp(_b[`var'])
}
end
set seed 12358
bootstrap a=r(a), eform reps(10): sim_surv
==============================================================
It seems that contents of the local macro `X' is not defined within
the program. That may explain why the code works when not in a
program, but not in this program.
To examine such problems try:
set tracedepth 1
set trace on
Other advice: Tell which command in the program that gave rise to
the error message, by copying and pasting both command and response
to you mai..
Hope this helps
Svend
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Svend Juul
Institut for Folkesundhed, Afdeling for Epidemiologi
(Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology)
Vennelyst Boulevard 6
DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Phone: +45 8942 6090
Home: +45 8693 7796
Email: [email protected]
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