BINSCATTER: Stata module to generate binned scatterplots

Michael Stepner

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: binscatter generates binned scatterplots, and is optimized for speed in large datasets. Binned scatterplots provide a non-parametric way of visualizing the relationship between two variables. With a large number of observations, a scatterplot that plots every data point would become too crowded to interpret visually. binscatter groups the x-axis variable into equal-sized bins, computes the mean of the x-axis and y-axis variables within each bin, then creates a scatterplot of these data points. It provides built-in options to control for covariates before plotting the relationship. It will also plot fit lines based on the underlying data, and can automatically handle regression discontinuities.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 12.1
Keywords: scatterplot; data description; regression discontinuity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-10-03, Revised 2013-11-24
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install binscatter". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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