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significance-search

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Parallel control variable combination search via Stata. Exhaustively searches all subsets of optional controls to find the combination that maximises |t| of the independent variable. Activates when user says: "控制变量搜索", "搜控制变量", "control variable search", "跑控制变量组合", "暴力搜索", "调控制变量".

When to use

• control variable search
• parallel control variable combination search
• exhaustive subset search of optional controls
• maximizing |t| of independent variable
• generating Stata .do file for control variable search

When not to use

• executing the generated .do file
• searching with more than 14 optional control variables

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