RE: st: how to rename the texts of the category variable in -graph bar-?

[Grace Jessie <gracejessie@hotmail.com>]

Michael,
thank you sincerely!
It helps a lot.
 
Grace
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> Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 12:18:57 -0700
> From: Michael.Norman.Mitchell@gmail.com
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: Re: st: how to rename the texts of the category variable in -graph bar-?
>
> Dear Grace
>
> Thanks for creating an example that illustrates so clearly what you want to do. Here is
> an example that addresses your first three questions
>
> sysuse nlsw88, clear
>
> * First - rename labels for union
> label define newlab 0 "First title" 1 "Second title"
> label values union newlab
>
> graph hbar wage, over( occ, axis(off) sort(1) ) ///
> blabel( group, pos(base) color(bg) size(vlarge)) ///
> ytitle( "" ) ///
> by( union, ///
> title("Average Hourly Wage, 1988, Women Aged 34-46") ///
> note("Source: 1988 data from NLS, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics") ) ///
> aspectratio(2) xsize(3) ysize(6)
>
> First, the label define and label values allows you to change the titles of the individual
> graphs by changing the value labels associated with the -by()- variable.
>
> Second, the -size(vlarge)- option (within -blabel()-) allows you to change the size of the
> text.
>
> Third, the -aspectratio(2) xsize(3) ysize(6)- options give you control over the aspect
> ratio, as well as the size of the graph in terms of the height and width.
>
> For your last question, you can use the graph recorder and save the -point and clicks-,
> but it does not save the recording in a format that allows you to type them into the
> review window. Instead, the recording can be replayed. See -help graph_editor##recorder-
> for more information.
>
> I hope this helps,
>
> Michael N. Mitchell
> Data Management Using Stata - http://www.stata.com/bookstore/dmus.html
> A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics - http://www.stata.com/bookstore/vgsg.html
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>
>
>
> On 2010-11-02 10.18 AM, Grace Jessie wrote:
> >
> > Dear statalists,
> > I am a beginning learner of Stata's graph.I encountered some questions on -graph bar-.
> >
> > First, I want to rename the texts of the category variable "union" showed in
> > http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/Library/GraphExamples/code/grblab1.htm.
> > For example, rename nonunion as union=0 and union as union=1, how to modify the command?
> >
> > Second,how to change the size of the texts?
> >
> > Third, I can change the Y size by clicking the -start graph editor-,then -graph
> properties, then -
> > Aspect/size. How to express this by command?
> >
> > Most importantly, is there a way to let State show the command in the results window
> when I edit
> > the graph in the graph window by clicking the -start graph editor- menu?
> > Thank you for any help.
> >
> > Grace
> >
> > *
> > * For searches and help try:
> > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search
> > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
>
>
> Michael N. Mitchell
> Data Management Using Stata - http://www.stata.com/bookstore/dmus.html
> A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics - http://www.stata.com/bookstore/vgsg.html
> Stata tidbit of the week - http://www.MichaelNormanMitchell.com
>
>
>
> On 2010-11-02 10.18 AM, Grace Jessie wrote:
> >
> > Dear statalists,
> > I am a beginning learner of Stata's graph.I encountered some questions on -graph bar-.
> >
> > First, I want to rename the texts of the category variable "union" showed in
> > http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/Library/GraphExamples/code/grblab1.htm.
> > For example, rename nonunion as union=0 and union as union=1, how to modify the command?
> >
> > Second,how to change the size of the texts?
> >
> > Third, I can change the Y size by clicking the -start graph editor-,then -graph properties, then -
> > Aspect/size. How to express this by command?
> >
> > Most importantly, is there a way to let State show the command in the results window when I edit
> > the graph in the graph window by clicking the -start graph editor- menu?
> > Thank you for any help.
> >
> > Grace
> >
> > *
> > * For searches and help try:
> > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search
> > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
> *
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