Well, if it is a -double- then you cannot match it with a string in the -if-
qualifier. I bet it is -label-led, so look for the underlying numeric code
for "no" via -ta b8, nolabel- and say
replace quality = 1 if b8==0
(if 0 is labelled "no")
HTH
Martin
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From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:33 PM
Subject: st: Create dummy
Dear Statlist,
I need to create a dummy from a double variable (sí, no, no sabe)
I wrote:
gen quality = 0
replace quality = 1 if b8=="no"
And I received the message
type mismatch
r(109);
What should I do?
Thanks and regards,
Alejandra Molina
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