st: RE: RE: RE: estimate precision in MATA

["Martin Weiss" <martin.weiss1@gmx.de>]

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Ok, but this is a very peculiar notion of precision ("display precision").
-format- does nothing to the underlying value that Stata sees, it simply
changes your view onto the data when you display them.


HTH
Martin


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[mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Marie-Claire
Robitaille-Blanchet
Sent: Mittwoch, 22. September 2010 09:26
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Subject: st: RE: RE: estimate precision in MATA

Hi Martin,

Thanks for taking time to answer.

Let say I want to sum two variables. I can use format to increase the number
of digits after the decimal point for the new variable = old_variable_1 +
old_variable_2. 

I'm looking for the equivalent but when I sum matrixes in MATA. So I want to
increase the number of digit after the decimal point for the new matrix I'm
creating from already existing matrixes. And, if possible, I would prefer
the entry in the new matrix to be in the data type: double.

Hope my question makes more sense now!

Marie-claire 

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[mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Martin Weiss
Sent: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 3:11 PM
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Just to be sure, Marie, how does the -format- command increase precision?
Maybe you really meant to say "data type", as in -help data_types-?


HTH
Martin

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
[mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Marie-Claire
Robitaille-Blanchet
Sent: Mittwoch, 22. September 2010 09:04
To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
Subject: st: estimate precision in MATA

Dear all,

I would like to increase the estimate precision in MATA. So I'm basically
looking for the MATA equivalent of the "format" command in Stata. Which
command should I use?

Thanks in advance,

Marie-Claire

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