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Despite most sources tell that the storage type in stata should not matter, it is worth checking whether this is the case for your dataset. I just came across a situation where two identically constructed datasets (one stored in default type (float) and one stored in double) generated different output. Also before that i encountered […] Continue reading Data storage type matters A problem when working on one and the same project on different platforms (here: Windows and Mac/OS X) is that path-names differ. There are two straightforward solutions to this: 1) When defining a number of different path (e.g. one path where data is stored, one where results/output is stored), it is handy to define the paths […] Continue reading Preamble when switching between OS X and Windows Whenever a new data-set arrives I go about generating my own variables from whatever the survey or data source has for me. In many cases that is simply making a copy of an existing variable, especially if you are working with a (well processed) survey. The annoying thing is that you loose the labels (on […] Continue reading Do your own cloning |
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