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st: RE: -local- problem
From
Nick Cox <[email protected]>
To
"'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
Subject
st: RE: -local- problem
Date
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:50:49 +0000
This problem was explained yesterday. The opening and closing ticks should be different:
`m'
Note that in your example locals are unnecessary and just complicate the code:
gen affiloui2=(affiloui - r(mean))/r(sd)
Nick
[email protected]
saqlain raza
I am in try to make a -local- with the following command:
local m=r(mean)
local sd=r(sd)
Then I try to generate a variable.
gen affiloui2=(affiloui - 'm')/'sd'
but it gives me an error
'm' invalid name
r(198);
I have tried with double quotes but even then it is not working. How this problem can be solved? Is there any problem in making -local-? Note that affiloui is already a variable in the database.
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