= Stata Inspect =

The '''`inspect`''' command describes a numeric variable.

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== Usage ==

{{{
inspect foo
insepct foo if bar==1
insecpt foo in 1/10
}}}

The output includes:

 * The variable label
 * A histogram showing rough distribution of values, as well as minimum and maximum values
 * A count of unique values
 * A crosstabulation of aggregated descriptive statistics: categories of negative, zero, and positive values against categories of integer and non-integer values
 * A count of missing values

As an example:

{{{
. webuse auto
(1978 automobile data)

. inspect mpg
mpg:  Mileage (mpg)                     Number of observations
                                     Total    Integers    Nonintegers
       #                  Negative       -           -              -
       #                  Zero           -           -              -
       #                  Positive      74          74              -
   #   #
   #   #   #              Total         74          74              -
   #   #   #   #   .      Missing        -
12                   41                 74
  (21 unique values)
}}}

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== See also ==

[[https://www.stata.com/manuals/dinspect.pdf||Stata manual for inspect]]



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