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st: AW: Creating Dummys from a variable with 5 categories
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"Meulemann Max" <[email protected]>
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st: AW: Creating Dummys from a variable with 5 categories
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Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:57:05 +0000
Shouldnt
tab myvar, gen(dummy)
do the trick? She will have dummies for all 5 categories considering the missing values?
Max
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Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Sharon Brody
Gesendet: Sonntag, 2. Dezember 2012 09:27
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Betreff: st: Creating Dummys from a variable with 5 categories
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
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