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st: RE: RE: Bargraphs, order, SD


From   "Newson, Roger B" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: RE: RE: Bargraphs, order, SD
Date   Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:17:13 +0100

For what it's worth, the -eclplot- package, downloadable from SSC, can
produce detonator plots, using the option -eplottype(bar)-. However,
-eclplot- has the default policy of including the lower confidence limit
in the foreground, and the bar in the background, so the reader can see
the lower confidence limits. To follow the usual policy of producing
detonator plots with the lower confidence limits hidden, the user must
also explicitly specify the option -nociforeground-. Therefore,
-eclplot- should only produce detonator plots with the lower confidence
limits hidden if the user has consciously decided to annoy
statisticians.

-eclplot- was described at the 2005 UK Stata User Meeting (Newson,
2005), and can be downloaded in its Stata 9 version from SSC using the
-ssc- command, or in its Stata 8 version from my website by typing

net from http://www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/stata8/

in Stata.

I hope this helps.

Roger

References

Generalized confidence interval plots using commands or dialogs.
Presented at the 11th UK Stata User Meeting, 17-18 May, 2005. Download
projection and/or entire presentation from
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/


Roger Newson
Lecturer in Medical Statistics
Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group
National Heart and Lung Institute
Imperial College London
Royal Brompton campus
Room 33, Emmanuel Kaye Building
1B Manresa Road
London SW3 6LR
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44 (0)20 7352 8121 ext 3381
Fax: +44 (0)20 7351 8322
Email: [email protected] 
www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/

Opinions expressed are those of the author, not of the institution.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Airey
Sent: 11 June 2007 18:26
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: RE: Bargraphs, order, SD

.

This question is commonly asked. The best answer is a page at the  
UCLA Stata site, here:

http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/faq/barcap.htm

These kinds of bar graphs have also been called dynamite plots in  
addition to detonator plots. They are very common in social and also  
biological and medical sciences. Despite statisticians' best wishes,  
they are not going away soon.

http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/DynamitePlots

Not to braid threads, but note the striping...

--
David C. Airey, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor

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