Scatter Plots

chave

Hi Time,

Monster Question for you. I dont know if this is possible but basically I have some time series data and I basically need to present it as a 3D graph with my dependent var , independent var and the time.

Can it be done in STATA or on any other UCD program you know of????

This one has me stumped!!! and I didnt know who else to turn to.

regards

Chave

Économiste Monétaire

Dependent on the 'Y' axis, explanatory variable on the 'X' axis, each mark on the scatter plot refers to a point in time?

chave

Économiste Monétaire wrote: »

Dependent on the 'Y' axis, explanatory variable on the 'X' axis, each mark on the scatter plot refers to a point in time?

The 2D scatter plot is useless for me. I am aware that each plot refers to a point in time but can I report what that point in time is on a third axis, giving me a 3D representation of it???

regards

Chave

Time Magazine

chave wrote: »

Hi Time,

Lol, I know I'm a pretty big deal and all, but there are other people on the Economics forum :pac:

Monster Question for you. I dont know if this is possible but basically I have some time series data and I basically need to present it as a 3D graph with my dependent var , independent var and the time.

Can it be done in STATA or on any other UCD program you know of????

You could always write program to produce a pretty picture in R . Or, if you don't have six weeks to learn a computer language, I suggest you make a simple 3D graph in Excel.

This one has me stumped!!! and I didnt know who else to turn to.

Is there no tutor for the course or anything?

Best of luck.

chave

Time Magazine wrote: »

Lol, I know I'm a pretty big deal and all, but there are other people on the Economics forum :pac:

You could always write program to produce a pretty picture in R . Or, if you don't have six weeks to learn a computer language, I suggest you make a simple 3D graph in Excel.

Is there no tutor for the course or anything?

Best of luck.

Thats exactly what I need. God Id love to use R, that looks quality (drool). I need this graph for friday unfortunately so looks like ill be doing without. Theres no tutors really.

Whats the Excel 3D graph like? is it anything like the one from R?? stupid question i know.

2Scoops

chave wrote: »

Whats the Excel 3D graph like? is it anything like the one from R?? stupid question i know.

It kind of sucks. Excel doesn't actually do 3D graphs (at least in the x-axis/y-axis/z-axis sense), but you can simulate them to an extent. This guy's website has a good example:
http://andypope.info/index.htm

chave

Thanks everyone.

andrew

For what its worth for people who dig this thread up in future; there's a package for R called Rcmdr. It's a GUI for R which, amongst other things (of which I have no comprehension), lets you plot snazzy looking 3D graphs real easily. They look like this: http://imgur.com/ggPXC.png

Flamed Diving

Anyone else think their should be an "Official Statitical Software Thread" where all these tips could be collated. I think it would make a good reference.

andrew

Flamed Diving wrote: »

Anyone else think their should be an "Official Statitical Software Thread" where all these tips could be collated. I think it would make a good reference.

A post in the 'Economics Resources' thread would probably be grand.

Flamed Diving

nah