What is the purpose of this whole exercise? I cannot tell from:
... convert a decimal number into binary variables (patterns represent
the number from 0 to 7 in binary format)
...I want to create a program where the number of variables is not
fixed and can be large
If you tell us what the ultimate goal is, you may get better advice.
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Martin Weiss <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Sounds like -egen, group()-...
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> HTH
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jean-Benoit
> Hardouin
> Sent: Samstag, 5. Dezember 2009 13:45
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: convert decimal number in binary format
>
> Dear all,
> I search an idea to create variables which represents all the possible
> pattern of responses to a set of binary variables, for example with 3
> variables :
>
> var1 var2 var3
> 0 0 0
> 0 0 1
> 0 1 0
> 0 1 1
> 1 0 0
> 1 0 1
> 1 1 0
> 1 1 1
>
> I have searched a command to convert a decimal number in binary format (here
> the responses patterns represents the number from 0 to 7 in binary format)
> but I have not find any such command.
>
> I have no simple idea to create such variables (I want to create a programme
> where the number of variables is not fixed and can be large).
>
> Has someone an idea to help me ?
> Best,
> Jean-Benoit
>
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