Stata Describe

-describe- describes the active dataset.


Usage

Used alone, -describe- lists the names and details about all variables in memory.

describe
describe foo bar baz

Use the fullnames option to prevent truncation of variable names.

To create a new dataset describing the current one, try:

describe, replace

To create a new dataset describing an external one, try:

describe using "foo.dta"


See also

Stata manual for -describe-


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Stata/Describe (last edited 2025-10-24 16:58:40 by DominicRicottone)