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.

Table of Contents:
Preface INTRODUCTION Using this book Types of Stata graphs Schemes Options Building graphs TWOWAY GRAPHS Scatterplots Regression fits and splines Regression confidence interval (CI) fits Line plots Area plots Bar plots Range plots Distribution plots Options Overlaying plots SCATTERPLOT MATRIX GRAPHS Marker options Controlling axes Matrix options Graphing by groups BAR GRAPHS Y-variables Graphing bars over groups Options for groups, over options Controlling the categorical axis Controlling legends Controlling the y-axis Changing the look of bars, lookofbar options Graphing by groups BOX PLOTS Specifying variables and groups, yvars and over Options for groups, over options Controlling the categorical axis Controlling legends Controlling the y-axis Changing the look of boxes, boxlook options Graphing by groups DOT PLOTS Specifying variables and groups, yvars and over Options for groups, over options Controlling the categorical axis Controlling legends Controlling the y-axis Changing the look of dot rulers, dotlook options Graphing by groups PIE GRAPHS Types of pie graphs Sorting pie slices Changing the look of pie slices, colors, and exploding Slice labels Controlling legends Graphing by groups OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR MOST GRAPHS Changing the look of markers Creating and controlling marker labels Connecting points and markers Setting and controlling axis titles Setting and controlling axis labels Controlling axis scales Selecting an axis Graphing by groups Controlling legends Adding text to markers and positions More options for text and textboxes STANDARD OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR ALL GRAPHS Creating and controlling titles Using schemes to control the look of graphs Sizing graphs and their elements Changing the look of graph regions STYLES FOR CHANGING THE LOOK OF GRAPHS Angles Colors Clock position Compass direction Connecting points Line patterns Line width Margins Marker size Orientation Marker symbols Text size APPENDIX Overview of statistical graph commands, stat graphs Common options for statistical graphs, stat graph options Saving and combining graphs, save/redisplay/combine Putting it all together, more examples Common mistakes Customizing schemes Online supplements Subject Index