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When copying tables from microdata.no to tools such as Excel with Norwegian locale, a problem with decimal separators often arises. Microdata.no, like most other tools, uses a period (.) as the decimal separator. However, the Norwegian version of Excel uses a comma as the decimal separator. This means that when you paste decimal numbers that…

In the newest version of the no.ssb.fdb databank, variables on immigration and all variables om employment (ARBLONN) have been updated with the newest available data.

It is now possible to perform diff-in-diff analyzes using the new regress-panel-diff command. In addition, it is now permitted to run pooled panel regression.

It is now possible to create graphical displays of coefficient estimates through the use of the new coefplot command.

In 2022, several thematic courses were held in microdata.no. We now give you the opportunity to see and hear the presentations about the thematic areas and how to put it to use in microdata.no. The thematic courses are divided into the following areas: Thematic course – contextual data Thematic course – job data and data…

The new option standardize allows you to display standardized coefficient estimates when using the regress (OLS estimation) command.

A handful of performance and user experience improvements are now ready. Performance We have removed a few bottlenecks to improve script speed. You will notice that execution of scripts now is limited to the portion of the script that has been changed since the previous execution. This improvement builds on earlier optimizations, and monitors changed…

The functions inlist and inrange can be used to set up compressed code expressions for coding variables, so that scripts are more clear and less resource-demanding to run.

Microdata.no now makes it possible to export graphs in several formats, as well as edit them in the editing tool Vega.

The variable overview of microdata.no has now been greatly improved in that it is possible to filter by subject area or other characteristics of the data, while at the same time you can freely choose how the variable list should be sorted.