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Re: st: command stata
From
Richard Williams <[email protected]>
To
[email protected], [email protected]
Subject
Re: st: command stata
Date
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:03:45 -0400
At 08:32 PM 8/25/2011, Steven Samuels wrote:
> Donsaane
This is a good opportunity for you to learn how to use Stata's
-help-. Type "help egen" and go down the page till you find
group. You will see it shows "group(varlist)" with a link from
"varlist". Go to the link and you will see examples of what a
"varlist" should look like.
When you have a question about a command in Stata, always try the
-help- first. There are always examples at the bottom of the
page. If you don't find what you need or don't understand
something, be sure to say what -help- topics you've looked at when
you write to Statalist. An alternative command to -help- if you
don't know the command name is to search for your topic (under the
Help Menu). If you are connected to the internet, check "Search
All" for the widest search.
Agree completely. I didn't know the answer to the question but I
figured that the necessary function would show up under -help gen- or
-help egen-. The online help is generally more than enough, but what
is also great is that, starting with Stata 11, the entire manuals are
available in pdf form. Finally, the online archives are also a great
source, although you may have to fiddle around with different search
terms before you find what you want.
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