New SSC package: DPATH – construct and audit longitudinal decision paths

[Subir Hait]

Dear Statalist,

I would like to share a new SSC package, -dpath-, for constructing and auditing longitudinal decision paths in panel data. The command reconstructs time-ordered binary decision trajectories and provides diagnostic measures such as onset, duration, switching rate, the Decision Reliability Index (DRI), and Shannon path entropy.

Install:
ssc install dpath

Example:
use panel_data, clear
dpath build ai_flag, id(studentid) time(wave) group(sesq)
dpath entropy, id(studentid) time(wave) by(sesq)

GitHub repository: https://github.com/causalfragility-lab/dpath

Feedback is welcome.

Best regards,
Subir Hait
PhD Candidate (MQM), Michigan State University