Benjamin Hulley
> I think I have an easy question for someone out there. I
> have produced
> a data set by merging several databases and I would like to
> produce
> simple summary graphs of some of the variables. However
> every time I
> try to produce a bar graph or histogram I get the following error:
>
> . graph box drinkalc
> invalid syntax
> invalid syntax
> invalid syntax
> invalid syntax
> invalid syntax
> r(198);
>
> this particular variable has the following attributes:
>
> . desc drinkalc
> storage display value
> variable name type format label variable label
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------
> -------
> drinkalc byte %8.0g missingdata
> Ever drink alcohol
>
> In trying to ferret out the solution I have produced bar graphs
> successfully from other data sets, including the precursors
> to the one
> I am currently using. In fact, running - graph bar
> drinkalc - from its
> precursor produces the correct graph. I've been to the statalist
> archives and looked up the error code with no luck. I think I'm
> missing something obvious, does anyone have a suggestion?
I think you need to say more about -drinkalc-.
It sounds like a binary variable.
You say you have problems with bar charts
and histograms, but your example is for
-graph box- and I can't reproduce that error message
even with various near-pathologies (all
values 0 or all values 1 or all values missing).
Show us the results of
. tab drinkalc
Nick
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