Re: st: set value to zero in a Matrix

[Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com>]

What I meant was that if there is an -esttab- (SSC) way of doing what
you want I don't know what it is. (Fine program; it's just that I
never use it.)

You have defined -a- as a Stata matrix.

Mata knows nothing about it. Use the -st_matrix()- function. You still
have to affect e-class results.

Please direct any further questions on this problem to other members
of the list.

Nick

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Jörg Eulenberger <j.eulenberger@web.de> wrote:
>
> Dear Nick,
> thanks a lot for the answer, but the result of the code
>
> use "http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/output/m255";, clear
> factor item13-item24, pcf
> rotate, varimax horst blanks(.4)
> matrix list e(r_L)
> matrix a = e(r_L)
> mata :
> for(i = 1; i <= rows(a); i++) {
>          for(j = 1; j <= cols(a); j++) {
>                  if (a[i,j] < 0.4) a[i,j] = 0
>          }
> }
> end
>
>
> are:
>
>  <istmt>:  3499  a not found
> (0 lines skipped)
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> r(3499);
>
> end of do-file
>
> r(3499);
>
> My problem is not a esttab problem. I want to change a matrix (after
> rotate):
>
> Thanks,
> Jörg
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Am 05.03.2013 13:47, schrieb Nick Cox:
>> One possibility is that you are going to need an e-class program that
>> emits a changed matrix.
>>
>> I don't use -esttab- (SSC) so can't advise. (Please remember to
>> explain where user-written programs come from.)
>>
>> As I don't really approve I am not volunteering!
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> P.S. At worst this is a nested loop, e.g.
>>
>> mata :
>> y = runiform(5,5)
>>
>> for(i = 1; i <= rows(y); i++) {
>>          for(j = 1; j <= cols(y); j++) {
>>                  if (y[i,j] < 0.1) y[i,j] = 0
>>          }
>> }
>>
>> y
>> end
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Jörg Eulenberger <j.eulenberger@web.de> wrote:
>>
>>> i have a problem with matrix.
>>> After a factor analysis i want tabulate the results (varimax with
>>> blanks) with esttab.
>>> But the Matrix "e(r_L)" include all value.  For esttab, i want set the
>>> value smaller than .04 to zero (like the blanks-subcommand).
>>> i found functions like mm_cond and mf_editvalue but nothing works.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> **********
>>> use "http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/output/m255";, clear
>>> factor item13-item24, pcf
>>> rotate, varimax horst blanks(.4)
>>> matrix list e(r_L)
>>> esttab, cells("r_L[1](t label(Factor 1)) r_L[2](t label(Factor 2))")
>>> nogap noobs nonumber nomtitle label
>>>
>>> ******************

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