Re: st: RE: Adding observation names to tsappend

[David Kantor <kantor.d@att.net>]

In addition to the advice given by Nick Cox, you may want to check 
carryforward on SSC.
ssc desc carryforward
ssc install carryforward

This embodies some of the ideas in the FAQ into a program.

--David

At 12:47 PM 10/19/2010, Nick Cox wrote:
> This is an FAQ:
>
> 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
> n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk
>
> Degas Wright
>
> I have the following data after using the _tsappend_ and the _predict_
> command, how do I add the same ticker name to rows 237-240, without
> listing "AAPL".  I will be working on panel data and after the predict,
> I will need it to extend the ticker names to the _tsappend_ rows.
>
>         Ticker  Forecast     Date
> 234.    AAPL   -3.15e-09   2010w38
> 235.    AAPL    5.20e-10   2010w39
>         ------------------------------
> 236.    AAPL   -8.58e-11   2010w40
> 237.            1.42e-11   2010w41
> 238.            -2.34e-12   2010w42
> 239.            3.86e-13   2010w43
> 240.            -6.37e-14   2010w44
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