st: Metareg syntax error for wsse option

["Jon Nelson" <jpn@psu.edu>]

Dear Statalists,

I'm using the macro metareg to estimate random-effects regressions, using data
that i used successfully six months ago. Now i'm getting an 
error message "option wsse () not allowed" followed by r(198). This seems to
indicate a syntax error, but i can't see what i'm doing wrong or 
determine other sources of error.
 
My command line would be something like "metareg vsl09 logincome, wsse(sd09)
mm" , where sd09 is the variable for standard errors of the effect size vsl09. 
I tried using other data sets, and i get the same error. I tried reloading the
macro. I checked the data for zeros or negative values. And wsse () is 
a required option for metareg.

Any help with this much appreciated. 
Thanks, Jon







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