Graphics Reference Manual

Publisher: Stata Press
Copyright: 2025
ISBN-13: 978-1-59718-430-4
Pages: 795

Suggested citation:
StataCorp. 2025. Stata 19 Graphics Reference Manual. College Station, TX: Stata Press.


Table of contents

[G-1] Introduction and overview

Intro Introduction to graphics manual
Graph intro Introduction to graphics
Graph Editor Graph Editor

[G-2] Commands

graph The graph command
graph bar Bar charts
graph box Box plots
graph close Close Graph windows
graph combine Combine multiple graphs
graph copy Copy graph in memory
graph describe Describe contents of graph in memory or on disk
graph dir List names of graphs in memory and on disk
graph display Display graph stored in memory
graph dot Dot charts (summary statistics)
graph drop Drop graphs from memory
graph export Export current graph
graph manipulation Graph manipulation commands
graph matrix Matrix graphs
graph other Other graphics commands
graph pie Pie charts
graph play Apply edits from a recording on current graph
graph print Print a graph
graph query List available schemes and styles
graph rename Rename graph in memory
graph replay Replay multiple graphs
graph save Save graph to disk
graph set Set graphics options
graph twoway Twoway graphs
graph twoway area Twoway line plot with area shading
graph twoway bar Twoway bar plots
graph twoway connected Twoway connected plots
graph twoway contour Twoway contour plot with area shading
graph twoway contourline Twoway contour-line plot
graph twoway dot Twoway dot plots
graph twoway dropline Twoway dropped-line plots
graph twoway fpfit Twoway fractional-polynomial prediction plots
graph twoway fpfitci Twoway fractional-polynomial prediction plots with CIs
graph twoway function Twoway line plot of function
graph twoway heatmap Twoway heat map
graph twoway histogram Histogram plots
graph twoway kdensity Kernel density plots
graph twoway lfit Twoway linear prediction plots
graph twoway lfitci Twoway linear prediction plots with CIs
graph twoway line Twoway line plots
graph twoway lowess Local linear smooth plots
graph twoway lpoly Local polynomial smooth plots
graph twoway lpolyci Local polynomial smooth plots with CIs
graph twoway mband Twoway median-band plots
graph twoway mspline Twoway median-spline plots
graph twoway pcarrow Paired-coordinate plot with arrows
graph twoway pcarrowi Twoway pcarrow with immediate arguments
graph twoway pccapsym Paired-coordinate plot with spikes and marker symbols
graph twoway pci Twoway paired-coordinate plot with immediate arguments
graph twoway pcscatter Paired-coordinate plot with markers
graph twoway pcspike Paired-coordinate plot with spikes
graph twoway qfit Twoway quadratic prediction plots
graph twoway qfitci Twoway quadratic prediction plots with CIs
graph twoway rarea Range plot with area shading
graph twoway rbar Range plot with bars
graph twoway rcap Range plot with capped spikes
graph twoway rcapsym Range plot with spikes capped with marker symbols
graph twoway rconnected Range plot with connected lines
graph twoway rline Range plot with lines
graph twoway rpcap Range and point plot with capped spikes
graph twoway rpspike Range and point plot with spikes
graph twoway rscatter Range plot with markers
graph twoway rspike Range plot with spikes
graph twoway scatter Twoway scatterplots
graph twoway scatteri Scatter with immediate arguments
graph twoway spike Twoway spike plots
graph twoway tsline Twoway line plots
graph use Display graph stored on disk
palette Display palettes of available selections
set graphics Set whether graphs are displayed
set printcolor Set how colors are treated when graphs are printed
set scheme Set default scheme

[G-3] Options

added_line_options Options for adding lines to twoway graphs
added_text_options Options for adding text to twoway graphs
addplot_option Option for adding additional twoway plots to command
advanced_options Rarely specified options for use with graph twoway
area_options Options for specifying the look of special areas
aspect_option Option for controlling the aspect ratio of the plot region
axis_choice_options Options for specifying the axes on which a plot appears
axis_label_options Options for specifying axis labels
axis_options Options for specifying numeric axes
axis_scale_options Options for specifying axis scale, range, and look
axis_title_options Options for specifying axis titles
barlook_options Options for setting the look of bars
blabel_option Option for labeling bars
by_option Option for repeating graph command
cat_axis_label_options Options for specifying look of categorical axis labels
cat_axis_line_options Options for specifying look of categorical axis line
clegend_option Option for controlling the contour-plot legend
cline_options Options for connecting points with lines (subset of connect options)
colorvar_options Options for using levels of a variable to control color
connect_options Options for connecting points with lines
eps_options Options for exporting to Encapsulated PostScript
fcline_options Options for determining the look of fitted connecting lines
fitarea_options Options for specifying the look of confidence interval areas
gif_options Options for exporting to Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
jpg_options Options for exporting to Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format
legend_options Option for specifying legends
line_options Options for determining the look of lines
marker_label_options Options for specifying marker labels
marker_options Options for specifying markers
name_option Option for naming graph in memory
nodraw_option Option for suppressing display of graph
pdf_options Options for exporting to Portable Document Format
play_option Option for playing graph recordings
png_options Options for exporting to portable network graphics (PNG) format
pr_options Options for use with graph print
ps_options Options for exporting or printing to PostScript
rcap_options Options for determining the look of range plots with capped spikes
region_options Options for shading and outlining regions and controlling graph size
rspike_options Options for determining the look of range spikes
saving_option Option for saving graph to disk
scale_option Option for resizing text, markers, and line widths
scheme_option Option for specifying scheme
std_options Options for use with graph construction commands
svg_options Options for exporting to Scalable Vector Graphics
textbox_options Options for textboxes and concept definition
tif_options Options for exporting to tagged image file format (TIFF)
title_options Options for specifying titles
twoway_options Options for twoway graphs

[G-4] Styles, concepts, and schemes

addedlinestyle Choices for overall look of added lines
alignmentstyle Choices for vertical alignment of text
anglestyle Choices for the angle at which text is displayed
areastyle Choices for look of regions
axisstyle Choices for overall look of axes
bystyle Choices for look of by-graphs
clockposstyle Choices for location: Direction from central point
colorstyle Choices for color
compassdirstyle Choices for location
Concept: gph files Using gph files
Concept: lines Using lines
Concept: repeated options Interpretation of repeated options
connectstyle Choices for how points are connected
gridstyle Choices for overall look of grid lines
intensitystyle Choices for the intensity of a color
justificationstyle Choices for how text is justified
legendstyle Choices for look of legends
linealignmentstyle Choices for whether outlines are inside, outside, or centered
linepatternstyle Choices for whether lines are solid, dashed, etc.
linestyle Choices for overall look of lines
linewidthstyle Choices for thickness of lines
marginstyle Choices for size of margins
markerlabelstyle Choices for overall look of marker labels
markersizestyle Choices for the size of markers
markerstyle Choices for overall look of markers
orientationstyle Choices for orientation of textboxes
plotregionstyle Choices for overall look of plot regions
pstyle Choices for overall look of plot
ringposstyle Choices for location: Distance from plot region
Schemes intro Introduction to schemes
Scheme economist Scheme description: economist
Scheme s1 Scheme description: s1 family
Scheme s2 Scheme description: s2 family
Scheme sj Scheme description: sj
Scheme st Scheme description: st family
shadestyle Choices for overall look of filled areas
size Choices for sizes for objects
stylelists Lists of style elements and shorthands
symbolstyle Choices for the shape of markers
text Text in graphs
textboxstyle Choices for the overall look of text including border
textsizestyle Choices for the size of text
textstyle Choices for the overall look of text
ticksetstyle Choices for overall look of axis ticks
tickstyle Choices for the overall look of axis ticks and axis tick labels


Glossary


Combined author index
Combined subject index