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Re: -varabbrev- setting [was: st: re: question about "testparm"]
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Michael Hanson <[email protected]> |
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Re: -varabbrev- setting [was: st: re: question about "testparm"] |
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Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:35:15 -0500 |
On Feb 1, 2009, at 2:05 PM, Kit Baum wrote:
I deplore the use of abbreviated variable names in posted examples.
IMHO -set varabbrev on- is a terrible idea (whether or not it is
the official default*), and examples should run with it off.
I concur. For new, inexperienced, and/or occasional users, having -
varabbrev on- is (in my experience teaching with Stata) a recipe for
avoidable confusion, errors and lost time. I'd like to join Kit and
encourage those who post examples to Statalist -- particularly
examples aimed at less-than-power users -- to avoid variable name
abbreviations.
Use of the [Tab] key for variable name completion in the Command
window largely mitigates any benefits from -varabbrev on-, in my
experience. YMMV.
Hope this helps,
Mike
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