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help for ^stack^ (updated STB-40; manual: ^[R] stack^)
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Stack data
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^stack^ varlist [^if^ exp] [^in^ range]^,^ { ^i^nto^(^newvars^)^ | ^g^roup^(^#^)^ }
[ ^clear^ ^wi^de ]
Description
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^stack^ stacks variables in varlist vertically. Consider
. ^stack a b c d e f, into(g h)^
This would create a new dataset containing
g h ^_stack^
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a b 1 (_N observations)
c d 2 (_N observations)
e f 3 (_N observations)
The resulting dataset would have 3*_N observations. The first _N observations
would have all the data from variables a and b, the second _N observation all
the data from c and d, and the third _N observations all the data from e and
f.
^stack^ also creates a new variable, ^_stack^, identifying the groups.
As another example,
. ^stack a b c d e f, into(g h i)^
would create a new dataset containing
g h i ^_stack^
---------------------------
a b c 1 (_N observations)
d e f 2 (_N observations)
The number of variables specified by ^into()^ determine the number of groups
formed. ^into()^ may be specified with variable ranges, such as
. ^stack a b c d e f, into(v1-v3)^
as, of course, may the varlist
. ^stack a-f, into(v1-v3)^
The new variables formed may have the existing variables' names;
. ^stack a b c d e f, into(a b)^
and
. ^stack a b c d e f, into(a b c)^
make perfect sense.
When you want the new variables to have the same names as the variables in the
first group, rather than specifying ^into()^, you may specify ^group()^.
Equivalent to the above are
. ^stack a b c d e f, group(2)^
and
. ^stack a b c d e f, group(3)^
For instance, the latter command creates
a b ^_stack^
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a b 1 (_N observations)
c d 2 (_N observations)
e f 3 (_N observations)
Options
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^into(^newvars^)^ and ^group(^#^)^ are alternatives and you must specify one or the
other, but not both.
^into(^newvars^)^ specifies the the names of the new variables to be created.
The implied number of groups is then v/n, where v is the number of
varlist variables and n the number of ^into()^ variables. For instance,
. ^stack a b c d e f, into(v1 v2 v3)^
implies two groups: (a b c) and (d e f).
^group(^#^)^ specifies the number of groups and specifies that the new variables
are to be named according to the first # variables in varlist. For
instance,
. ^stack a b c d e f, group(2)^
specifies that there are two groups and the new variables are to be called
a, b, and c.
^clear^ indicates your understanding that the data in memory will be lost; if
not specified, you will be asked to confirm your intentions.
^wide^ includes any of the original variables in varlist that are not specified
in newvars in the resulting dataset.
Examples
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See ^[R] stack^. Here, we will give one mechanical example.
. ^list^
a b c d
1. 1 2 3 4
2. 5 6 7 8
. ^stack a b c d, into(e f) clear^
. ^list^
e f _stack
1. 1 2 1
2. 5 6 1
3. 3 4 2
4. 7 8 2
That is, the new variable ^e^ is formed by stacking ^a^ and ^c^, while the new
variable ^f^ is formed by stacking ^b^ and ^d^. ^_stack^ is automatically created
and set equal to 1 for the first (^a^,^b^) group and 2 for the second (^c^,^d^)
group.
Also see
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Manual: ^[R] stack^
On-line: help for @reshape@, @xpose@