RE: st: RE: lorenz curve

[ag86264@studbocconi.it]

Thanks a lot.....!!

claudia



Quoting philippe van kerm <philippe.vankerm@ceps.lu>:

> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-
> > statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] De la part de ag86264@studbocconi.it
> > Envoyé : Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:51 AM
> > À : statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > Objet : Re: st: RE: lorenz curve
> >
> > Ok, but I have a problem.
> >
> > I have to construct a single graph whit Lorenz curve of varname, lorenz
> > curve of varname where population are ordered in descending order of
> > varname and a 45° line. To construct the Loren curve where population
> > are ordered in descending order of varname I typed:
> > glcurve var , lorenz
> > gen minvar = 0-var
> > glcurve  var , sortvar(minvar) lorenz gl(t) gl(s) then, for the
> > "traditional" lorenz curve:
> > glcurve7 var if area3==1, lorenz gl(t1) p(s2) and to have a single
> > graph:
> > line s t||function y=x||line t1 s2
> >
> > But in this way the graph show me the 45° line, but the traditional
> > lorenz curve is now similar to that construct ordring population in
> > descending order..so both up the 45° line.
> > Would it can be the fail?
>
> You inverted the ordinates in -line s t-. Should be
>
> twoway  line t s ||function y=x||line t1 s2
>
> Note in passing that you should also use -glcurve- (not -glcurve7-) 
> for your 'traditional' curve too.
>
> Philippe
>
>
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