Still not very clear to me, but I guess something like this
task1 task2 task3 task4 task5
20 10 20 5 10
5 10 15 30 2
100 2 3 3 4
So that the three individuals above had completed 4, 4, 0 tasks in the
first 60 seconds.
How many within 60 seconds?
gen cumul = 0
gen within60 = 0
qui forval i = 1/5 {
replace cumul = cumul + task`i'
replace within60 = `i' if cumul <= 60
}
Nick
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Amanda Botticello PhD, MPH
IT's a "wide" dataset...subjects completed up to 200 items in a task,
and we recorded the number of seconds it took to complete each item. I
can create a sum of the total number of items completed and total time;
now I want to find out how many items each individual completed in 60,
90, and 120 seconds. Does that help?
>>> "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]> 11/9/2008 11:00 AM >>>
Well, if you want the running sum, look at -help sum()-. But maybe you
could
give us a peek at your data structure, that would assist in answering
your
question...
"Amanda Botticello" <[email protected]>
>I have a dataset of test items and the time (in seconds)to complete
each
>item. I need to create a variable that sums the time variables up to a
>certain number -- i.e., 60, 90, 120 seconds. Is there a way I can use
the
>egen newvar = rowtot (time*) command to count up to 60 seconds, etc?
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