Extending Stata graphics via SVG manipulation commands

Robert Grant () and Tim P. Morris ()
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Robert Grant: BayesCamp
Tim P. Morris: MRC Clinical Trials Unit, University College London, UK

United Kingdom Stata Users' Group Meetings 2017 from Stata Users Group

Abstract: Among the many new features in Stata version 14, arguably the most exciting was completely unheralded: Stata graphs could now be exported to SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format. SVG is a great option for storing graphical outputs because it is compact but images can be enlarged without becoming blurred or pixelated. It is also relatively human-readable, as the .svg files are plain text XML code. As output by Stata, this is particularly readable. We present three new commands as the start of a larger SVG manipulation package, which amend an existing Stata-generated .svg file to add features that are not available within Stata. Individual objects such as markers or lines can be made semi- transparent, the SVG can be embedded within a web page with some interactivity such as popup information, and a scatterplot can be converted to a hexagonal bin (2-dimensional histogram).

Date: 2017-09-14
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