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The "advanced syntax" of -reshape- let`s you undo the previous -reshape- in
a straightforward manner, but -contract- can only be undone via -expand-.
Have you had a look at -preserve- and -restore-, though?
HTH
Martin
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael McCulloch
Sent: Samstag, 28. November 2009 21:21
To: Statalist Statalist
Subject: st: reinstate data after -contract- and -reshape-
Dear Statalist members,
With the help of Nick Cox and Martin Weiss, I've created the following
data simulation for a graph to track research subject accrual.
My question is how to reinstate the original dataset after the -
contract- and -reshape- commands. I know it's possible to -reshape-,
but not sure how to "reverse" the options. I don't think it's possible
to "-uncontract'", so I'm thinking some version of -restore-??
My understanding of those two commands is:
-contract- makes a summary dataset of frequencies and percentages
that will be reported in the graph, and
-reshape- puts them in wide form so they can be -stacked-
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* Austin Nichols suggests:
clear all
set seed 1
set obs 1000
gen id=_n
gen month=1 + int(12*uniform())
gen year=2008 + int(2*uniform())
gen subject_type=1 + int(3*uniform())
la def lab_subjects 1 "no reply" 2 "screened" 3 "sampled", modify
la val subject_type lab_subjects
g m=(year-1960)*12+month-1
format m %tmm_CY
la var m "Calendar month"
levelsof m, loc(vs)
foreach v of loc vs {
la def m `v' "`:di `:format m' `v''", modify
}
la val m m
by m, sort: gen freq = _N // sort by the variable of interest
and get
the frequencies
by m: gen cumfreq = _N if _n == 1 // get the cumulative frequencies
replace cumfreq = sum(cumfreq)
tabdisp m, cell(freq cumfreq)
contract m subject_type, z f(one)
reshape wide one, j(subject_type) i(m)
g noreply=max(0,one1)
g screened=max(0,one1)+max(0,one2)
g sampled=max(0,one1)+max(0,one2)+max(0,one3)
sc sampled screened noreply m, recast(bar) xla(576/599,angle(90))
name(s)
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Best wishes,
Michael McCulloch
Pine Street Foundation
124 Pine Street
San Anselmo, CA 94960-2674
tel: 415-407-1357
fax: 206-338-2391
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