Subject index - Stata

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use command, [D] use
uselabel command, [D] labelbook
user interface, [P] dialog programming
user-written additions,
installing, [R] net, [R] ssc
searching for, [R] net search, [R] ssc
using,
cmdlog subcommand, [R] log
log subcommand, [R] log
using data, [D] sysuse, [D] use, [D] webuse,
[P] syntax, also see importing data
using graphs, [G-2] graph use
utilities, programming, [MV] cluster utility
utility routines, [MI] technical
V
valofexternal() function, [M-5] valofexternal( )
value label macro extended function, [P] macro
value labels, [D] codebook, [D] describe, [D] edit,
[D] encode, [D] inspect, [D] label, [D] label
language, [D] labelbook, [D] varmanage,
[P] macro, [U] 12.6.3 Value labels,
[U] 13.10 Label values
potential problems in, [D] labelbook
values, label subcommand, [D] label
Vandermonde() function, [M-5] Vandermonde( )
VAR, see vector autoregressive model, see vector
autoregressive
var command, [TS] var, [TS] var postestimation
varabbrev command, [P] varabbrev
varabbrev, set subcommand, [R] set
varbasic command, [TS] varbasic, [TS] varbasic
postestimation
vargranger command, [TS] vargranger
variable
abbreviation, [P] varabbrev
declarations, [M-2] declarations
description, [D] describe
identifying panels, [XT] xtset
labels, [D] codebook, [D] describe, [D] edit,
[D] label, [D] label language, [D] notes,
[D] varmanage, [P] macro, [U] 11.4 varlists,
[U] 12.6.2 Variable labels
lists, see varlist
types, [D] codebook, [D] data types, [D] describe,
[M-2] declarations, [P] macro, [SEM] intro 4,
[U] 11.4 varlists, [U] 12.2.2 Numeric storage
types, [U] 12.4 Strings
class, [P] class
variable label macro extended function, [P] macro
variable, confirm subcommand, [P] confirm
variable, label subcommand, [D] label
variable-naming convention, [M-1] naming
variables, [U] 11.3 Naming conventions,
[U] 13.4 System variables ( variables)
variables,
alphabetizing, [D] order
categorical, see categorical data, agreement,
measures for, see categorical data
changing storage types of, [D] recast
characteristics of, [M-6] Glossary, [P] char,
[P] macro, [U] 12.8 Characteristics
comparing, [D] compare
copying, [D] clonevar
creating, [D] varmanage
creating new, [D] separate
describing, [D] codebook, [D] notes
determining storage types of, [D] describe
displaying contents of, [D] edit, [D] list
documenting, [D] codebook, [D] labelbook,
[D] notes
dropping, [D] drop
dummy, see indicator variables, see indicators
factor, see factor variables
filtering, [D] varmanage
finding, [D] lookfor
generating, [MV] cluster generate, [ST] stgen
imputed, [MI] mi rename, [MI] mi reset, [MI] mi
set, [MI] Glossary
in dataset, maximum number of, [D] memory,
[U] 6 Managing memory
in model, maximum number, [R] matsize
list values of, [P] levelsof
listing, [D] codebook, [D] describe, [D] edit,
[D] labelbook, [D] list, [M-5] st data( )
mapping numeric to string, [D] destring
naming, [D] rename, [U] 11.2 Abbreviation rules,
[U] 11.3 Naming conventions
naming groups of, [D] rename group
ordering, [D] sort
orthogonalize, [R] orthog
passive, [MI] mi impute, [MI] mi passive, [MI] mi
rename, [MI] mi reset, [MI] mi set, [MI] mi
xeq, [MI] Glossary
registered, [MI] mi rename, [MI] mi set,
[MI] Glossary
regular, [MI] mi rename, [MI] mi set,
[MI] Glossary
renaming, see renaming variables
reordering, [D] order
setting properties of, [D] varmanage
sorting, [D] gsort, [D] sort, [D] varmanage
standardizing, [D] egen
storage types, see storage types
string, see string variables
system, see system variables
tab expansion of, [U] 10.6 Tab expansion of
variable names
temporary, [P] macro
transposing with observations, [D] xpose
unabbreviating, [P] syntax, [P] unab