This page presents examples of user written graphics programs. You can obtain these programs by typing, search command_name, into the Stata command line and following the instructions. This page is…
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Suppose we are using the high school and beyond data file (hsb2) which has test scores for 200 students, 91 males and 109 females.   We could make a graph…
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The graph export command can be used in Stata to save a graph as an Encapsulated Postscript file for use in applications like LaTeX. Here is a simple example. use…
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Say that we use the hsb2 data file for the examples shown here. use https://stats.idre.ucla.edu/stat/stata/notes/hsb2, clear and say that you wanted to see the scatterplot and regression line between write…
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This FAQ shows examples of graphing data where the x axis represents dates. For these examples, we will use the sp500 data file that comes with Stata and we can use…
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Growth models are a very popular type of analysis. Many growth models can be run either with mixed or sem and yield the same results. This page will provide several…
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If you are working with a dataset that contains frequency weights, you may wish to sample from your dataset according to these weights. Example 1: Using expand and sample In…
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Sometimes you might want to convert a file into a postscript file. For example, you might want to convert the Stata help file on regress command into a postscript file…
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It is common to fit a model where a variable (or variables) has an effect on the expected mean. You may also want to fit a model where a variable…
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UCLA ATS has written a command called histbox that will produce this type of graph. To get this program just type the following into the Stata command box and follow…
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