st: re: how to express the mean of a variable in a calculation?

[Kit Baum <baum@bc.edu>]

<>	
sysuse auto
g mpgwt = mpg*weight
reg price mpg weight mpgwt
su weight, mean
lincom mpg + `r(mean)' * mpgwt

If you want median or other percentiles, use

qui su weight, detail
lincom mpg + `r(p50)' * mpgwt


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