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William said
Non-transitive dice would be something like:
* die A has sides {2,2,4,4,9,9},
* die B has sides {1,1,6,6,8,8}, and
* die C has sides {3,3,5,5,7,7}.
A is likely to be higher than B
B is likely to be higher than C
C is likely to be higher than A
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clear
set obs 10000
g un1 = runiform()
g firstdice=cond(un1<`=1/3', 2, cond(un1<`=2/3', 4, 9 ))
prop firstdice
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likewise for second and third.
Kit Baum, Boston College Economics and DIW Berlin
http://ideas.repec.org/e/pba1.html
An Introduction to Modern Econometrics Using Stata:
http://www.stata-press.com/books/imeus.html
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