Mata Matters: Precision

William Gould

Stata Journal, 2006, vol. 6, issue 4, pages 550-560

Abstract: Mata is Stata’s matrix language. In the Mata Matters column, we show how Mata can be used interactively to solve problems and as a programming language to add new features to Stata. In this quarter’s column, we look at the programming implications of the floating-point, base-2 encoding that modern computers use.

Keywords: Mata; floating point; binary; hexadecimal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006

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