A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics

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. 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 Details Stata's graphics capabilities. This work demonstrates the most efficient methods to create even the most complicated graphs. It 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.