Creating variable to record filesize of dataset
Is there anyway to have a variable record the filesize of a dataset? I'm trying to compare # of observations to filesize for several hundred spreadsheets (a daily dataset recording store purchases)...
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Hey guys, I hope somebody can point me in the right direction with this problem. I have a censored sample which I am analyzing by 1. using a probit for participation and 2. the truncated sample for the...
View ArticleConditional sum
Hi, I have a dataset that looks like this (also see attachment): ID area x_koord y_koord x_min x_max y_min y_max 100m_61570_4423 115 4423 61570 4422 4424 61569 61571 100m_61571_4423 291 4424 61571 4423...
View ArticleRandom effects model: Including country-dummies?
Hi everyone , currently I am investigating the effect of advertising bans on tobacco consumption for 29 countries and from 1990-2012. Thus, my dependent variable is "annual tobacco consumption per...
View Articlewhat test to check for different sample-means?
Hello forum, I'd like to check whether a change in a certain parameter increases the return (daily basis) of an investment strategy compared to its previous status. I am not sure what test I have to...
View ArticleGenerate an empty word document
I am using outreg in a foreach loop but I need to manually delete the previously created Word document each time I rerun the do file. If I wasn't using foreach, I could specify "replace" after the...
View ArticleVariable Transformation for limited dependent variable models
I am trying to make a Tobit model and a Heckman Model, on willingness to give up time WTT (censored from Below with 0). So far I readed, both of the models have normality assumptions, but WTT as a...
View Articlelabeling medians on boxplots
Hi, Say that you want to make several box plots using "graph box variable1, over(variable2)". Is there a way to label the median value of each box plot, next to the plot? Thank you.
View Articlegraph scale for two lined graphed
Hello! Why when I do as below, stata ignores the yscale I restricted? : line ppc0 ppc1 anomes, yscale(range(0.5 0.9)) Also, I have a graph where my x-axis corresponds to year/month. I am trying to tell...
View ArticleSVAR analysis
Hi Statalist users: I am trying to estimate SVAR using the following code and I need help with the interpretation. Could you please share a source of SVAR analysis which interprets each step? Any help...
View ArticleCeil function for decimals?
I want to store p-values in macros to display in graph captions and am having trouble with p-values that are nearly zero as the round(p-value, .001) function returns 0, which looks incorrect in the...
View Articlecalculating marginal effect for panel logit
Dear all stata users, what should I do if I want to calculate the marginal effect of interactive term using panel data logit with random effect? I have tried to run inteff command. However it seems...
View ArticleInstrumental variables with cohort interactions and clustering produces...
Dear all, I am trying to estimate the following model: Y = a_0 + a_1 X + a_2 C + a_3 (X*C) + e, where X is a continuous endogenous variable and C is a age cohort dummy variable. I have an instrument...
View ArticleExporting a summary table to latex
Folks, I wish to seek help in accomplishing this task. specifically i have two issues. 1. I need to know how i can export summary statistics from stata to latex, i have tried a number of suggestions...
View ArticleHow to show number of observations for each group is estout while using tabstat
Dear all, In the following output, I would like to show N for each group. Is it possible? sysuse auto, clear estpost tabstat price mpg rep78, by(foreign) /// statistics(mean sd n) columns(statistics)...
View Articleoutreg error
Has anyone encountered this error with outreg? : . outreg using c:\tmp\regressions1.doc, merge MergeL(): 3499 selectindex() not found Merge(): - function returned error FrmtFill(): - function returned...
View ArticleLog odds ratio - logistic regression
Dear all, I was confused by the two webpages showing logistic regression output on the Log odds ratio the first one is from UCLA stata site: http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/o...a_logistic.htm it...
View Articleoverlapping .gph files
Dear Statalisters, Is there a way of overlapping (not merely justapposing, as in "graph combine") existing .gph files? When using graph commands that allow to add plots, this is a trivial problem, for...
View Articlemcp by Patrick Royston and "macro length exceeded"
Hello, I am running a logit regression, and then attempting to create a graph of the marginal effect of one of the independent variables which is a continuous variable. I have around 1 million...
View Articlenested egen
Hi, I have database by a group (e.g. member of families) within each group there are certain groups based on a dates (e.g. loan start date). Family Member Loan_Start_Date 1 1 21-Dec-2011 1 2...
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