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Re: st: Read a stored correlation matrix into pcamat
From
Nick Cox <[email protected]>
To
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject
Re: st: Read a stored correlation matrix into pcamat
Date
Fri, 7 Feb 2014 09:15:58 +0000
-pcamat- requires a (Stata) matrix name as argument. The name of a
Stata dataset file doesn't qualify. If your matrix is contained in
variables in a Stata data file, read in that dataset and use -mkmat-
to make a matrix; then call up -pcamat-. If something else, something
else. No short-cuts here.
Nick
[email protected]
On 7 February 2014 01:00, Laurence (DataTreat Gmail)
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear List
> Does anyone know if it's possible to use an external file as input for
> pcamat?
> My two attempts:
> . pcamat "C:\documents\pcainput.dta", n(39000)
> "C:\documents\pcainput.dta invalid name
> matrix "C:\documents\pcainput.dta not found
> r(111);
>
> . pcamat C:\documents\pcainput.dta, n(39000)
> matrix C not found
>
> Regards
> Laurence
>
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