fbrady
@fbrady.bsky.social
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franciscothebrady.github.io i like to code and skim econ papers. 🥳 public 🎉 goods🥳 amplifier Howard U. Econ %>% Fed Reserve RA %>% UChicago IEL %>% UMich MPP %>% Analyst at Poverty Solutions
![Screenshot of Stata help document "23 Working with Strings":
"The problem is that summarize does not know how to calculate the mean of string variables — how to calculate the mean of “Joe” plus “Bill” plus “Roger” — even when the string variable contains what could be numbers. By using the destring command ([D] destring), the variable mistakenly stored as a str4 can be converted to a numeric variable."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b5gn5opqiavynniasdmgxzcz/bafkreieeynx6xr4u7gk3aole32yemao3gi56ui7itwlvad3bybg6mmvoxm)
![screenshot of a portion of the interview about public grocery stores. the editors note says: [After this interview was conducted, the Chicago Tribune reported that the city did not apply for state funding to launch a grocery store, despite promising to do so.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b5gn5opqiavynniasdmgxzcz/bafkreiag5gauw7lygpzeogjyph7ghwqsrizjaimmptyrjahtdkyqsm6qna)
