{smcl} {* version 0.0.6 20november2015}{...} {hline} help for {melt} {hline} {title:Title} {p 4 4 2} {bf:melt} {hline 2} module to melt variables into a dataset containing aggregated data by variable {title:Syntax} {pstd}{cmd:melt} [{it:varlist}] {opt [weight]} [{cmd:,} {opt num:labels} {opt by(varlist)} {opt mo:reoff}] {title:Description} {phang}Comparable with {it:summarize} melt generates aggregated data of all variables in the variable list. However, instead of displaying an output of all data the aggregated information become transfered into a new dataset. {p_end} {title:Options} {phang} {cmdab:by} groups over which stats are to be calculated.{p_end} {phang} {cmdab:mo:reoff} by default the macro breaks to display a warning message; moreoff turns this behaviour off.{p_end} {title:Author} {pstd} Johannes N. Blumenberg{break} University of Mainz (Germany){break} Department of Political Science{break} Empirical Political Research{break} blumenberg@politik.uni-mainz.de{p_end}