Re: st: Metareg syntax error for wsse option

[Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com>]

That is what the syntax diagram says, but the code and examples contradict it.

Hence my assertion that it's a typo.

Nick

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Rebecca Pope <rebecca.a.pope@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think your command should be: metareg vsl09 loginc09 wsse(sd09), mm.
> Note, wsse() comes before the comma; this is why you are getting an
> error message about it not being an option.
>
> Here is the syntax from the help file for -metareg-:
>  metareg depvar [indepvars] [if] [in] wsse(varname) [, eform graph
>                randomsize noconstant mm reml eb knapphartung z tau2test
>                level(#) permute(# [, univariable detail joint(varlist1 [|
>                varlist2 ...])]) log maximize_options]
>
>
> Rebecca
>
>
>
>          __o                __o
>       _`\ <,_            _`\ <,_
>      (_)/   (_)          (_)/   (_)
> =========================
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Jon Nelson replied to me privately. For several reasons why you are
>> asked not to do that, see
>>
>> http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/#private
>>
>> Most obviously, no one else can see your post. Also, replying to your
>> email does not constitute a promise of support until the problem is
>> solved!
>>
>> Programs don't suddenly stop working. There is some other explanation,
>> but I am sorry that I don't know what it is.
>>
>> The program can be downloaded from both SSC and SJ. The two versions
>> look identical. Nevertheless you should, as asked originally, explain
>> _where_ you got your copy from. (Jon should confirm that he is _not_
>> using the ancient version from STB-42.)
>>
>> There is a typo in both help files in that -wsse()- is listed in the
>> syntax diagram as something that should be typed before the comma.
>> This is not biting Jon as he  appears to be using the option
>> correctly. However, I have not used -metareg- in any of its
>> incarnations and can't advise further.
>>
>> If a better answer is not forthcoming, I would contact the program
>> author directly.
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Jon Nelson <jpn@psu.edu>
>> Date: Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 6:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: st: Metareg syntax error for wsse option
>> To: Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, but removing spaces did not help. I still get the same error message.
>> Here is the exact version of a command:  metareg vsl09 loginc09, wsse(sd09) mm
>>
>> which worked 6 months ago and now returns the error message: "option wsse() not
>> allowed" r(198);
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 12:53 PM Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >-metareg- is from SJ and SSC. -metareg- in Stata terms is a command,
>> >not a macro.
>> >
>> >Exactly what you typed can only be guessed if you report that it was
>> >"something like" your example.
>> >
>> >It may be that you are putting a space in "wsse ()". If so, remove the space.
>> >
>> >Nick
>> >
>> >On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Jon Nelson <jpn@psu.edu> wrote:
>> >
>> >> 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.
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