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| [[https://www.stata.com/manuals/dinspect.pdf|Stata manual for inspect]] | [[https://www.stata.com/manuals/drecast.pdf|Stata manual for -recast-]] |
Stata Recast
-recast- coerces a variable into a different data type.
Contents
Usage
recast str244 foo recast double bar
If the coercion will be lossy, the force option is mandatory.