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How should my database be structured?

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:31 am
by SurreyStudent
Hello,

I want to analyse the affects of certain oil wells' production levels on certain state employment levels over time. I have tried two different ways of sorting the data.

The first has the monthly data going down with the states and well names listed at the top.

The second I tried to display as panel data but it ends up having empty cells which I think ruins the results.

Is it even possible to have the state names and well names. Would I have to just use the state employment levels and the state production levels. I want the data to be panel data so it can use fixed effects models.

Thanks for the help in advance, the excel file should be attached.