PCTRIM: Stata module to trim variables based on percentiles

Michael Barker ()
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Michael Barker: Georgetown University

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: pctrim trims outlying observations based on percentile bounds. pctrim can operate on a varlist. The user can create an indicator variable marking outliers or recode them. Recode options include mean, median, upper/lower bounds, or system missing.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 10
Keywords: data management; trimming; percentiles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-02-01
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install pctrim". 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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