CFOUT: Stata module to compare two datasets, saving a list of differences

Ryan Knight () and Matthew White ()
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Ryan Knight: Innovations for Poverty Action

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: cfout compares the dataset in memory (the master dataset) to a using dataset. It uses unique ID variables to match observations. cfout optionally saves the list of differences to file.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 10.1
Keywords: data management; compare; data entry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-07-08, Revised 2015-03-11
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install cfout". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/c/cfout.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/c/cfout.sthlp help file (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/c/correctedValues.csv sample data file (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/f/firstEntry.dta sample data file (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/s/secondEntry.dta sample data file (text/plain)

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