Create named graph object containing the results of a graph command, or created when merging multiple graphs into a single graph.
Syntax
graph graph_name.graph_command(options) arg1 [arg2 arg3 ...]
graph graph_name.merge graph1 graph2 [graph3 ...]
Follow the keyword with a name for the graph, a period, and then a statement used to create a graph. There are two distinct forms of the command.
In the first form of the command, you create a graph using one of the graph commands, and then name the object using the specified name. The portion of the command given by,
graph_command(options) arg1 [arg2 arg3 ...]
should follow the form of one of the standard EViews graph commands:
area | |
band | |
bar | |
boxplot | Boxplot graph (
boxplot). |
distplot | Distribution graph (
distplot). |
dot | |
errbar | Error bar graph (
errbar). |
hilo | High-low(-open-close) graph (
hilo). |
line | |
pie | |
qqplot | Quantile-Quantile graph (
qqplot). |
scat | Scatterplot—same as XY, but lines are initially turned off, symbols turned on, and a  frame is used (
scat). |
scatmat | Matrix of scatterplots (
scatmat). |
scatpair | Scatterplot pairs graph (
scatpair). |
seasplot | Seasonal line graph (
seasplot). |
spike | |
xyarea | XY line-symbol graph with one X plotted against one or more Y’s using existing line-symbol settings (
xyarea). |
xybar | XY line-symbol graph with one X plotted against one or more Y’s using existing line-symbol settings (
xybar). |
xyline | Same as XY, but symbols are initially turned off, lines turned on, and a  frame is used (
xyline). |
xypair | Same as XY but sets XY settings to display pairs of X and Y plotted against each other (
xypair). |
In the second form of the command, you instruct EViews to merge the listed graphs into a single graph, and then name the graph object using the specified name.
Options
reset | Resets all graph options to the global defaults. May be used to remove existing customization of the graph. |
p | Print the graph (for use when specified with a graph command). |
Additional options will depend on the type of graph chosen. See the entry for each graph type for a list of the available options (for example, see
bar for details on bar graphs).
Examples
graph gra1.line(s, p) gdp m1 inf
creates and prints a stacked line graph object named GRA1. This command is equivalent to running the command:
line(s, p) gdp m1 inf
freezing the view, and naming the graph GRA1.
graph mygra.merge gr_line gr_scat gr_pie
creates a multiple graph object named MYGRA that merges three graph objects named GR_LINE, GR_SCAT, and GR_PIE.
Cross-references
See
“Graph Objects” for a general discussion of graphs.