Richard Goldstein
> I very strongly disagree with Nick's conclusion
> here (even taking it as somewhat tongue-in-cheek):
>
> For any graphic command that has an option such
> as bin (histogram), bwidth (lowess), width (kdensity),
> I would very much like to see dynamic graphics -- i.e.,
> a slider such that I can change, e.g., the number of
> bins in real time and see what kind of difference
> it makes to the graph.
>
> Would anyone else like to see something like this?
>
> Nick Cox wrote:
> > -histogram- needs no improvement. It is perfect. (No, I
> didn't write
> > it.)
Gee, sometimes the jokes do fall flat.
Yes. I would like to see that too.
While I am waiting for Stata Corp to implement
it, I can do stuff like this:
foreach w of num 0.5(0.1)2.5 {
histogram turn, w(`w') caption(`w')
}
That is _not_ what Richard is asking for, but
it has its uses.
Actually, Stata with this data set is too fast for
me to appreciate each graph before it passes. Two
possible solutions:
1. Stata could slow down the graphics in Stata 8.
2. Use -more-:
foreach w of num 0.5(0.1)2.5 {
histogram turn, w(`w') caption(`w')
more
}
P.S. one of these possibilities is a joke.
Seriously.
Nick
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