Re: st: How to graph this.

[Michael Barker <mdb96statalist@gmail.com>]

I've heard of people using Tableau for data visualization, though I
have not used it personally.

On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Amadou DIALLO <stata.diallo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Indeed, I believe this might be rather difficult to implement. We're
> working on economic complexity for African products and my boss wants
> me to reproduce graphs like this
> (http://atlas.media.mit.edu/explore/tree_map/export/usa/all/show/2010/).
> So far, I am using stacked graph bars (each one representing the share
> of total value but with over 200 products, this is not well
> rendering). I believe Hausmann and Hidalgo and their team might be
> using a dedicated software to plot such graphs, but we have no clue of
> which one they are using. If not doable in stata, does any one know
> which tool is better appropriate? I wish you a good night.
>
> 2014-02-03, Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com>:
>> I agree with Maarten. -spineplot- was written up in Stata Journal 8(1)
>> 2008 but it's not for arbitrary tilings with area proportional to
>> value.
>>
>> If you have identifiers for the incomes, and the number is modest, I
>> find it hard to see advantages in your design over -graph hbar- or
>> -graph dot-. Otherwise, some kind of quantile, distribution or Lorenz
>> plot seems indicated.
>>
>> Nick
>> njcoxstata@gmail.com
>>
>>
>> On 3 February 2014 12:08, Maarten Buis <maartenlbuis@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> That looks like a mosaic plot. As far as I know, the only version of a
>>> mosaic plot that has been implemented in Stata is Nick Cox's
>>> -spineplot- (available from SSC), However that is for two-dimensional
>>> problems, i.e. involving two variables, and you seem to have a
>>> one-dimensional problem, i.e. one variable. I don't think that what
>>> you were asked to do is a very good idea: look at how your information
>>> is stored in the graph. It is there in terms of the area of different
>>> blocks. Humans are pretty bad at interpretating areas, so your graph
>>> is not a very efficient way of conveying information.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>> Maarten
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Amadou DIALLO <stata.diallo@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Dear statlisters,
>>>> I've been asked to produce the following graph, but couldn't find a
>>>> way to do it.
>>>> Let's say you have 3 individuals whose income are
>>>>
>>>> obs inc
>>>> 1    75
>>>> 2    12.5
>>>> 3    12.5
>>>>
>>>> I want to have the following graph: a matrix of total income, where
>>>> each individual's share will be plotted.
>>>>
>>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>>> |                              |             |
>>>> |                              |     12.5  |
>>>> |         75                  |  --------   |
>>>> |                              | 12.5      |
>>>> |                              |             |
>>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> If possible, I want to add labels and plot each box with a different
>>>> color. Of course, in my sample, I have more observations.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards and thanks for usual support.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Amadou B. DIALLO, PhD.
>>>> Senior Economist, AfDB.
>>>> a.b.diallo@afdb.org
>>>> +21671101789
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>>>
>>>
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>
>
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> Senior Economist, AfDB.
> a.b.diallo@afdb.org
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