How to Put Greek Letters in Graphs in Stata

Stata allows you to print graphs in a number of formats.

Stata is a software package that allows you to represent data and statistical analysis in user-friendly graphs. You can label your axes and give graphs titles, and you can add text boxes on the slides as well. Stata 11, the most recent version of the software at the time of publication, is the first to permit the use of Greek letters in text boxes and other text areas.

Instructions

1. Use SMCL, Stata's text markup language, to enter labels for your axes and text boxes into your graph.

2. Add the English names for the Greek letters into your instructions for various text insertions. If you want your y-axis, for example, to say "(beta) Group Blood Pressure," enter y-title ("{&beta} Group Blood Pressure").

3. Add superscripts in brackets after the Greek letter. Chi-square is a common factor in graphing. To write that, add this to your program line: {&chi}{sup:2}.

References

• Princeton University: Stata Graphics
• Stata: Graphics