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RE: st: programming error with -generate-


From   "Lachenbruch, Peter" <[email protected]>
To   "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
Subject   RE: st: programming error with -generate-
Date   Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:14:31 -0800

But then it seems to take 12 and multiply by 6 to get 72.  This is the kind of arithmetic my students sometimes do... :-)

Tony

Peter A. Lachenbruch
Department of Public Health
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone: 541-737-3832
FAX: 541-737-4001


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Williams
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:51 PM
To: [email protected]; '[email protected]'
Subject: Re: st: programming error with -generate-

At 04:31 PM 3/8/2010, Visintainer, Paul wrote:
>. gen y = 1.2x + 6   <----- why isn't there an error here?

When I do this, y = 72 for all cases.  So 1.2x must be getting 
interpreted as 1.2 * 10 = 12.  I don't know why, but just follow 
Martin's advice and make it

gen y = 1.2*x + 6

Maybe this is a "feature" but if so it doesn't seem like a good one, 
since this could be an easy mistake to make.


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