Combining data files in Stata

[@saralaabid6118]

Very well explained. Thank you for this!

[@akrawatsiripattanachok5487]

You help me to clarify this topic. Thank you!

[@alihussien7935]

Thanks for your videos.
I have a problem with merge I won't to merge 1:1 sam key variable . At all I have 7 dataset I like to merge. I get error says variable _merge already defined stata. How can we solve that problem?

[@yararefaat7802]

thank you for this, was very helpful to me

[@zerohero109]

How if we only want to merge certain variables? Not all variables in the file on disk? If we used excel we could use vlookup

[@dougmckee673]

The merge command has a "keepusing" option where you can specify just the variables you want in the data file you're using

[@farhanaawan1954]

kindly someone helps me. how I can create a dummy variable for gender? I need urgent help .plz tell me the commands for creating dummy variables

[@davecullins1606]

Stop fidgeting with whatever object that makes the background noise!