Stata Quick Reference and Index

102 Subject index
dataset,
adding notes to, [D] notes
comparing, [D] cf
creating, [D] corr2data, [D] drawnorm
rectangularize, [D] fillin
dataset labels, [D] label, [D] label language, [D] notes
determining, [D] codebook, [D] describe
datasets, example, [U] 1.2.2 Example datasets
datasignature
clear command, [D] datasignature
command, [D] datasignature
confirm command, [D] datasignature
report command, [D] datasignature
set command, [D] datasignature
datasignature command, [P] datasignature
date
and time stamp, [D] describe, [M-5] c( ),
[P] creturn
formats, [U] 24.3 Displaying dates and times;
[U] 12.5.3 Date and time formats
functions, [D] dates and times, [D] functions,
[M-5] date( ), [U] 24.5 Extracting components
of dates and times
variables, [U] 24 Working with dates and times
date() function, [D] dates and times, [D] functions,
[M-5] date( )
datelist, [U] 11.1.9 datelist
dates,
displaying, [U] 24.3 Displaying dates and times;
[U] 12.5.3 Date and time formats
inputting, [U] 24.2 Inputting dates and times
dates and times, [D] dates and times
Davidon–Fletcher–Powell algorithm,
[M-5] moptimize( ), [M-5] optimize( ), [R] ml
day() function, [D] dates and times, [D] functions,
[M-5] date( ), [U] 24.5 Extracting components
of dates and times
db command, [R] db
dBASE, reading data from, [U] 21.4 Transfer
programs
DBETAs, [R] regress postestimation
.dct filename suffix, [D] infile, [U] 11.6 File-naming
conventions
debugging, [P] trace; [P] discard, [P] pause
decimal symbol, setting, [D] format
declarations, [M-2] declarations, [M-6] Glossary
declare, class, [P] class
.Declare built-in class modifier, [P] class
decode command, [D] encode
decomposition, [M-5] cholesky( ), [M-5] fullsvd( ),
[M-5] ghessenbergd( ), [M-5] gschurd( ),
[M-5] hessenbergd( ), [M-5] lud( ), [M-5] qrd( ),
[M-5] schurd( ), [M-5] svd( )
deconvolve() function, [M-5] fft( )
decrement operator, [M-2] op increment
default settings of system parameters, [R] query,
[R] set defaults
defective matrix, [M-6] Glossary
DEFF, see design effects
define,
char subcommand, [P] char
label subcommand, [D] label
matrix subcommand, [P] matrix define
program subcommand, [P] program, [P] program
properties
transmap subcommand, [R] translate
DEFT, see design effects
degrees of freedom, [MI] mi estimate
complete, see complete degrees of freedom
for coefficients, also see estimation
degree-to-radian conversion, [D] functions
delete, [M-5] unlink( )
delete, cluster subcommand, [MV] cluster
programming utilities
deleting
casewise, [D] egen
files, [D] erase
variables or observations, [D] drop
#delimit, [M-2] semicolons, [P] #delimit
delimiter
for comments, [P] comments
for lines, [P] #delimit
delta beta influence statistic, [R] logistic
postestimation, [R] logit postestimation,
[R] regress postestimation
delta chi-squared influence statistic, [R] logistic
postestimation, [R] logit postestimation
delta deviance influence statistic, [R] logistic
postestimation, [R] logit postestimation
delta method, [R] nlcom, [R] predictnl, [R] testnl,
[SVY] variance estimation
dendrogram, [G] graph other, [MV] cluster,
[MV] cluster dendrogram, [MV] Glossary
dendrogram, cluster subcommand, [MV] cluster
dendrogram
density estimation, kernel, [R] kdensity
density functions, [M-5] normal( )
density option, [G] graph twoway histogram
density smoothing, [G] graph other
density-distribution sunflower plot, [R] sunflower
dereferencing, [M-2] pointers, [M-2] ftof
deriv() function, [M-5] deriv( )
deriv() function, [M-5] deriv( )
derivative of incomplete gamma function, [D] functions
derivatives, [M-5] deriv( )
derivatives, numeric, [R] dydx, [R] testnl
derived plottypes, [G] advanced options
deriv init *() functions, [M-5] deriv( )
deriv query() function, [M-5] deriv( )
deriv result *() functions, [M-5] deriv( )
describe,
ado subcommand, [R] net
classutil subcommand, [P] classutil
estimates subcommand, [R] estimates describe
graph subcommand, [G] graph describe
irf subcommand, [TS] irf describe