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Subject and author index 389Subject and author indexThis is the subject and author index for the User’s <strong>Guide</strong>.You may also want to consult the combined subject index(and the combined author index) in the Quick Referenceand Index. The combined index indexes the GettingStarted manuals and all the reference manuals exceptthe Mata Reference Manual.Semicolons set off the most important entries from therest. Sometimes no entry will be set off with semicolons,meaning that all entries are equally important.! (not), see logical operators!= (not equal), see relational operators& (and), see logical operators* abbreviation character, see abbreviations- abbreviation character, see abbreviations< (less than), see relational operators (greater than), see relational operators>= (greater than or equal), see relational operators? abbreviation characters, see abbreviations| (or), see logical operators~ (not), see logical operators~ abbreviation character, see abbreviations~= (not equal), see relational operatorsA.a, .b, . . . , .z, see missing valuesabbreviations, [U] 11.2 Abbreviation rules;[U] 11.1.1 varlist, [U] 11.4 varlistsaborting command execution, [U] 9 The Break key,[U] 10 Keyboard useAccess, Microsoft, reading data from, [U] 21.4 Transferprogramsaddition operator, see arithmetic operators.ado filename suffix, [U] 11.6 File-naming conventionsado-files, [U] 3.5 The Stata Journal, [U] 17 Ado-files,[U] 18.11 Ado-filesdownloading, see files, downloadinginstalling, [U] 17.6 How do I install an addition?location, [U] 17.5 Where does Stata look for adofiles?long lines, [U] 18.11.2 Comments and long lines inado-filesofficial, [U] 28 Using the Internet to keep up todateadopath command, [U] 17.5 Where does Stata lookfor ado-files?adosize, [U] 18.11 Ado-filesAfifi, A. A., [U] 20.20 Referencesalgebraic expressions, functions, and operators,[U] 13 Functions and expressions,[U] 13.3 Functionsall, [U] 11.1.1 varlistalphanumeric variables, see string variablesanalytic weights, [U] 11.1.6 weight,[U] 20.18.2 Analytic weightsand operator, [U] 13.2.4 Logical operatorsAngrist, J. D., [U] 20.20 Referencesappend command, [U] 22 Combining datasetsappending data, [U] 22 Combining datasetsarithmetic operators, [U] 13.2.1 Arithmetic operatorsAuthor Support Program, [U] 3.8.2 For authorsauto.dta, [U] 1.2.2 Example datasetsautocode() function, [U] 25.1.2 Convertingcontinuous variables to categorical variables[aweight=exp] modifier, [U] 11.1.6 weight,[U] 20.18.2 Analytic weightsAzen, S. P., [U] 20.20 ReferencesBb[], [U] 13.5 Accessing coefficients and standarderrorsBASE directory, [U] 17.5 Where does Stata look forado-files?base level, [U] 11.4.3 Factor variablesBaum, C. F., [U] 11.7 References, [U] 16.5 References,[U] 18.13 References, [U] 20.20 ReferencesBelsley, D. A., [U] 18.13 ReferencesBinder, D. A., [U] 20.20 Referencesbiyearly() function, [U] 25 Working withcategorical data and factor variablesBreak key, [U] 9 The Break key, [U] 16.1.4 Errorhandling in do-filesbuilt-in variables, [U] 11.3 Naming conventions,[U] 13.4 System variables ( variables)by-groups, [U] 11.5 by varlist: constructby varlist: prefix, [U] 11.5 by varlist: construct,[U] 13.7 Explicit subscripting, [U] 27.2 Theby constructbyte (storage type), [U] 12.2.2 Numeric storage typesCcategorical variables, [U] 25.1.2 Converting continuousvariables to categorical variablesChambers, J. M., [U] 1.4 Referenceschar command, [U] 12.8 Characteristicscharacter data, see string variablescharacteristics, [U] 12.8 Characteristics,[U] 18.3.6 Extended macro functions,[U] 18.3.13 Referring to characteristicsclear option, [U] 11.2 Abbreviation rulesCleveland, W. S., [U] 1.4 Referencescmdlog command, [U] 15 Saving and printingoutput—log filescoef[], [U] 13.5 Accessing coefficients andstandard errorscoefficients (from estimation),accessing, [U] 13.5 Accessing coefficients andstandard errors
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A Stata Press PublicationStataCorp
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