MYAXIS: Stata module to reorder categorical variable by specified sort criterion

Nicholas Cox

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: yaxis maps an existing "categorical" variable, meaning usually a numeric variable with integer codes and value labels, or equivalently a string variable, to a new variable with integer values 1 up and with value labels, sorted according to a specified criterion. The element "axis" arises from a leading application of the command. You have a categorical variable that would define an axis of a graph, or one dimension of a table (the rows, or the columns, say), but the existing order of categories is not ideal. Some graph and table commands offer sorting on the fly, but this command may help wherever other commands do not offer that.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 8.2
Keywords: tabulation; graphics; sorting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-03-19
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install myaxis". 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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