--- On Mon, 16/3/09, [email protected] wrote:
> I am trying to make a *symmetic* matrix M like:
>
>
> h11
> h21 h22
> h31 h32 h33
> h41 h42 h43 h44
>
> The codes:
>
> gen double??? h11
> gen double??? h21
> gen double??? h31
> gen double??? h41
> gen double??? h22
> gen double??? h32
> gen double??? h42
> gen double??? h33
> gen double??? h43
> gen double??? h44
>
> mkmat h*, mat(M)
>
> What's the difference with and without -double-?
If your aim is to create a symetric matrix, you
should not use -gen- anyhow. For more on how to
create a matrix see: -help matrix define-.
Hope this helps,
Maarten
Ps. the difference between -gen- and -gen double-
is explained in -help data types-
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Maarten L. Buis
Institut fuer Soziologie
Universitaet Tuebingen
Wilhelmstrasse 36
72074 Tuebingen
Germany
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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