Stata as a calculator
Example code
/*
Content:
- basic calculation with the display command
- true and false statements
*/
* Addition
display 2+2
display 4-3
* Multiplication
display 2*2
display 2/5
* Don't forget parentheses when combining addition and multiplication
display (2+2)*3/4
* Exponents and roots
display 2^3
display sqrt(2)
* True and false
display 2+3==7
display 2+5==7
Exercise
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Calculate the following via stata’s command line: the square root of three times the sum of thirty four and eight.
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Check whether minus three to the power of four is smaller than four to the power of three.