Re: st: Multi-way contingency tables in Stata

[Richard Goldstein <richgold@ix.netcom.com>]

The format you need is not clear, but it sounds like something you can 
do with the "group" function to the -egen- command

Rich

Kristian Karlson wrote:
> Dear expert users,
>
> I want to create a large, multiway contingency table in Stata. I need
> to reduce the table for a latent class analysis in another program.
> However, with the table and tabulate commands in Stata I only have the
> opportunity to cross two variables. With the userwritten command
> tab3way, I can cross three variables. However, I need to cross around
> eight polytomous variables and get the output into a data file / text
> file.
>
> Can anyone help me with this one?
>
> All the best,
> Kristian
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