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Re: st: using loops in collapse command
From
Jocelyn Michael <[email protected]>
To
[email protected]
Subject
Re: st: using loops in collapse command
Date
Mon, 2 Apr 2012 11:46:17 -0400
Thank you.
J.
On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:45 AM, ming li <[email protected]> wrote:
> hi Michael,
> how about try this:
>
> net install dm71.pkg
> egen newwar=prod(value1), by(id)
>
> for more options, just help prod after installation
>
> Ming
>
> 2012/4/2 Jocelyn Michael <[email protected]>
>>
>> I am a new stata user and have been trying to write a loop to accomplish a task.
>>
>> My data looks like this:
>>
>>
>> id Year Value 1
>> A Jan1991 0.92
>> A Feb1991 0.93
>> A Mar1991 0.24
>> A APr1991 0.83
>> ..
>> ..
>> B Jan1991 0.67
>> B Feb1991 0.45
>> ..
>>
>> What I am trying to achieve is to write a loop that multiplies value1
>> for each id and returns one number for each year - sort of like a
>> collapse command but instead of the sum, I want the product. That is
>> for A for 1991, (0.92*0.93*0.24*0.83).
>>
>> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> JM.
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>
>
>
>
> --
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>
> Nancy Li
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