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_ei2_mta, a ``meta-data buffer'' having as elements separate data buffers named dbuf1, dbuf2, dbuf3,..., one for each of _ei2_m imputations. Each is the output from a separate imputation run. If ei2 fails, _ei2_mta contains results from each of the imputation runs already completed. eiread and eigraph understand when you give it a meta-data buffer as an argument; by default it uses dbuf1 (this default can be changed by setting the eiread global _EIMetaR to the number of the imputation data buffer you wish to analyze.)

For example, to save the meta-data buffer to a file for safe keeping, and then examine the results from the first data buffer, add these lines to the example above:

save MraceDem=_ei2_mta;        @ save meta-data buffer @
eiread(_ei2_mta,"sum");        @ show summary statistics @
graphon;                       @ open graphics window @
eigraph(_ei2_mta,"estsims");   @ plot simulations @
graphoff;                      @ close graphics window @