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Hi guys, I want to know how I can use the IF command to restrict the data group to only specific values, what I mean is, in the file attached, in the "distance" group, I want to restrict the spreadsheet so that it only shows values for which distance>7403.77, how do I do this?

Thanks :)

You need to use a sample.

Sorry I am quite new to Eviews 7, what exactly does that mean? I have clicked on window and enter in "distance > 7403.77" in the IF space, then it comes up with the number of observations which satisfies the IF condition, however I wish to actually restrict the spreadsheet of the group "distance" such that only the observations that are greater than 7403.77 are shown rather than the whole spreadsheet.

Thanks!

That's exactly what you have done.

That's exactly what you have done.

But when I open up "distance" it still shows me all 1000 observations? I can't see the 221 restricted observations.

Hit the SMPL +/- button.

Thank you! exactly what I was looking for :)

Note that hitting the SMPL+/- button only changes the view you are currently looking at. The current sample is applied to any statistics you perform, whether or not you have hit that button.

Ahh I see, thanks for that, just out of curiosity then, how would I be able to use only the restricted sample in regression analysis?

By default it will use the restricted sample - as I said, once you have set the restricted sample it generally gets used for everything you do after that.