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| From | Richard Ochmann <rochmann@diw.de> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
| Subject | Antwort: st: detect unique values of onevariable into a new variable |
| Date | Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:04:04 +0100 |
... it's not entirely clear to me what you mean by "detect unique values". does this give what you want? *** gen country_unique = . replace country_unique = Country if Country[_n] != Country[_n-1] *** best, rich owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu schrieb am 20.12.2010 17:56:07: > I would like to know if and how I can detect unique values of one > variable and write them into a new variable. > > For Example: > > Country > > Australia > Australia > Belgium > Belgium > Germany > > I need a variable which is: > unique = "Australia" "Belgium" "Germany" > > I don't need: > unique = "Australia" "Australia" "Belgium" "Belgium" "Germany" > > Thank you! > * > * 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/ * * 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/