FRAMED_BAR: Stata module for framed bar charts

Nicholas Cox

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: framed_bar draws framed bar charts showing summary statistics for one or more numeric variables. Frames comparing bars with limiting values can work to simplify, by making an obvious complement tacit rather than explicit, and to clarify, by making near extremes evident. It is best explained statistically by a leading application. Suppose we have a binary variable coded 0 or 1. This command can produce a bar chart showing the proportion of successes within a frame of height or length 1. The empty space corresponds to the proportion of failures. Equivalently, such a bar chart plots the mean or means of one or more sets of binary values, as a mean of such a (0, 1) variable is just the proportion of successes. Any single summary statistic offered by collapse may be chosen rather than means. Annotation by default shows the statistics (say means) concerned as a numeric text display. Annotation may be shown optionally of sample sizes as a numeric text display. Values shown may on the fly be replaced according to a specified calculation.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 12
Keywords: graphics; indicator variables; summary statistics; bar charts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-09-23, Revised 2024-10-02
Note: This module may be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install framed_bar". 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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