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Re: st: RE: RE: replace blank string values
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richard boylan <[email protected]>
To
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Subject
Re: st: RE: RE: replace blank string values
Date
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:20:07 -0500
Delayed thanks to Martin and Ben.
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:45 AM, Martin Weiss <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> <>
>
> " A check,
> once you have done this, that -name- is now constant within -id- is
>
> bysort id (name) : gen nameprob = name[1] != name[_N]
> list id name if nameprob"
>
>
>
> Ben`s -ssc d panels- is also ideal for this purpose:
>
>
> *************
>
> clear*
> set obs 5
> gen byte id=_n
> expand 3
> sort id
>
> inp str10 name
> ""
> Nick
> ""
> Kit
> ""
> ""
> ""
> Ben
> ""
> Maarten
> ""
> ""
> ""
> ""
> Martin
>
> l, sepby(id)
> bys id (name): replace name=name[_N]
> l, sepby(id)
>
> //check for constant names within ids
> ssc inst panels
> panels id, isc(name)
> replace name="" in 2
> panels id, isc(name)
>
>
> *************
>
>
>
> HTH
> Martin
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Nick Cox
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 1. Juli 2010 12:02
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: RE: st: RE: RE: replace blank string values
>
> Fine, but if the data sometimes have missing names then there may be
> other problems too, perhaps other -name-s for the same -id-. A check,
> once you have done this, that -name- is now constant within -id- is
>
> bysort id (name) : gen nameprob = name[1] != name[_N]
> list id name if nameprob
>
> If no such observations are shown, then -nameprob- may be dropped.
>
> See also, following Martin's wildcard reference down to details,
>
> FAQ . . . . . . Listing observations in a group that differ on a
> variable
> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.
> J. Cox
> 11/01 How do I list observations in a group that differ
> on a variable?
> http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/diff.html
>
> FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing missing
> values
> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.
> J. Cox
> 2/03 How can I replace missing values with previous or
> following nonmissing values?
> http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/missing.html
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
> Martin Weiss
>
> My code telescoped your two lines into
>
> ***********
> bysort id (name): replace name=name[_N]
> ***********
>
> But that is not strictly necessary...
>
> The FAQ at http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/#manip are definitely
> worth perusing for you. Full of neat tricks...
>
> richard boylan
>
> Sorting by name is the trick, thank you.
>
> sort id name
> by id: replace name = name[_N]
>
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Martin Weiss <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Throw in a -sort- after -expand- to make this work:
>>
>>
>> ***********
>> ...
>> expand 3
>> sort id
>> inp str10 name
>> ...
>> ***********
>
> Martin Weiss
>
>> -sort-ing allocates the name to the end, so you can pick it up
> there...
>>
>> ***********
>> clear*
>> set obs 5
>> gen byte id=_n
>> expand 3
>>
>> inp str10 name
>> ""
>> Nick
>> ""
>> Kit
>> ""
>> ""
>> ""
>> Ben
>> ""
>> Maarten
>> ""
>> ""
>> ""
>> ""
>> Martin
>>
>> l, sepby(id)
>> bys id (name): replace name=name[_N]
>> l, sepby(id)
>> ***********
>
> richard boylan
>
>> I have a dataset which is a panel: id, year where id is the numeric
>> value the individual.
>>
>> I also have the name of the individual, however, for some
>> observations, the name is missing.
>>
>> How do I go about replacing the missing values for name?
>>
>> One way that works is
>> sort id year
>> by id: replace name = name[_n + 1] if name == "" & name[_n + 1] ~= ""
>> by id: replace name = name[_n + 1] if name == "" & name[_n + 1] ~= ""
>> ...
>> by id: replace name = name[_n + 1] if name == "" & name[_n + 1] ~= ""
>>
>> However, is there a more efficient way of doing this, say using egen?
>
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