A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics

✍ Scribed by Michael N. Mitchell

• Publisher: Stata Press
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 409
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics details Stata's graphics capabilities in an easy-to-use format. Using step-by-step examples, the author demonstrates the most efficient methods to create even the most complicated graphs. Virtually every page contains full-color examples of Stata graphs, with most pages showing three graphs. Along with each graph is the command that produced it, a brief description, and the name of its associated files. These files can be downloaded from the Stata Web site. The first chapter provides an excellent introduction to Stata graphics and presents tips for using the book effectively. Each available type of graph is discussed in its own chapter: twoway graphs, scatterplot matrix graphs, bar graphs, box plots, dot plots, and pie graphs. The book discusses the most commonly used options, followed by a chapter discussing options that are available to all graphs. The final chapter discusses options that change the style of graph elements, such as color, line pattern, and text size. The appendix gives an overview of several topics, such as statistical graph commands, saving and combining graphs, common mistakes, and schemes.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface......Page 5
Using this book......Page 15
Types of Stata graphs......Page 18
Schemes......Page 28
Options......Page 34
Building graphs......Page 43
Scatterplots......Page 49
Regression fits and splines......Page 63
Regression confidence interval (CI) fits......Page 64
Line plots......Page 68
Area plots......Page 75
Bar plots......Page 76
Range plots......Page 78
Distribution plots......Page 88
Options......Page 96
Overlaying plots......Page 101
Marker options......Page 109
Controlling axes......Page 112
Matrix options......Page 116
Graphing by groups......Page 117
Y-variables......Page 121
Graphing bars over groups......Page 125
Options for groups, over options......Page 131
Controlling the categorical axis......Page 137
Controlling legends......Page 144
Controlling the y-axis......Page 157
Changing the look of bars, lookofbar options......Page 161
Graphing by groups......Page 165
Specifying variables and groups, yvars and over......Page 171
Options for groups, over options......Page 177
Controlling the categorical axis......Page 182
Controlling legends......Page 188
Controlling the y-axis......Page 193
Changing the look of boxes, boxlook options......Page 197
Graphing by groups......Page 203
Specifying variables and groups, yvars and over......Page 207
Options for groups, over options......Page 212
Controlling the categorical axis......Page 216
Controlling legends......Page 219
Controlling the y-axis......Page 221
Changing the look of dot rulers, dotlook options......Page 224
Graphing by groups......Page 228
Types of pie graphs......Page 231
Sorting pie slices......Page 233
Changing the look of pie slices, colors, and exploding......Page 235
Slice labels......Page 238
Controlling legends......Page 242
Graphing by groups......Page 246
Changing the look of markers......Page 249
Creating and controlling marker labels......Page 261
Connecting points and markers......Page 264
Setting and controlling axis titles......Page 268
Setting and controlling axis labels......Page 270
Controlling axis scales......Page 279
Selecting an axis......Page 283
Graphing by groups......Page 286
Controlling legends......Page 301
Adding text to markers and positions......Page 313
More options for text and textboxes......Page 317
Creating and controlling titles......Page 327
Using schemes to control the look of graphs......Page 332
Sizing graphs and their elements......Page 336
Changing the look of graph regions......Page 338
Angles......Page 341
Colors......Page 342
Clock position......Page 344
Compass direction......Page 345
Connecting points......Page 346
Line patterns......Page 350
Line width......Page 351
Margins......Page 352
Marker size......Page 354
Orientation......Page 355
Marker symbols......Page 356
Text size......Page 358
Overview of statistical graph commands, stat graphs......Page 359
Common options for statistical graphs, stat graph options......Page 366
Saving and combining graphs, save/redisplay/combine......Page 372
Putting it all together, more examples......Page 380
Common mistakes......Page 390
Customizing schemes......Page 393
Subject index......Page 396