Thanks Martin;
A useful reality check - I've trawled the net too and can find nothing
informative....
Thanks;
Philip
On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Martin Weiss <[email protected]> wrote:
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> <>
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> Well, the article indeed seems to be the only good source for information on
> this command - apart from the code of -_dots.ado- of course. It says that
> -_dots- is undocumented, but do not take this too literally, as it is really
> undocumented squared: It cannot be found in -help undocumented-, and there
> is no help file for it.
>
>
>
> HTH
> Martin
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Philip Burgess
> Gesendet: Freitag, 6. November 2009 10:30
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: st: AW: What does 'ssss' mean with replication dots?
>
> Martin;
>
> Yes - they are green. I'm a bit puzzled I can find no information
> within Stata regarding these messages ...
>
> Just a follow-up query - dots.ado - Again, I can't find any reference to
> this.
>
> I hope to access the article you mentioned .....
>
> Thanks for your help - much appreciated
>
> Philip
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Martin Weiss <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> <>
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>> Are these "s" green? If so, they could be - are likely to be - the loop
>> monitoring signs thrown up by -_dots.ado-, as described in David`s SJ tip
>> http://www.stata-journal.com/article.html?article=pr0030
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> HTH
>> Martin
>>
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Philip
> Burgess
>> Gesendet: Freitag, 6. November 2009 08:18
>> An: [email protected]
>> Betreff: st: What does 'ssss' mean with replication dots?
>>
>> I have two independent complex survey designs, one with 30 JK
>> replicate weights (survey conducted in 1997), the other with 60
>> (survey conducted in 2007).
>>
>> I have combined these files in a manner similar to the Californian
>> Health Interview Surveys - http://www.chis.ucla.edu/methodology.html
>> (see the Methodology Paper on Examining Trends ... - this has detailed
>> instructions regarding how to combine such data with STATA).
>>
>> So, my combined file has 90 replicate weights.
>>
>> I svyset with the following command:
>>
>> - svyset [pweight=mhsfinwt], jkrweight(wpm0101 - wpm0190,
>> multiplier(1)) vce(jackknife) mse -
>>
>> When processing this design, for say, estimating propotions for the two
>> surveys:
>>
>> - svy jackknife : proportion mhpsyo12, over(nsmhwb)
>> (running proportion on estimation sample)
>>
>> Jackknife replications (90)
>> ----+--- 1 ---+--- 2 ---+--- 3 ---+--- 4 ---+--- 5
>> .................................................. 50
>> ..........ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
>>
>> What does the 'ssss...' mean?
>>
>> Thanks;
>>
>> Philip
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