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Amalik
Calcite | Level 5

Hi,

 

If my data looks like follows, how do I drop permnos  where (A200801--A200805) contains less than say 4 observations?

 

permnoA200801A200802A200803A200804A200805B200801B200802B200803B200804B200805
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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

If those variables are numeric and you want to delete observations with less than 4 non missing values, then:

 

if n(of A200801 -- A200805) < 4 then delete;

PG

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

If those variables are numeric and you want to delete observations with less than 4 non missing values, then:

 

if n(of A200801 -- A200805) < 4 then delete;

PG

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