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| From | "Nick Cox" <n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk> |
| To | <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
| Subject | st: RE: AW: AW: RE: AW: RE: Transposing datasets |
| Date | Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:34:59 +0100 |
No arguments here. Sometimes we all just want to get results quickly and accurately, and care not a jot about logic. Sometimes understanding exactly what is going on is the best prescription because it is all too likely that your next such problem will not be identical and you will need to know how to change the solution. Nick n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk Martin Weiss Nick himself advocated "first principles" in http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2010-05/msg01165.html, btw... Martin Weiss "( Also, I learned something about using subinstr() in the rename command from your post, thanks )" Cheers! I love to work from first principles whenever possible, so my use of -subinstr()- was not intended to detract from the appeal of NJC`s -findit renvars-... Eric Booth ( Also, I learned something about using subinstr() in the rename command from your post, thanks ) * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/