Tasteful Label

Stata Guide: Label Variables and Values Giving labels to values works like this: You first have to define one or several labels; in a second step the label(s) is or are attached to one or several variables. Therefore, two command lines are necessary label define mstatus 0 "unmarried" 1 "married" label value status mstatus Note that "status" refers to the name of the variable and "mstatus... 9 Labeling data - Statistical software for data science | Stata 9 Labeling data Making data readable This chapter discusses, in brief, labeling of the dataset, variables, and values. Such labeling is critical to careful use of data. Labeling variables with descriptive names clarifies their meanings. Labeling values of numerical categorical variables ensures that the real-world meanings of the encodings are Labeling data | Stata Learning Modules Stata allows you to label your data file ( data label ), to label the variables within your data file ( variabl...