On Tue, 21 Jun 2022, atecon wrote:

> And here another version using a matrix which can be stored as a csv file:
>
> <hansl>
> set verbose off
> clear
>
> scalar N_COLS = 5
> scalar N_ROWS = 10
>
> matrix random = mnormal(N_ROWS, N_COLS)
>
> mwrite(random, "dataset_with_random_numbers.csv")
>
> open dataset_with_random_numbers.csv
> </hansl>

The possible variations on this theme are nearly endless: for example, you
cans save a matrix as a dataset as follows:

<hansl>
set verbose off
clear

scalar N_COLS = 5
scalar N_ROWS = 10

matrix random = mnormal(N_ROWS, N_COLS)

store random.gdt --matrix=random
open random.gdt
</hansl>


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   Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti
   Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali (DiSES)

   Università Politecnica delle Marche
   (formerly known as Università di Ancona)

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