Re: st: RE: RE: Graph of sum results

[mt2235@columbia.edu]

It works great.

Thank you Martin!

Quoting Martin Weiss <martin.weiss1@gmx.de>:

> <>
>
> If you do find the idea of -collapse- destroying your original data creepy,
> you can of course -preserve- and -restore-, or go the -graph dot- route:
>
>
> ***
> clear*
> set obs 9
>
> //year
> gen year=_n+1998
>
> //observations
> expand 10
> gen profit=rnormal(10000,1000)
>
> //get graph
> graph dot (mean) profit, over(year)
> ***
>
>
>
> HTH
> Martin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Martin Weiss
> Sent: Samstag, 8. August 2009 00:22
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st: RE: Graph of sum results
>
>
> <>
>
> ***
> clear*
> set obs 9
>
> //year
> gen year=_n+1998
>
> //observations
> expand 10
> gen profit=rnormal(10000,1000)
>
> //get graph
> collapse (mean) profit, by(year)
> twoway (line profit year)
> ***
>
>
> HTH
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of
> mt2235@columbia.edu
> Sent: Samstag, 8. August 2009 00:00
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st: Graph of sum results
>
> Hi,
> I am trying to make a line plot of the annual mean of a variable for
> the years 1999-2007.
> I am using the following command for the means:
>
> bysort  year: sum  profit
>
> How could I make a line plot of the nine means?
>
> Thank you for your help!!
> Margie
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