Hi,
I have a dataset on M&As in which one variable states the method of payment and another variable states the value of each method of payment.
Now, I want to create a single variable for these 2 variables so that i don't have multiple rows for each deal number. I would like to create one variable which states the method of payment on one row and another which states the value of the method of payment on one row. Both can be seperated by commas
so to clarify, out of this data structure I would like to get 2 variables which state for example
Method of payment: Shares, Cash, Liabilities
Value of payment: 10, 5, 1
Thanks in advance!
I have a dataset on M&As in which one variable states the method of payment and another variable states the value of each method of payment.
Code:
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex clear input str10 DealNumber str18 Dealmethodofpayment str17 DealmethodofpaymentvaluemU "1601434916" "Shares" "60200" "" "Liabilities" "2500" "" "Bonds" "5000" "" "Other" "3500" "" "Cash" "58890" "1909123295" "Liabilities" "23300" "" "Shares" "42700" "" "Cash" "42700" "1941097973" "Cash" "35650" "" "Shares" "35650" "" "Liabilities" "13800" "1909646579" "Shares" "20885.159" "" "Liabilities" "8000" "" "Cash" "48114.841" "1909133370" "Cash" "n.a." "" "Liabilities" "27000" "" "Shares" "n.a." "1909098539" "Shares" "33911.872" "" "Liabilities" "n.a." "" "Cash" "14533.66" "1909147600" "Shares" "n.a." "" "Cash" "n.a." "1909318540" "Shares" "61694.671" "1909545396" "Shares" "59000" "" "Liabilities" "n.a." end
so to clarify, out of this data structure I would like to get 2 variables which state for example
Method of payment: Shares, Cash, Liabilities
Value of payment: 10, 5, 1
Thanks in advance!
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