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help for xtbalance                                 version 2.01, by Lian Yu-Jun
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Trans the dataset into balance Panel Data

        xtbalance, range(numlist) [ miss(varlist) ]

    You must tsset your data before using xtbalance; see help tsset.


Description

    xtbalance Trans the unbalanced Panel Data into balanced Panel Data with
    sample range specified by option range.


Options

    range(numlist) specifies sample range to be transfored.  numlist must be
        two integers and specified in ascending order.

    miss(varlist) forces to drop the observations if any one of the variable
        in varlist has missing value.


Examples

    . help xtbalance

    . xtbalance , range(1998 2005)

    . xtbalance , range(1998 2005) miss(invest market)

    . xtbalance , rang(1978 1982) miss(_all)


For problems and suggestions


    Author: Yujun,Lian (Arlion) Department of Finance, Lingnan College, Sun
        Yat-Sen University.
        E-mail: arlionn@163.com.
        Blog: http://blog.cnfol.com/arlion.