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Re: st: xtivreg2 query
From
Bonnie Wilson <[email protected]>
To
[email protected]
Subject
Re: st: xtivreg2 query
Date
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:03:18 -0500
Mark,
Thanks very much for the information. I appreciate your efforts.
Best,
Bonnie
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Schaffer, Mark E
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Bonnie,
>
> I think I have worked out what is going on.
>
> -xtivreg2- is a wrapper for -ivreg2/ivreg29/ivreg28-, depending on what you have installed.
>
> partial() is an option that was added to -ivreg29-; it exists in -ivreg28- as fwl().
>
> -xtivreg2- passes the partial() option to -ivreg2/ivreg29/ivreg28-, even if it's empty.
>
> So either -xtivreg2- should be recoded so that it doesn't do this, or we need a separate -xtivreg28- to work with -ivreg28-.
>
> --Mark
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
>> Bonnie Wilson
>> Sent: 23 March 2012 01:05
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: st: xtivreg2 query
>>
>> Thanks for sticking with the puzzle Mark. (I'm beginning to
>> think I've got a good excuse for a Stata upgrade.)
>>
>> Here's the Stata output...
>>
>> lots of stuff...
>>
>> if "`version'" != "" &
>> "`first'`ffirst'`rf'`noheader'`nofooter'`dropfirst'`droprf'`eform'`p
>> > lus'" != "" {
>> di as err "option version not allowed"
>> error 198
>> }
>> if "`version'" != "" {
>> di in gr "`lversion'"
>> ereturn clear
>> ereturn local version `lversion'
>> exit
>> }
>> if `"`e(cmd)'"' != "`ivreg2_cmd'" {
>> error 301
>> }
>> if "`e(firsteqs)'" != "" & "`dropfirst'" == "" {
>> local savefirst "savefirst"
>> }
>> if "`e(rfeq)'" != "" & "`droprf'" == "" {
>> local saverf "saverf"
>> }
>> }
>> - else {
>> - syntax [anything(name=0)] [if] [in] [aw fw pw iw/] [,
>> FIRST FFIRST NOID NOCOLLIN SAVEFIRST
>> > SAVEFPrefix(name) SMall Robust CLuster(varname) GMM CUE
>> > CUEINIT(string) CUEOPTions(string) OR
>> > THOG(string) ENDOGtest(string) FWL(string) NOConstant Level(integer
>> > $S_level) Beta hc2 hc3 NO HEader NOFOoter NOOUTput title(string)
>> > subtitle(string) DEPname(string) EForm(string) PLUS BW
>> > (string) kernel(string) Tvar(varname) Ivar(varname) LIML COVIV
>> > FULLER(real 0) Kclass(string)
>> > REDundant(string) RF SAVERF SAVERFPrefix(name) B0(string)
>> > SMATRIX(string) WMATRIX(string) EWM
>> > ATRIX(string) sw swpsd dofminus(integer 0) ]
>> = syntax [anything(name=0)] [if] [in] [aw fw pw iw/] [,
>> FIRST FFIRST NOID NOCOLLIN SAVEFIRST
>> > SAVEFPrefix(name) SMall Robust CLuster(varname) GMM CUE
>> > CUEINIT(string) CUEOPTions(string) OR
>> > THOG(string) ENDOGtest(string) FWL(string) NOConstant Level(integer
>> > 95) Beta hc2 hc3 NOHEader NOFOoter NOOUTput title(string)
>> > subtitle(string) DEPname(string) EForm(string) PLUS BW(strin
>> > g) kernel(string) Tvar(varname) Ivar(varname) LIML COVIV
>> FULLER(real
>> > 0) Kclass(string) REDund
>> > ant(string) RF SAVERF SAVERFPrefix(name) B0(string) SMATRIX(string)
>> > WMATRIX(string) EWMATRIX(
>> > string) sw swpsd dofminus(integer 0) ]
>> option partial() not allowed
>> local n 0
>> gettoken lhs 0 : 0, parse(" ,[") match(paren)
>> IsStop `lhs'
>> if `s(stop)' {
>> error 198
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Schaffer, Mark E
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Bonnie,
>> >
>> > This is very odd. Neither -xtivreg2- nor -ivreg28- has an
>> error message that says "option partial() not allowed"; this
>> must be being generated by Stata for some reason.
>> >
>> > I don't have a Stata 8.2 around but I tried mimicking your
>> installation with Stata 9.2 and couldn't reproduce it.
>> >
>> > Maybe try
>> >
>> > set trace on
>> >
>> > and then
>> >
>> > xtivreg2 growth5 ef loggroups, fe
>> >
>> > This will display the commands that are being executed by
>> -xtivreg2-, line by line. If you could post the lines just
>> before Stata crashes with the error message, we might be able
>> to work out what is going wrong.
>> >
>> > --Mark
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: [email protected]
>> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bonnie
>> >> Wilson
>> >> Sent: 23 March 2012 00:02
>> >> To: [email protected]
>> >> Subject: Re: st: xtivreg2 query
>> >>
>> >> Mark,
>> >>
>> >> As best I can tell, there's only one xtivreg2 and one ivreg28, no
>> >> ivreg2 and no ivreg29.
>> >>
>> >> Results from Stata are below...(and I've taken a peak in the
>> >> directories. I see the same thing that Stata reports.)
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for the suggestion. Any further thoughts would be
>> appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Again, here's an example of what's happening:
>> >>
>> >> tsset country_number yr2
>> >> panel variable: country_number, 1 to 173
>> >> time variable: yr2, 1 to 3
>> >>
>> >> . xtivreg2 growth5 ef loggroups, fe
>> >> Warning - singleton groups detected. 2 observation(s) not used.
>> >> option partial() not allowed
>> >> r(198);
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I believe I understand the "warning." What I don't understand is
>> >> "option partial() not allowed".
>> >>
>> >> Bonnie
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> . which xtivreg2, all
>> >>
>> >> c:\ado\plus\x\xtivreg2.ado
>> >> *! xtivreg2 1.0.13 28Aug2011
>> >> *! author mes
>> >>
>> >> . which ivreg28, all
>> >>
>> >> c:\ado\plus\i\ivreg28.ado
>> >> *! ivreg28 2.1.22 6July2007
>> >> *! authors cfb & mes
>> >> *! cloned from official ivreg version 5.0.9 19Dec2001 *!
>> see end of
>> >> file for version comments
>> >>
>> >> . which ivreg2
>> >> command ivreg2 not found as either built-in or ado-file r(111);
>> >>
>> >> . which ivreg29
>> >> command ivreg29 not found as either built-in or ado-file r(111);
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Schaffer, Mark E
>> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> > Bonnie,
>> >> >
>> >> > Might you have multiple versions of -xtivreg2- or -ivreg28-
>> >> lurking on your machine?
>> >> >
>> >> > which xtivreg2, all
>> >> >
>> >> > which ivreg2, all
>> >> >
>> >> > will tell you.
>> >> >
>> >> > Or maybe there is a version of -ivreg29- or -ivreg2-
>> >> installed? That would cause problems if you try to run them under
>> >> Stata 8.2.
>> >> >
>> >> > --Mark
>> >> >
>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> From: [email protected]
>> >> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
>> Of Bonnie
>> >> >> Wilson
>> >> >> Sent: 22 March 2012 19:38
>> >> >> To: [email protected]
>> >> >> Subject: Re: st: xtivreg2 query
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sorry...that was a typo on my part. I am indeed using
>> xtivreg2...
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Nick Cox <[email protected]>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > -xtivreg- is an official Stata command. It is nothing
>> to do with
>> >> >> > -ivreg2- or -xtivreg2- or their variants, which are
>> user-written.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Nick
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Bonnie Wilson
>> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >> >> Thanks for the fwl() option suggestion as well as the
>> >> >> suggestion to
>> >> >> >> upgrade from Kit.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Problem is...I'm not using the partial option. At
>> >> least, I don't
>> >> >> >> think I'm using the partial option.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> For example, I write
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> xtivreg y x1 x2, fe
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> And I get "option partial() not allowed".
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I have installed ivreg29. If I try to use the partial
>> >> option and
>> >> >> >> write
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> xtivreg y x1 x2, fe partial(x2)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> ...I still get "option partial() not allowed".
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Any further thoughts would be much appreciated.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > *
>> >> >> > * 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/
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> ************************************************************
>> >> >> Bonnie Wilson
>> >> >> Associate Professor, Department of Economics Saint Louis
>> >> >> University
>> >> >> 3674 Lindell Blvd.
>> >> >> St. Louis, MO 63108-3397
>> >> >>
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>> >> >> Fax: (314) 977-1478
>> >> >>
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>> >> >> ************************************************************
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>> ************************************************************
>> Bonnie Wilson
>> Associate Professor, Department of Economics Saint Louis University
>> 3674 Lindell Blvd.
>> St. Louis, MO 63108-3397
>>
>> Phone: (314) 977-3844
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Saint Louis University
3674 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108-3397
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