Questions tagged [readstata13]
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pandas.read_stata() error:unpack requires a buffer of 4 bytes
I want to read a .dta dataset using pandas read_stata():
import pandas as pd
df=pd.read_stata('data_chunk1.dta')
But I get an error about unpack buffer:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
error …
Ramin Forouzandeh
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a binary read error occurred when using read.dta13 on a .dta file
I am trying to load in a STATA data file using read.dta13 from the readstata13 library. When I use the function read.dta13 on this .dta file I get the following error over and over:
char: a binary read error occurred.
What does this mean?
Here is…
ridley's mom
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How to recode separate variables from a multiple response survey question into one variable
I am trying to recode a variable that indicates total number of responses to a multiple response survey question. Question 4 has options 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and participants may choose one or more options when submitting a response. The data is…
devlex
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repeated time values within panel (r451)
I'm really new on Stata and I'm trying to work with a panel data. I know that, to set a panel data, one uses xtset id year, but when I try to use this command Stata returns the error "repeated time values within panel (r451)". I know that this…
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Shorter way to reference every previous time-series year of a variable using tsset?
So say I have a dataset like this:
Country
year
poverty rate
sales
Austria
1950
0.54
142
Austria
1951
0.32
12441
Austria
1952
0.32
12441
Bangladesh
1950
0.11
142123123
Bangladesh
1951
0.52
1234
Bangladesh
1952
0.32
12441
Sri…
aszdaasdasd
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How do I do tsset with this specific dataset?
My dataset looks like this:
Country
year
poverty rate
sales
Austria
1950
0.54
142
Austria
1951
0.32
12441
Austria
1952
0.32
12441
Bangladesh
1950
0.11
142123123
Bangladesh
1951
0.52
1234
Bangladesh
1952
0.32
12441
Sri…
aszdaasdasd
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Problems when importing factor variables from Stata using readstata13 package
I have a very odd problem. I'm importing some factor variables from Stata into R using readstata13 package. The imported labels/levels look ok, but they change when removing factor class. Here is the Stata description of the variable (here is the…
luchonacho
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How to reshape a specific dataset from long to wide without a J variable in Stata?
My dataset looks like the following:
identification…
Funname
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Stata loop to retrieve data from Excel file
My Excel file has many sheets. I am trying to create a loop to retrieve every sheet of data to be able to save it as .dta. This is my code:
local sheet = `" "Data dictionary" "Wave 1" "Wave 2" "Wave 3" "Wave 4" "'
foreach x of local sheets{
…
A01066656
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Error merging files: . Error says that variable CLAIM_NUMBER does not uniquely identify observations in the using data. How do I fix that?
In Stata, the error says that variable CLAIM_NUMBER does not uniquely identify observations in the using data. How do I fix that?
My code:
cd"abcd"
use NY2019_2021
merge m:1 CLAIM_NUMBER using FULLNY
keep if _merge==3
drop _merge```
san
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How can I generate AGE categorical/binary variable?
I tried using the below code but it throws an error in Stata.
gen agecat=.
replace agecat=1 if age<=20
replace agecat=2 if age==21-30
replace agecat=2 if age==31-40
replace agecat=2 if age>=64
san
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How do I generate age category? My PATIENT_YOB is given as 01jan1956 and I want to get exact age
I'm trying to use the following code but it gives error
01jan1986
05jan2001
07mar1983
and so on I need to get the exact age of them
gen agecat=1
if age 0-20==1
if age 21-40==2
if age 41-60==3
if age 61-64==4```
san
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