Just to let you know that I have discovered the on-line help under
help scheme by scaling
which explains the way that symbols and line thicknesses contract when
the by-option is specified, and seems to imply a way to turn it off in a
user-defined scheme. However, I would still greatly appreciate answers
to my two main queries.
Best wishes
Roger
Roger Newson
Lecturer in Medical Statistics
Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group
National Heart and Lung Institute
Imperial College London
Royal Brompton campus
Room 33, Emmanuel Kaye Building
1B Manresa Road
London SW3 6LR
Tel: +44 (0)20 7352 8121 ext 3381
Fax: +44 (0)20 7351 8322
Email: [email protected]
www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/
Opinions expressed are those of the author, not of the institution.
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Sent: 16 August 2006 20:26
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Subject: st: What is -relativesize- relative to?
Hello All. I have 2 queries about symbol sizes and line thicknesses in
Stata 9 graphs:
1. In -[G] relativesize-, it is stated that relative sizes are relative
to the minimum of the height and the width of the graph (or subgraph)
being drawn. In the terminology of -[G] region_options-, do the "height"
and "width" belong to the outer graph region, the inner graph region,
the outer plot region, the inner plot region, or some other region? (I
notice that the symbol sizes get smaller if I specify the -by()-
option.)
2. Is there any stable and/or formal definition of the alternative sizes
-vtiny- to -extrahuge- (mentioned in -[G] markersizestyle-) and -vvthin-
to -vvvthick- (mentioned in -g(linewidthstyle)-), in terms of the
-relativesize- scale or otherwise?
I ask because I would like to choose marker sizes and line thicknesses
more intelligently than by trial and error (which can be
time-consuming), possibly using schemes. I am using Stata 9.2 under
Windows/XP.
Thanks in advance
Roger
Roger Newson
Lecturer in Medical Statistics
Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group
National Heart and Lung Institute
Imperial College London
Royal Brompton campus
Room 33, Emmanuel Kaye Building
1B Manresa Road
London SW3 6LR
Tel: +44 (0)20 7352 8121 ext 3381
Fax: +44 (0)20 7351 8322
Email: [email protected]
www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/
Opinions expressed are those of the author, not of the institution.
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