A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics, Second Edition Book

Dedication     v
Acknowledgments     vii
Preface to the Second Edition     xiii
Preface to the First Edition     xv
Introduction     1
Using this book     1
Types of Stata graphs     5
Schemes     14
Options     20
Building graphs     28
Editor     33
Overview of the Graph Editor     34
Object Browser     41
Modifying objects     45
Adding objects     52
Moving objects     60
Hiding and showing objects     71
Locking and unlocking objects     74
Using the Graph Recorder     76
Graph Editor versus Stata commands     80
Twoway graphs     87
Scatterplots     87
Regression fits and splines     104
Regression confidence interval fits     106
Line plots     110
Area plots     117
Bar plots     119
Range plots     121
Distribution plots     131
Options     139
Overlaying plots     143
Scatterplot matrix graphs     153
Marker options     153
Controlling axes     156
Matrix options     161
Graphing by groups     162
Bar graphs     165
Y variables     165
Graphing bars over groups     169
Options for controlling gaps between bars     175
Options for sorting bars     180
Controlling the categorical axis     185
Legends and labeling bars     193
Controlling the y axis     205
Changing the look of bars     210
Graphing by groups     213
Box plots     219
Specifying variables and groups     219
Options for controlling gaps between boxes     225
Options for sorting boxes     227
Controlling the categorical axis     230
Controlling legends     236
Controlling the y axis     242
Changing the look of boxes     246
Graphing by groups     250
Dot plots     255
Specifying variables and groups     255
Options for controlling gaps between dots     260
Options for sorting dots     263
Controlling the categorical axis     266
Controlling legends      269
Controlling the y axis     271
Changing the look of dot rulers     274
Graphing by groups     277
Pie charts     281
Types of pie charts     281
Sorting pie slices     283
Changing the look and color and exploding pie slices     285
Slice labels     287
Controlling legends     292
Graphing by groups     295
Options available for most graphs     299
Changing the look of markers     299
Creating and controlling marker labels     312
Connecting points and markers     315
Setting and controlling axis titles     319
Setting and controlling axis labels     322
Controlling axis scales     331
Selecting an axis     335
Graphing by groups     338
Controlling legends     353
Adding text to markers and positions     366
More options for text and textboxes     371
Standard options available for all graphs     381
Creating and controlling titles     381
Using schemes to control the look of graphs     387
Sizing graphs and their elements     390
Changing the look of graph regions     392
Styles for changing the look of graphs     397
Angles     397
Colors     398
Clock position     400
Compass direction     401
Connecting points     402
Line patterns     406
Line width     408
Margins     409
Marker size     411
Orientation     412
Marker symbols     413
Text size     414
Appendix     417
Overview of statistical graph commands     417
Common options for statistical graphs     424
Saving, redisplaying, and combining graphs     430
More examples: Putting it all together     440
Common mistakes     451
Customizing schemes     453
Online supplements     456
Subject index     457