FLOATTOLONG: Stata module to recast variables from float to long storage type

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Abstract: Wherever possible, this changes float variables to long by issuing -recast long-. This is intended as a companion to -compress-, but the emphasis is on the appropriateness of the type rather than the storage space.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 8.2
Keywords: data type; float; long (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: Written 2004-08-13
Note: This module may be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install floattolong". Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.

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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/f/floattolong.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/f/floattolong.hlp help file (text/plain)

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