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| From | Sharon Brody <brodysharon@yahoo.co.uk> |
| To | "statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu" <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
| Subject | st: Creating Dummys from a variable with 5 categories |
| Date | Sun, 2 Dec 2012 08:27:28 +0000 (GMT) |
Hi I have a variable with 5 answers and need to make a dummy variable from it The question asked - How are you charged for your waste: 1. Flat Fee 2. Weight or Volume 3. Frequency 4. Not Charged 5. Dont Know If I want to create a dummy variable that uses Flat Fee as a reference point 1. How do I create a dummy (I have tried the basic way - gen XXXX =1 replace XXXX=0 if YYYY=>2) but I believe this is incorrect as it doesnt incorporate all the variables. 2. How do I get Stata 12 to use "Flat Fee" as the reference base point I am a beginner to statistics so please use simple terminology. Thank You Sharon * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/