Creating a loop for univariate logistic regression of multiple variables

[Edsel Ing]

What is the proper syntax? I tried the following code but get invalid name on last entry.


local predictorvar "var1 var2 var3 var4 var5 var6"
foreach p of local predictorvar {
logit outcome 'p'
}

[Thong Nguyen]

Hi Edsel,

In my opinion, I think you should use the following code

foreach x of varlist var1 var2 var3 var4 var5 var6 {
logit outcome `x'
}
*

or you should use

foreach x of varlist var1-var6 {

only if you have consecutive variables from var1 to var6
Hope it helps!

[Joseph Coveney]

What is the proper syntax? I tried the following code but get invalid name on last entry.


local predictorvar "var1 var2 var3 var4 var5 var6"
foreach p of local predictorvar {
logit outcome 'p'
}

Change

logit outcome 'p'

to

logit outcome `p'

and it will then work. The ` character is called "grave accent" or "backtick" in English.

(The advice that Thong gives is the way that I, too, recommend, by the way.)

[Edsel Ing]

Thank you very much Thong and Joseph. Much appreciated.
Is the backtick to the left of the numeral 1?