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Re: st: AW: match data
From
Anders Alexandersson <[email protected]>
To
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Subject
Re: st: AW: match data
Date
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:25:30 -0400
Max, merge the two datasets on the key variable(s) that each dataset
should have:
. help merge
Anders Alexandersson
[email protected]
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Maximiliano Manuel Silva Correa
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you Martin,
>
> But if bow datasets dont have all the same variables, only some of them?
>
> 2010/7/27 Martin Weiss <[email protected]>:
>>
>> <>
>>
>>
>> First you want to -append-/-merge- the two datasets. Then it will be a piece
>> of cake.
>>
>>
>>
>> HTH
>> Martin
>>
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Maximiliano
>> Manuel Silva Correa
>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. Juli 2010 18:03
>> An: [email protected]
>> Betreff: st: match data
>>
>> Dear stata Community
>>
>> Im trying to match data between two datasets but i dont know how? Can
>> someone explain the sintaxis about how to do this?
>>
>> Suppose we have several power transmision lines (indexed by variable
>> LINE), and several substations in between (indexed by SUBS), each of
>> them has a power consumption (POWER)
>>
>> Suppose we have two datasets, each of the corresponding to one year.
>>
>> I want to compare the power consumption between both years.
>>
>> It would be somtehing like
>>
>> By LINE SUBS: generate POWER_PAST
>>
>> So, in the dataset containing the present data, i can calculate de
>> difference in power consumtion between both years.
>>
>> Any suggetsioens? Any help will be well received. Thx in advance.
>>
>> Max
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