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From | Nick Cox <n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk> |
To | "'statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu'" <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
Subject | RE: st: Dummy variable transformation replacing missing data |
Date | Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:35:56 +0100 |
Yes, you can modify the command, but I don't think you are telling us enough about what you want. If there is just one non-missing value for each identifier, it seems that you want that value to apply to all observations for the same identifier. Some code then is egen xcount = count(x), by(id) egen x1 = max(x) if xcount <= 1, by(id) Note that if -x- always missing for an identifier, then -xcount- is 0 and -x1- is also missing. You need to define what should happen if there are two or more non-missing values for each identifier, especially if they conflict. Alternatively, read the FAQ that Ronnie pointed you to as it may be what you seek after all. Nick n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk Joe Dreyfus I'm almost there. Nick is correct in anticipating that the result of -egen xcount = count(x), by(id)- is more than one. The program suggested leads to conflicts in the new variables where two different indicators are switched on at different time periods. Is it possible to modify the command so the when an indicator is switched on (for example at t = 2), then it transformed to be switched on for all time periods, sorted by individual? I think this will avoid conflict described above. On 11/06/12 5:10 PM, "Nick Cox" <n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk> wrote: >That's a very good FAQ but it's not quite what Joe is asking for. > >Joe wants something like this: > >egen x1 = max(x), by(id) > >except to that to be safe this should only be used if the result of > >egen xcount = count(x), by(id) > >is at most one. > >Nick >n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk > >Ronnie Babigumira > >This might be helpful > >http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/missing.html > >On Monday, June 11, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Joe Dreyfus wrote: > > >> I have the following data. >> ><snip> >> >> >> The time period where the indicator is on is not relevant. I just need >>to know how to transform the variable so that if it is swtiched on in >>one time period it is transformed to be switched on for all time >>periods. >> * * 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/