Stata Basics 6: Convert string var to numeric var destring encode (English version)
The Stata command "destring" and "encode" could be used to convert string variables to numeric variables. Please download the dataset from:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WsMu...
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** Convert string variables to numeric variables **
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describe
list in 1/5
destring yearstr, generate(year)
describe yearstr year
list yearstr year in 1/5
destring pricestr, generate(price) ignore("$")
describe pricestr price
list pricestr price in 1/5
tab racestr
encode racestr, generate(race)
tab race
label list race
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