--- Stephan Brunow wrote:
> I want to do a graph box where my data is in wide form. For example, every
> observation has information on 3 groups where the information is stored in
> separate variables, say age1 age2 age3.
> If I would reshape the data to long form I could do
>
> .gr box age, over(groupid)
>
> Is there an option to do that with my wide data table or is it necessary to
> reshape the data?
You can do something that is close (see example), and maybe you can tweak it
to look the same, but I think it is much easier to reshape first.
*------------------- begin example ---------------
webuse grunfeld
graph box invest, over(year) name(over)
keep company year invest
reshape wide invest, i(company) j(year)
graph box invest1935 - invest1954
*-------------------- end example ----------------
(For more on how to use examples I sent to the Statalist, see:
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/stata/exampleFAQ.html )
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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