DOUBLETOFLOAT: Stata module to recast variables from double to float storage type

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Abstract: This is a companion to compress as well as floattolong. Whenever possible, this recasts double variables to float--an operation not covered by compress.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 8.2
Keywords: doubletofloat; datatypes; type; float; double; recast; compress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: Written 2004-10-21
Note: This module may be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install doubletofloat". Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.

Downloads: (external link)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/d/doubletofloat.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/d/doubletofloat.hlp help file (text/plain)

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