Note also that this works
. graph hbar (count) foreign, over(Foreign) ytitle(frequency)
But not this:
. graph hbar (count) Foreign, over(Foreign) ytitle(frequency)
Foreign may not be both target and by()
r(198);
The awkwardness here was the main reason for writing -catplot-.
Nick
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Wakolbinger
Sent: 22 July 2009 17:56
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Subject: Re: st: RE: frequency bar charts of string variables
thx, this is very helpful
Florian
Nick Cox schrieb:
> There are commands to do this, which I presume is what you want. In
> official Stata it is not too difficult. First read in suitable data
>
> . sysuse auto
> (1978 Automobile Data)
>
> Suppose that -foreign- were a string variable, which we can simulate
> with
>
> . decode foreign, gen(Foreign)
>
> Now go
>
> . gen one = 1
>
> . graph hbar (sum) one, over(Foreign) ytitle(frequency)
>
> However, the user-written command -catplot- from SSC may prove more
> convenient.
>
> . catplot hbar Foreign
>
> For -hbar- read also -bar-, for vertical versions usually more
difficult
> to read.
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
> Florian Wakolbinger
>
> is there an option in stata to draw bar charts of string variables,
i.e.
>
> if the variable contains 40 "yes" and 60 "no", to draw a chart with
two
> bars of height 40 and 60?
>
> to put it differently, is there an option to visualize the results of
> the command tab varname
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