Installing catplot

Installing catplot

by Branden Barger -

Hi, 

I am creating a graphical representation of two categorical variables collected in a demographic survey used in my research group. After doing a substantial amount of online searching, I found the best way to represent this data would be in a horizontal stacked catplot (to show the percentage of respondents answering any one particular category group). 

I currently use stata 13 through MyResearch and when I type: 

help catplot 

and then try and install the associated package, I come up with an error message:

"file c:\\ado\plus\next.trk already exists"

Unfortunately, though if I try and run a catplot there is a syntax error - (1) is there an alternative syntax for a catplot? (2) if no, how can I install the package without the error message??

 

Thank you for the help!

 

Branden

Re: Installing catplot

by Kristen -

Hi Brandon, 

What happens when you type: 

'ssc install catplot'

are you able to open the help file?

'help caplet' 

Have you tried updating?

Type 'update' into the command line. 

Re: Installing catplot

by Branden Barger -

Hi Kristen, 

Thanks for the response! To answer you questions:

  • ssc install catplot 
    • error message: "file c:\\ado\plus\next.trk already exists
  • help catplot 
    • error message: not found
    • 1 package found: install 
      • same error message was before 
      • ancillary files: already exist and are up to date 
  • update
    • updates available
      • unable to update without administrator password..(running through MyAccess)

because catplot doesn't seem to be working, is there an alternative syntax that we learned in class that would accomplish the same task?? (e.g. graph hbar using a stack option?)

 

thank you!