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From | Michael Barker <mdb96statalist@gmail.com> |
To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
Subject | Re: st: How to graph this. |
Date | Mon, 3 Feb 2014 09:48:53 -0500 |
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 >>>> * >>>> * For searches and help try: >>>> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search >>>> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ >>>> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> --------------------------------- >>> Maarten L. Buis >>> WZB >>> Reichpietschufer 50 >>> 10785 Berlin >>> Germany >>> >>> http://www.maartenbuis.nl >>> --------------------------------- >>> * >>> * For searches and help try: >>> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search >>> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ >>> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ >> * >> * For searches and help try: >> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search >> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ >> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ >> > > > -- > Amadou B. DIALLO, PhD. > Senior Economist, AfDB. > a.b.diallo@afdb.org > +21671101789 > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search > * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/