Using Stata for Survey Data Analysis

Using Stata for Survey Data Analysis 
 
Minot 
 
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SECTION 9: PRESENTING DATA WITH GRAPHS
This section provides a brief introduction to creating graphs. In Stata, graphs are primarily made with 
the graph command, followed by numerous subcommands for controlling the type and format of 
graph. In addition to graph, there are many other commands that draw graphs. In this section, we 
focus on four types of graph and a few options. These are the commands and subcommands covered 
in this section: 
graph
twoway
bar 
pie 
matrix
connect( ) 
msymbol( ) 
histogram 
scatter 
 
graph
This command generates numerous types of graphs and diagrams. The syntax is: 
graph graphtype [varlist] [if exp] [in range] [, options] 
where
graphtype
is the type of graph 
varlist
is the list of variables to graph 
if 
is used to limit observations that are included based on the exp condition 
in 
is used to limit observations that are included based on the case number 
options
are commands to control the look of the graph 
The main graph types drawn with the graph command are: 
twoway
Two-way graphs with two variables 
matrix
Matrix of two-way scatter-plot graphs 
box
Box-and-whisker plot
dot
Dot chart
bar
Bar chart of means or sums
pie
Pie chart
Other graphs 
Two commonly used graph types work as separate commands: 
histogram
Bar chart based on frequency
scatter
Scatter plots based on two variables
histogram 
This command generates a histogram, a bar chart showing the distribution of values of one variable.
The syntax is: