{smcl}
{* 07apr2005}{...}
{cmd:help whatever}
{hline}

{title:Title}

    {hi:[U] 18.11.6 Writing online help}


{title:Calculate whatever statistic}


{title:Syntax}

{p 8 17 2}
{cmdab:wh:atever}
[{varlist}]
{ifin}
{weight}
[{cmd:,} {it:options}]

{synoptset 20 tabbed}{...}
{synopthdr}
{synoptline}
{syntab:Main}
{synopt:{opt d:etail}}display additional statistics{p_end}
{synopt:{opt mean:only}}suppress the display; calculate only the mean;
	programmer's option{p_end}
{synopt:{opt f:ormat}}use variable's display format{p_end}
{synopt:{opt sep:arator(#)}}draw separator line after every {it:#} variables;
	default is {cmd:separator(5)}{p_end}
{synopt:{opth g:enerate(newvar)}}create variable name {it:newvar}{p_end}
{synoptline}
{p2colreset}{...}
{p 4 6 2}
{cmd:by} may be used with {cmd:whatever}; see {helpb by}.{p_end}
{p 4 6 2}
{cmd:fweight}s are allowed; see {help weight}.


{title:Description}

{pstd}
{cmd:whatever} calculates the whatever statistic for the variables in
{varlist} when the data are not stratified.


{title:Options}

{dlgtab:Main}

{phang}
{cmd:detail} displays detailed output of the calculation.

{phang}
{cmd:meanonly} restricts the calculation to be based on only the means.  The
default is to use a trimmed mean.

{phang}
{cmd:format} requests that the summary statistics be displayed using
the display formats associated with the variables, rather than the default
{cmd:g} display format; see
{bf:[U] 12.5 Formats: controlling how data are displayed}.

{phang}
{opt separator(#)} specifies how often to insert separation lines
into the output.  The default is {cmd:separator(5)}, meaning that a
line is drawn after every 5 variables.  {cmd:separator(10)} would draw a line
after every 10 variables.  {cmd:separator(0)} suppresses the separation line.

{phang}
{opth generate(newvar)} creates {it:newvar} containing the whatever
values.


{title:Remarks}

{pstd}
For detailed information on the whatever statistic, see {bf:[R] intro}.


{title:Examples}

{phang}{cmd:. whatever mpg weight}

{phang}{cmd:. whatever mpg weight, meanonly}


{title:Also see}

{psee}
Manual:  {bf:[U] 18.11.6 Writing online help}

{psee}
Online:  {helpb help}, {helpb summarize}