Stata Learning Module
Graphics: Common Graph Options

This module shows examples of the different kinds of graphs that can be created with the graph twoway command.  This is illustrated by showing the command and the resulting graph.  For more information, see the Stata Graphics Manual available over the web and from within Stata by typing help graph, and in particular the section on Two Way Scatterplots.

Adding a title graph twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing")

Black title, positioned at 11 O'Clock graph twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing", /// color(black) position(11))

Title at 5 O'Clock, medium size text, positioned within the graph graph twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing", /// size(medium) position(5) ring(0))

Title in a box with cyan background, magenta border and a medium margin around the title graph twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing", /// box bcolor(cyan) blcolor(magenta) bmargin(medium))

Two line title with a gap of 3 between the titles graph twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing" /// "Sample of 200 Students", linegap(3) )

Graph with title, subtitle, caption, and a note graph twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing") /// subtitle("Sample of 200 Students") /// note(High School and Beyond Data) /// caption(From www.ats.ucla.edu)

Moving and sizing note and caption graph twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing") /// subtitle("Sample of 200 Students") /// note(High School and Beyond Data, size(medium) position(5)) /// caption(From www.ats.ucla.edu, size(vsmall) position(5))

Modifying title on x and y axis twoway scatter read write, /// ytitle(Score on Writing Test) /// xtitle(Score on Reading Test)

Complete example twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing") /// subtitle("Sample of 200 Students") /// note(High School and Beyond Data, size(medium) position(5)) /// caption(From www.ats.ucla.edu, size(vsmall) position(5)) /// ytitle(Score on Writing Test) /// xtitle(Score on Reading Test)

Sizing graph to have 4 by 2 aspect ratio twoway scatter read write, ysize(2) xsize(4)

Making text scaled 1.5 times normal size graph twoway scatter read write, scale(1.5)

Graph with sand color outside graph, gray inside graph graph twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing") /// graphregion( color(sand) ) plotregion( fcolor(gray) )

Graph with sand color outside graph, gray inside graph, red outer border, blue inner border graph twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing") /// graphregion( fcolor(red) ifcolor(sand) ) /// plotregion( fcolor(blue) ifcolor(gray))

Graph with colors for many border elements graph twoway scatter read write, /// title("Scatterplot of Reading and Writing") /// graphregion( fcolor(red) lcolor(yellow) lwidth(thick) /// ifcolor(sand) ilcolor(orange) ilwidth(thick)) /// plotregion( fcolor(blue) lcolor(green) lwidth(thick) /// ifcolor(gray) ilcolor(purple) ilwidth(thick))