Hello Stata experts,
I am using the following code to flag duplicates between datasets after merging the two datasets.
The code works very well when there are only two matched as duplicates. However, when there are more than two matched as duplicates, the output only keeps one matched observation, although is has been matched as a duplicate. I am hoping to alter my code so the output lists all matches as potential duplicates and not just when there are only two matches.
FYI for the code below
Code:
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Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Jonathan
Code:
use "merged Q2.dta", clear sort yearbirth famname givename quietly by yearbirth famname givename: gen dup = cond(_N==1,0,_n) drop if dup == 0 drop dup sort yearbirth famname givename notif quietly by yearbirth famname givename notif: gen dup = cond(_N==1,0,_n) drop if dup >0 sort yearbirth famname givename notif keep natno stateno famname givename dob cob_name state state notif datedx expcode order dob famname givename notif natno cob_name stateno natno state state datedx expcode rename state STATE export excel using "matched Q2.xlsx", sheet("dob name") sheetreplace firstrow(variables)
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