PAVERAGE: Stata module to calculate p-period-average series in a panel dataset

P. Wilner Jeanty

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: A common way of analyzing panel data with large T is to use five-year or 10-year averages of the data in order to reduce business-cycle effects and measurement error. paverage (pronounced p-average) calculates p-year averages of the variables in a panel dataset, where p=2,3,4,5,...,10. The time period must a multiple of p. After running paverage the labels of the original variables remain attached to the p-year average variables.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 9.2
Keywords: data management; panel data; time averages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-08-16
Note: This module may be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install paverage". Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.

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

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