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Mata Matters: Precision

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  • William Gould

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Mata is Stata’s matrix language. In the Mata Matters column, we show how Mata can be used interactively to solve problems and as a programming language to add new features to Stata. In this quarter’s column, we look at the programming implications of the floating-point, base-2 encoding that modern computers use.

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  • William Gould, 2006. "Mata Matters: Precision," Stata Journal, StataCorp LP, vol. 6(4), pages 550-560, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:tsj:stataj:v:6:y:2006:i:4:p:550-560
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    1. Nicholas J. Cox, 2006. "Stata tip 33: Sweet sixteen: Hexadecimal formats and precision problems," Stata Journal, StataCorp LP, vol. 6(2), pages 282-283, June.
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    2. Nicholas J. Cox, 2011. "Speaking Stata: Fun and fluency with functions," Stata Journal, StataCorp LP, vol. 11(3), pages 460-471, September.
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