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RE: st: Analyzing multiple mediators
From
"David Radwin" <[email protected]>
To
<[email protected]>
Subject
RE: st: Analyzing multiple mediators
Date
Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:14:28 -0800 (PST)
Isok,
That character is called, among other things, a backtick.
See this FAQ:
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/programming/correct-delimiter-for-local-
macros/
Also see http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2008-02/msg01081.html
David
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:owner-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Kim, Isok
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 9:00 AM
> To: '[email protected]'
> Subject: RE: st: Analyzing multiple mediators
>
> Steve,
>
> That was it! Thanks so much for lending your expertise on this
matter!!!
> Now I'm just curious what "`" does...
>
> isok
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:owner-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Samuels
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:36 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: st: Analyzing multiple mediators
>
>
>
>
> Maarten's advice is excellent, but a likely reason that you're getting
the
> same error is that 'touse' should be `touse'.
>
> Steve
>
>
> On Nov 29, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Maarten Buis wrote:
>
> The trick is always to simplify the program till it works, and than move
> up again. So I would start with creating a program like that to compute
> bca confidence intervals for just a regular regression coefficient in a
> linear regression, no sureg, no indirect effects.
> That way you can focus on what -bootstrap- needs to create bca
confidence
> intervals. Get that program to work. Than start with a two equation -
> sureg- and just a simple regression coefficient. That way you can see if
-
> sureg- is a problem. Get that program to work. Than a two equation sureg
> and a single indirect effect. etc. etc.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Maarten
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