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Data Analysis with STATA

You're reading from   Data Analysis with STATA Explore the big data field and learn how to perform data analytics and predictive modelling in STATA

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782173175
Length 176 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction to Stata and Data Analytics FREE CHAPTER 2. Stata Programming and Data Management 3. Data Visualization 4. Important Statistical Tests in Stata 5. Linear Regression in Stata 6. Logistic Regression in Stata 7. Survey Analysis in Stata 8. Time Series Analysis in Stata 9. Survival Analysis in Stata Index

Line plots


Line plots follow a methodology similar to that of scatter plots. The difference is that you need to select the Line type of graph from the window shown in the following screenshot:

The output is shown as follows:

You can also sort the graph on the variable that is input to the X axis. The procedure to sort the graph by the X axis variable in order to find better patterns is shown as follows:

Here is the output, which looks drastically different from the first graph and shows you completely different patterns:

You can also change the line properties of the line graph shown in the preceding screenshot:

  1. Click on Line properties and select the Pattern option.

  2. Select Dash from the list of drop-down options for the pattern box.

    Here are a few screenshots that show you how to perform this operation:

    Here is how the graph is prepared:

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