| Publisher: | Stata Press |
| Copyright: | 2025 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-59718-430-4 |
| Pages: | 796 |
Suggested citation:
StataCorp. 2025. Stata 19 Graphics Reference Manual. College Station, TX: Stata Press.
Graphs Everyone Should Know and How to Create Them in Stata
Franz Buscha
A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics, Fourth Edition
Michael N. Mitchell
Speaking Stata Graphics
Nicholas J. Cox
NetCourse® 120: Statistical graphics using Stata
Using Stata effectively: The fundamentals training course
Tips and Tricks webinar
| Intro | Introduction to graphics manual |
| Graph intro | Introduction to graphics |
| Graph Editor | Graph Editor |
[G-2] Commands
| graph | The graph command |
| graph bar | Bar charts |
| graph box | Box plots |
| graph close | Close Graph windows |
| graph combine | Combine multiple graphs |
| graph copy | Copy graph in memory |
| graph describe | Describe contents of graph in memory or on disk |
| graph dir | List names of graphs in memory and on disk |
| graph display | Display graph stored in memory |
| graph dot | Dot charts (summary statistics) |
| graph drop | Drop graphs from memory |
| graph export | Export current graph |
| graph manipulation | Graph manipulation commands |
| graph matrix | Matrix graphs |
| graph other | Other graphics commands |
| graph pie | Pie charts |
| graph play | Apply edits from a recording on current graph |
| graph print | Print a graph |
| graph query | List available schemes and styles |
| graph rename | Rename graph in memory |
| graph replay | Replay multiple graphs |
| graph save | Save graph to disk |
| graph set | Set graphics options |
| graph twoway | Twoway graphs |
| graph twoway area | Twoway line plot with area shading |
| graph twoway bar | Twoway bar plots |
| graph twoway connected | Twoway connected plots |
| graph twoway contour | Twoway contour plot with area shading |
| graph twoway contourline | Twoway contour-line plot |
| graph twoway dot | Twoway dot plots |
| graph twoway dropline | Twoway dropped-line plots |
| graph twoway fpfit | Twoway fractional-polynomial prediction plots |
| graph twoway fpfitci | Twoway fractional-polynomial prediction plots with CIs |
| graph twoway function | Twoway line plot of function |
| graph twoway heatmap | Twoway heat map |
| graph twoway histogram | Histogram plots |
| graph twoway kdensity | Kernel density plots |
| graph twoway lfit | Twoway linear prediction plots |
| graph twoway lfitci | Twoway linear prediction plots with CIs |
| graph twoway line | Twoway line plots |
| graph twoway lowess | Local linear smooth plots |
| graph twoway lpoly | Local polynomial smooth plots |
| graph twoway lpolyci | Local polynomial smooth plots with CIs |
| graph twoway mband | Twoway median-band plots |
| graph twoway mspline | Twoway median-spline plots |
| graph twoway pcarrow | Paired-coordinate plot with arrows |
| graph twoway pcarrowi | Twoway pcarrow with immediate arguments |
| graph twoway pccapsym | Paired-coordinate plot with spikes and marker symbols |
| graph twoway pci | Twoway paired-coordinate plot with immediate arguments |
| graph twoway pcscatter | Paired-coordinate plot with markers |
| graph twoway pcspike | Paired-coordinate plot with spikes |
| graph twoway qfit | Twoway quadratic prediction plots |
| graph twoway qfitci | Twoway quadratic prediction plots with CIs |
| graph twoway rarea | Range plot with area shading |
| graph twoway rbar | Range plot with bars |
| graph twoway rcap | Range plot with capped spikes |
| graph twoway rcapsym | Range plot with spikes capped with marker symbols |
| graph twoway rconnected | Range plot with connected lines |
| graph twoway rline | Range plot with lines |
| graph twoway rpcap | Range and point plot with capped spikes |
| graph twoway rpspike | Range and point plot with spikes |
| graph twoway rscatter | Range plot with markers |
| graph twoway rspike | Range plot with spikes |
| graph twoway scatter | Twoway scatterplots |
| graph twoway scatteri | Scatter with immediate arguments |
| graph twoway spike | Twoway spike plots |
| graph twoway tsline | Twoway line plots |
| graph use | Display graph stored on disk |
| palette | Display palettes of available selections |
| set graphics | Set whether graphs are displayed |
| set printcolor | Set how colors are treated when graphs are printed |
| set scheme | Set default scheme |
[G-3] Options
| added_line_options | Options for adding lines to twoway graphs |
| added_text_options | Options for adding text to twoway graphs |
| addplot_option | Option for adding additional twoway plots to command |
| advanced_options | Rarely specified options for use with graph twoway |
| area_options | Options for specifying the look of special areas |
| aspect_option | Option for controlling the aspect ratio of the plot region |
| axis_choice_options | Options for specifying the axes on which a plot appears |
| axis_label_options | Options for specifying axis labels |
| axis_options | Options for specifying numeric axes |
| axis_scale_options | Options for specifying axis scale, range, and look |
| axis_title_options | Options for specifying axis titles |
| barlook_options | Options for setting the look of bars |
| blabel_option | Option for labeling bars |
| by_option | Option for repeating graph command |
| cat_axis_label_options | Options for specifying look of categorical axis labels |
| cat_axis_line_options | Options for specifying look of categorical axis line |
| clegend_option | Option for controlling the contour-plot legend |
| cline_options | Options for connecting points with lines (subset of connect options) | colorvar_options | Options for using levels of a variable to control color |
| connect_options | Options for connecting points with lines |
| eps_options | Options for exporting to Encapsulated PostScript |
| fcline_options | Options for determining the look of fitted connecting lines |
| fitarea_options | Options for specifying the look of confidence interval areas |
| gif_options | Options for exporting to Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) |
| jpg_options | Options for exporting to Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format |
| legend_options | Option for specifying legends |
| line_options | Options for determining the look of lines |
| marker_label_options | Options for specifying marker labels |
| marker_options | Options for specifying markers |
| name_option | Option for naming graph in memory |
| nodraw_option | Option for suppressing display of graph |
| pdf_options | Options for exporting to Portable Document Format |
| play_option | Option for playing graph recordings |
| png_options | Options for exporting to portable network graphics (PNG) format |
| pr_options | Options for use with graph print |
| ps_options | Options for exporting or printing to PostScript |
| rcap_options | Options for determining the look of range plots with capped spikes |
| region_options | Options for shading and outlining regions and controlling graph size |
| rspike_options | Options for determining the look of range spikes |
| saving_option | Option for saving graph to disk |
| scale_option | Option for resizing text, markers, and line widths |
| scheme_option | Option for specifying scheme |
| std_options | Options for use with graph construction commands |
| svg_options | Options for exporting to Scalable Vector Graphics |
| textbox_options | Options for textboxes and concept definition |
| tif_options | Options for exporting to tagged image file format (TIFF) |
| title_options | Options for specifying titles |
| twoway_options | Options for twoway graphs |
[G-4] Styles, concepts, and schemes
| addedlinestyle | Choices for overall look of added lines |
| alignmentstyle | Choices for vertical alignment of text |
| anglestyle | Choices for the angle at which text is displayed |
| areastyle | Choices for look of regions |
| axisstyle | Choices for overall look of axes |
| bystyle | Choices for look of by-graphs |
| clockposstyle | Choices for location: Direction from central point |
| colorstyle | Choices for color |
| compassdirstyle | Choices for location |
| Concept: gph files | Using gph files |
| Concept: lines | Using lines |
| Concept: repeated options | Interpretation of repeated options |
| connectstyle | Choices for how points are connected |
| gridstyle | Choices for overall look of grid lines |
| intensitystyle | Choices for the intensity of a color |
| justificationstyle | Choices for how text is justified |
| legendstyle | Choices for look of legends |
| linealignmentstyle | Choices for whether outlines are inside, outside, or centered |
| linepatternstyle | Choices for whether lines are solid, dashed, etc. |
| linestyle | Choices for overall look of lines |
| linewidthstyle | Choices for thickness of lines |
| marginstyle | Choices for size of margins |
| markerlabelstyle | Choices for overall look of marker labels |
| markersizestyle | Choices for the size of markers |
| markerstyle | Choices for overall look of markers |
| orientationstyle | Choices for orientation of textboxes |
| plotregionstyle | Choices for overall look of plot regions |
| pstyle | Choices for overall look of plot |
| ringposstyle | Choices for location: Distance from plot region |
| Schemes intro | Introduction to schemes |
| Scheme economist | Scheme description: economist |
| Scheme s1 | Scheme description: s1 family |
| Scheme s2 | Scheme description: s2 family |
| Scheme sj | Scheme description: sj |
| Scheme st | Scheme description: st family |
| shadestyle | Choices for overall look of filled areas |
| size | Choices for sizes for objects |
| stylelists | Lists of style elements and shorthands |
| symbolstyle | Choices for the shape of markers |
| text | Text in graphs |
| textboxstyle | Choices for the overall look of text including border |
| textsizestyle | Choices for the size of text |
| textstyle | Choices for the overall look of text |
| ticksetstyle | Choices for overall look of axis ticks |
| tickstyle | Choices for the overall look of axis ticks and axis tick labels |
| Glossary | |
| Combined author index | |
| Combined subject index | |