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Re: st: RE: generate new variables using the first record of the group
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Sergiy Radyakin <[email protected]>
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Re: st: RE: generate new variables using the first record of the group
Date
Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:49:29 -0400
Lin, use the square brackets to address the particular observation of
a variable:
sysuse auto
generate newvar=price[7]
Creates a variable newvar, which is equal to the 7th observation of
existing variable price.
Best, Sergiy Radyakin
On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Song, Lin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Stata users?
>
> How do I generate a new variable with its value for all observations equals to the first observation or the nth observation of another variable?
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> Thanks.
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> Lin
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