Describing missing data by country and variable

[Arbnor Gashi]

Can use by with mdesc command, or can I somehow describe missing data by country and variable.

[Nick Cox]

mdesc is a command from SSC, as you are asked to explain (FAQ Advice #12).

What do you want to describe?

help misstable 

For panel data

help xtdescribe

Also

. search dm0085, entry

Search of official help files, FAQs, Examples, SJs, and STBs

SJ-17-3 dm0085_1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Software update for missings
        (help missings if installed)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  N. J. Cox
        Q3/17   SJ 17(3):779
        identify() and sort options have been added

SJ-15-4 dm0085  Speaking Stata: A set of utilities for managing missing values
        (help missings if installed)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  N. J. Cox
        Q4/15   SJ 15(4):1174--1185
        provides command, missings, as a replacement for, and extension
        of, previous commands nmissing and dropmiss

[Arbnor Gashi]

I used something like the command below:


misstable summarize CPIGR if CPIGR==.


but I need something that shows number of missing observation for each country and variable.

I am not sure whether this command works with the option by or not.
In my case a command that describes missing variables and uses tha option by would be really helpful.

[Maarten Buis]

Nick pointed you to https://www.stata-journal.com/articl...article=dm0085 , which allows you to use the by prefix