Thread by @ACSundermann

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I’m feeling festive! I want to spread the cheer this holiday season by giving the #GiftOfCode for making beautiful figures! #EpiTwitter #StatsTwitter

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When I was starting out, I remember how it would take HOURS to get my figures looking just right.

Nothing was more valuable than example code for learning different #DataViz options 🎁

First up:

These options in #stata for making this graph presentation-ready!

adjustrcspline, link(logit) scheme(vg_palec) ///
ylabel(, nogrid angle(horizontal)) ///
xtitle("X (Units)", size(medium)) ytitle("Outcome Risk (%)", size(medium)) ///
graphregion(fcolor(white))

Now, let's make that figure journal-approved:

adjustrcspline, link(logit) lpattern(l) lcolor(black) ///
ciopts(recast(rline) lpattern(dash) lcolor(black)) ///
xtitle("X (Units)", size(medium)) ytitle("Outcome Risk (%)", ///
size(medium)) title("") ylabel(,labs(small) angle(hor))

Sprucing up the legend:
legend(row(1) col(2) order(2 "Estimated Risk" 1 "95% Confidence Intervals") size(small))

For almost all of my graphs, I include the options below, so I will omit these in following tweets to stay within the character limit! #GiftOfCode

graphregion(color(white)) *Makes the background white
ylabel(, nogrid) *Takes away the default horizontal gridlines

Over the next few days, I will post figure-beautifying options for different graph types.

I encourage #EpiTwitter and #StatsTwitter to join in the fun and give the #GiftOfCode by sharing examples of their favorite #DataViz options and tricks in #stata and #rstats!

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