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Stata: The language of choice for time series analysis?
Christopher F. Baum
Boston College

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Over time, Stata has come to incorporate more and more features for effective analysis of time series data, either pure time series or panel data with emphasis placed on the time series dimension of the panel. In this context, ‘time series modeling’ should be taken in the broad sense, referring to multivariate models built with data organized as time series, rather than the narrow sense of “Box–Jenkins” or ARIMA univariate time series models. This paper considers modeling performed in only the time domain rather than in the frequency domain.
Prior to Stata 6, support for time series analysis was weak, as Stata lacked the notion of a time series calendar. In working with time series data, the researcher wants to refer
to observations in terms of calendar time and see dates displayed on the statistical output and in graphs. Stata 6 incorporated a time series calendar and added a lengthy list of date functions which, if properly employed, can decompose dates into their components (e.g., the calendar month associated with a particular date) and translate dates between the supported data frequencies.

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Stata.Mitchell(2004), A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics




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Review
Praise for the First Edition
… an exceptional book. Not only is it printed in color—and around 1,000 graphs are included—but the book is also exceptional in how its elements—text, commands, graphs, table of contents—are put together and in the amount, accessibility, and documentation of the online supplements distributed with it.
—Ulrich Kohler, The Stata Journal, 2004
Product Description
The Power of Stata Graphics at Your Fingertips

Whether you are new to Stata graphics or a seasoned veteran, this book teaches you how to use Stata to make high-quality graphs that stand out and enhance statistical results. With over 900 illustrated examples and quick-reference tabs, it offers a guide to creating and customizing graphs for any type of statistical data using either Stata commands or the Graph Editor. The author displays each graph example in full color with simple and clear instructions. He shows how to produce various types of graph elements, including marker symbols, lines, legends, captions, titles, axis labels, and grid lines.

Reflecting the new graphics features of Stata, this thoroughly updated and expanded edition contains a new chapter that explains how to exploit the power of the new Graph Editor. This edition also includes additional examples and illustrates nearly every example with the Graph Editor.

Product Details

* Paperback: 471 pages
* Publisher: Stata Press; 2 edition (June 4, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1597180394
* ISBN-13: 978-1597180399

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Lean mainstream schemes for Stata 8 graphics

Svend Juul
Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine,
University of Aarhus, Denmark

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Abstract
The new Stata 8 graphics are powerful and flexible. Now, a few months
after the first release, the graphics still have some shortcomings—both in design
and in the manual documenting the program—but progress is being made. The
graph layout used throughout the Graphics Reference Manual has led some users
to underestimate the potential of the program. This paper presents two schemes
for a lean layout, conforming to the mainstream in scientific publishing.
Keywords: gr0002, graphs, schemes

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