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st: duplicated datetime variable differs from original datetime variable it was derived from
From
Milena Przheska <[email protected]>
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Subject
st: duplicated datetime variable differs from original datetime variable it was derived from
Date
Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:25:48 +0100
Dear Statalist members,
When duplicating a time variable by typing
gen time1 =time
the new variable time1 is off by several seconds from the variable time, so
time
06jun2012 22:44:51
06jun2012 22:44:54
06jun2012 22:44:56
07jun2012 01:39:58
07jun2012 01:40:05
07jun2012 01:40:45
07jun2012 03:09:48
07jun2012 03:09:48
07jun2012 03:11:06
becomes
time1
06jun2012 22:45:17
06jun2012 22:45:17
06jun2012 22:45:17
07jun2012 01:40:03
07jun2012 01:40:03
07jun2012 01:40:03
07jun2012 03:09:37
07jun2012 03:09:37
07jun2012 03:11:48
I would appreciate your help with resolving this problem.
Thank you all,
Milena
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