st: RE: Creating a variable that contains the 2nd, 3rd or 4th largest value in a row

["Martin Weiss" <martin.weiss1@gmx.de>]

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HTH
Martin


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[mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of James Cross
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:32 PM
To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
Subject: st: Creating a variable that contains the 2nd, 3rd or 4th largest
value in a row

Hi,

I am trying to create a variable that identifies the 2nd, 3rd or 4th
largest value in a row of variables. I can identify the largest value
suing the following command:

egen max= rowmax(varlist)

However I am not sure how to create a variable that identifies the
2nd, 3rd or 4th highest value.

Thanks,
James Cross
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