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Re: st: Arranging variables across rows
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Nick Cox <[email protected]>
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Re: st: Arranging variables across rows
Date
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:11:11 +0100
As a simple principle, we don't know about any other data if you don't
tell us. But my question remains. I don't think this structure is one
that is easy to work with in Stata. You could in principle easily take
the one indicator variable just created and turn it into 19 indicator
variables parallel to the rest of your data.
Nick
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 4:32 AM, samuel gyetvay <[email protected]> wrote:
> the rest of my data set is organized like A1, A2, A3, ... A19, with
> everything else overlapping. It is only B1, ... B8 that has this
> particular structure.
>
> -Sam
>
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I've not thought out a -merge- solution.
>>
>> What's the attraction of a short structure? What can you do with it?
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:12 AM, samuel gyetvay <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Thank you for your help, Nick. I am new to stata and a lot of these
>>> commands are unfamiliar to me (which is a good thing, given that those
>>> I already know arent solving my problem), and I will work through your
>>> code. Just a few questions:
>>>
>>> The rest of my data set is organized nicely, save for this crucial
>>> variable. I don't want to reshape unless I can return to a "short
>>> structure." Is this possible/simple?
>>>
>>> Also, could you possibly briefly explain what the -merge- solution
>>> might be? No need to go into such great detail.
>>>
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