quietly summarize x2 if year>=1 & year<=5
display r(mean)
local x2mean1_5=r(mean)
di `x2mean1_5'
you can then use x2mean1_5 in your calculations. You can, in
principle, use r(mean) but this will be wiped on the next r-class
command.
If you want the mean for each individual year, you could use a loop
forvalues yr=1(1)5 {
quietly summarize x2 if year==`yr'
local mean`yr'=r(mean)
}
di `mean1'
di `mean5'
Cheers
Joseph
2009/7/8 <[email protected]>:
> Dear all,
>
> I am going to calculate sth after the the regression. I know _b[x1]
> represents the coef. of variable x1. But how to express the mean of variable
> x2, in particular just the mean of x2 from year 1 to year 5 (let's say there
> are total 10 years)?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Crystal
>
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