_gunitchg: An egen function for unit conversion

Ulrich Kohler

German Stata Conference 2025 from Stata Users Group

Abstract: This talk presents an egen function to convert units of measurements for length, areas, volumes, angles, masses, temperatures, and currency. The function allows one to convert many non-SI units (for example, inch, furlong, sunradius) to SI units (from pico to peta) or directly from a non-SI unit to another non-SI unit. Currencies are converted by calling the European Central Bank through an API. The conversion rate can be selected on a daily base or by an average of a specified period. German users may be relieved to realize that the function allows converting areas also into units of “Saarland”.

Date: 2025-04-26
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