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Re: st: sts graph: setting line style with multiple groups
From
Michael McCulloch <[email protected]>
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Re: st: sts graph: setting line style with multiple groups
Date
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:52:46 -0800
Thank you Scott,
I has misunderstood the help file to say that a "formula" was more than one line specification in a group. Thanks for pointing out that individual -lpattern- markers each need their own set of double quotes.
Michael
On Nov 21, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Scott Merryman wrote:
> ...
> plot1opts(lpattern("l") lcolor(black)) ///
> plot2opts(lpattern("-") lcolor(black)) ///
> plot3opts(lpattern(".") lcolor(black)) ///
> plot4opts(lpattern("_") lcolor(black)) ///
> ...
>
> From the help -help linepatternstyle- : "When you specify a formula,
> you must enclose it in double quotes."
>
>
> Scott
>
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Michael McCulloch
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hello Statalist members,
>> In the following -sts graph- command, the display produces a solid line for both groups 1 and 3, even though I've specified "." for the -lpattern- suboption.
>>
>> Any suggestions on how to get each plotted line to have its own -lpattern- would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> clear
>> sysuse cancer.dta
>> replace drug=4 in 1/10
>> tab drug
>> sts graph, by(drug) saving("km", replace ) tmax(120) ///
>> title("Stage I") ///
>> legend( label(1 "1") ///
>> label(2 "2") ///
>> label(3 "3") ///
>> label(4 "4")) ///
>> plot1opts(lpattern(1) lcolor(black)) ///
>> plot2opts(lpattern(-) lcolor(black)) ///
>> plot3opts(lpattern(.) lcolor(black)) ///
>> plot4opts(lpattern(_) lcolor(black)) ///
>> xtitle("Survival time in months") graphregion(margin(tiny)) ///
>> l2title("Percent surviving") xmtick(0(12)120) xlabel(0 12 24 60 120) censored(single) ///
>> risktable(, order(1 "1" 2 "2" 3 "3" 4 "4") rowtitle(, ///
>> justification(left)) title(, at(rowtitle)))
>>
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Michael McCulloch, LAc MPH PhD
>> Pine Street Foundation
>> 124 Pine Street
>> San Anselmo, CA 94960-2674
>> tel: 415-407-1357
>> fax: 206-338-2391
>>
>
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Best wishes,
Michael McCulloch, LAc MPH PhD
Pine Street Foundation
124 Pine Street
San Anselmo, CA 94960-2674
tel: 415-407-1357
fax: 206-338-2391
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