st: Leave the full dataset in memory when bootstraping

[poastpd@umich.edu]

Hello,

I am creating a loop to run a probit model with boostrapped data  
(using the bsample command).  Unfortunately, I find that with each  
iteration of my loop, the sample size decreases.  Eventually, the  
sample size is so small that the loop crashes (due, most typically, to  
one of the independent variables perfectly predicting the dependent  
variable).

Using the "weight" option with "bsample" preserves the full dataset,  
but this creates another problem.  Specifically, it causes STATA to  
pull the exact same sample with each iteration of the loop (which, of  
course, defeats the purpose of iterating the process).

Therefore, can anyone suggest a away to conduct a bootstrap, using the  
bsample command, that leaves the full dataset in memory and tells  
STATA to draw a different sample from the dataset with each iteration?

Many thanks in advance,

Paul




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