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Speaking Stata: Fun and fluency with functions

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  • Nicholas J. Cox

    (Durham University, UK)

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Functions are the unsung heroes of Stata. This column is a tour of functions that might easily be missed or underestimated, with a potpourri of tips, tricks, and examples for a wide range of basic problems.

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  • Nicholas J. Cox, 2011. "Speaking Stata: Fun and fluency with functions," Stata Journal, StataCorp LP, vol. 11(3), pages 460-471, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:tsj:stataj:v:11:y:2011:i:3:p:460-471
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    1. William Gould, 2006. "Mata Matters: Precision," Stata Journal, StataCorp LP, vol. 6(4), pages 550-560, December.
    2. Bill Rising, 2010. "Stata tip 86: The missing() function," Stata Journal, StataCorp LP, vol. 10(2), pages 303-304, June.
    3. Nicholas J. Cox, 2002. "Speaking Stata: On getting functions to do the work," Stata Journal, StataCorp LP, vol. 2(4), pages 411-427, November.
    4. David Kantor & Nicholas J. Cox, 2005. "Depending on conditions: a tutorial on the cond() function," Stata Journal, StataCorp LP, vol. 5(3), pages 413-420, September.
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