The difference between Stata 8 and Stata 9 graphics
is precisely explained on the StataCorp website.
Only you can make the decision about manual purchase.
Of course, you can postpone purchase to see how much
you miss the manual.
As well as missing documentation on new features, there
are always many small fixes and additions in the
manuals in a new release that are not publicly flagged.
One of the most crucial features of the graphics manual
is the set of pictures. Often just browsing through
gives you the instant impression "That's the kind of
graph I want now" or "That kind of graph could be
useful some day". The on-line help cannot convey
these impressions nearly so well.
Nick
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Alejandro Lopez-Feldman
> >From what I have seen in the description of Stata 9 it seems
> that there were no significative changes in the area of the
> graphics that it can generate compared to Stata 8, right?
> The main reason for asking this is that I am unsure about
> getting rid of my graphics reference manual V8 and buying the
> new one or keeping it and just buying the basic reference manuals.
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