Newbie question - Restricting a time series regression to a subset of the available data

[Fernando Carnot]

Dear forum members,

I would like to limit my time series regressions to a subset of the data available. I mean, instead of using the entire sample (from 1956 to 2023), being able to restrict the regression to the years between 1971 and 2013 (something similar to what can be accomplished on EViews by using the "smpl" command).

How do I do this on Stata?

Thank you.

[Andrew Musau]

help if

help inrange()

[Rich Goldstein]

the answer depends on what the "year"variable looks like (e.g., string or numeric) but if it is numeric you can use the inrange() function; see

help inrange()

[Fernando Carnot]

Andrew and Rich, thank you for your answers.