error message after running a "do" command in bootstrapping

asked 2014-04-11 05:56:12 +0000

Sirak gravatar image

updated 2014-04-11 06:02:44 +0000

SHAZAMHelp gravatar image

Hi all, I have got some problem when computing standard deviations for metafrontier parameters, which I have estimated previously, through bootstrapping. The error message starts after the do command and it says syntax error when generating variable. I appreciate your help. See the error message and the command that I have used below. Note that x*starb are previously estimated.

 |_sample 1 556
 |_matrix q = cowva
 |_matrix qstar = x*starb
 |_matrix e = q-qstar
 |_dim beta 5 1000
 |_set nodoecho
 |_set nooutput
 |_set ranfix
 |_do #=1, 1000
 |_gen newe = samp(e)*SQRT(N/(N-K))
 |_sample 1 556
 |_stat newe
 |_gen qnew = qstar+newe
 |_OLS qnew feed vet herd price / COEF=beta:4
 |_endo
                                    $
 ...ERROR..SYNTAX ERROR WHEN GENERATING VARIABLE
 |_matrix bstre = newe'
                      $
 ...ERROR..SYNTAX ERROR WHEN GENERATING VARIABLE
 |_matrix beta = beta'
 |_set output
 |_sample 1 1000
 |_stat bstre
 ...ERROR..VARIABLE bstre    DOES NOT EXIST.
 |_sample 1 1000
 |_stat beta
 |_stop

The command I have used is :

dim cowva 556
read (cow.txt) cowva / beg=1 end=556 list
sample 1 556
matrix q = cowva
matrix qstar = x*starb
matrix e = q-qstar
dim beta 5 1000
set nodoecho
set nooutput
set ranfix
do #=1, 1000
  gen newe = samp(e)*SQRT(N/(N-K))
  sample 1 556
  stat newe
  gen qnew = qstar+newe
  OLS qnew feed vet herd price / COEF=beta:4
endo
matrix bstre = newe'
matrix beta = beta'
set output
sample 1 1000
stat bstre
sample 1 1000
stat beta
stop

Thanks, Sirak

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Please can you upload the cow.txt file so we can run this. It looks like the specification of COEF=beta:4 is incorrect. This would need to be COEF=beta

SHAZAMHelp gravatar imageSHAZAMHelp ( 2014-04-11 06:25:00 +0000 )edit

The errors are being caused by lines 5 and 6.

matrix qstar = x*starb
matrix e = q-qstar

Can you provide the rest of the script so that we can see where x*starb is calculated and figure out the solution for you?

SHAZAMHelp gravatar imageSHAZAMHelp ( 2014-04-11 14:39:44 +0000 )edit

This is the whole command. It went well upto the do command it is only after then the error appeared.

sample 1 556
genr one = 1
dim group 556 t 556 y 556 herd 556 feed 556 vet 556 price 556
read (sfa1.txt) group t y herd feed vet price / beg=1 end=238 list
read (sfa2.txt) group t y herd feed vet price / beg=239 end=378 list
read (sfa3.txt) group t y herd feed vet price / beg=379 end=556 list
sample 1 556
print group t y herd feed vet price
sample 1 556
matrix x = one|herd|feed|vet|price
print x
dim x1 238 5 x2 140 5 x3 178 5
copy x x1 / frows = 1;238 trows = 1;238
copy x x2 / frows = 239;378 trows = 1;140
copy x x3 / frows = 379;556 trows = 1;178
dim nomad 5 agrop ...
(more)
Sirak gravatar imageSirak ( 2014-04-14 02:57:25 +0000 )edit

how can I send you the whole command and text files. Thanks, Sirak

Sirak gravatar imageSirak ( 2014-04-14 03:01:15 +0000 )edit

Please email SHAZAM Help on the homepage. If you can include all the data files too would help.

SHAZAMHelp gravatar imageSHAZAMHelp ( 2014-04-14 14:28:25 +0000 )edit
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