Introductory Stata 7: Recode a continuous variable to a categorical variable
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*7. Recode a continuous variable *
to a categorical variable *
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cd "/Users/bobwen/Documents/2022 Youtube Teaching/Introductory Stata/7. Recode/"
capture log close
log using recode.log, text replace
sysuse auto.dta, clear
describe
summarize
*recode miles per gallon to categorical var
recode mpg (12/19=1) (20/29=2) (30/41=3), generate(mpg_ca)
tabulate mpg_ca
*recode weight to a dummy variable
recode weight (1760/3019=0) (3020/4840=1), generate(heavy)
tabulate heavy
log close
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