From John.Komlos at econhist.vwl.uni-muenchen.de Mon May 3 05:08:06 2004 From: John.Komlos at econhist.vwl.uni-muenchen.de (John Komlos) Date: Wed Nov 16 18:04:32 2005 Subject: EHB: WG: help with charting software Message-ID: ----------------- EHB POSTING ----------------- Von: slmorgan@unimelb.edu.au [mailto:slmorgan@unimelb.edu.au] Gesendet: Samstag, 1. Mai 2004 12:45 Could anyone help me with my search for suitable charting software. Charting options available in SPSS and Excel are somewhat limited, at least when it comes to more complex display functions. Can anyone recommend chart software that could do the following: What do I want to chart? I have 30 provincial group-observations (a continous numeric) per survey year, the surveys occur every 5 years, and I want to display vertically by survey year the observations (imagine the display as a column of bubbles rising, where each bubble is a group observation). The display should also show the mean, the inter-quartile range, and running along below the X axis (or along the top above the columns) the coefficient of variation. I saw such a chart some years ago where someone was analysing the variation in per capita grain availability by province in China, but I haven't a clue what software was used. Can anyone help? best wishes from China. Stephen -- Dr Stephen Morgan University of Melbourne s.morgan@unimelb.edu.au ------------ FOOTER TO EHB POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info EHB" to lists@eh.net. From C.Knusel at Bradford.ac.uk Mon May 3 06:50:13 2004 From: C.Knusel at Bradford.ac.uk (C.Knusel@Bradford.ac.uk) Date: Wed Nov 16 18:04:32 2005 Subject: EHB: WG: help with charting software Message-ID: ----------------- EHB POSTING ----------------- Dear All, Although I have only recently received a copy of the programme and have only just started to learn how to use it, I am wondering if Statistica might be able to do this. Best Regards, Christopher Knüsel Quoting John Komlos : > ----------------- EHB POSTING ----------------- > Von: slmorgan@unimelb.edu.au [mailto:slmorgan@unimelb.edu.au] > Gesendet: Samstag, 1. Mai 2004 12:45 > > Could anyone help me with my search for suitable charting software. > > Charting options available in SPSS and Excel are somewhat limited, at least > when it comes to more complex display functions. Can anyone recommend chart > software that could do the following: > > What do I want to chart? I have 30 provincial group-observations (a > continous numeric) per survey year, the surveys occur every 5 years, and I > want to display vertically by survey year the observations (imagine the > display as a column of bubbles rising, where each bubble is a group > observation). The display should also show the mean, the inter-quartile > range, and running along below the X axis (or along the top above the > columns) the coefficient of variation. > > I saw such a chart some years ago where someone was analysing the variation > in per capita grain availability by province in China, but I haven't a clue > what software was used. Can anyone help? > > best wishes from China. Stephen > > -- > Dr Stephen Morgan > University of Melbourne > s.morgan@unimelb.edu.au > > ------------ FOOTER TO EHB POSTING ------------ > For information, send the message "info EHB" to lists@eh.net. > > -- Dr. Christopher J. Knüsel, Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Course Manager, MSc. in Human Osteology and Palaeopathology, Biological Anthropology Research Centre (BARC), Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, BD7 1DP Telephone: +44-(0)1274- 233545 Fax: +44-(0)1274-235190 E-Mail: c.knusel@bradford.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------ This mail sent through IMP: http://webmail.brad.ac.uk To report misuse from this email address forward the message and full headers to misuse@bradford.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ FOOTER TO EHB POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info EHB" to lists@eh.net. From fjohnsto at sas.upenn.edu Mon May 3 09:11:25 2004 From: fjohnsto at sas.upenn.edu (Fjohnsto) Date: Wed Nov 16 18:04:32 2005 Subject: EHB: WG: help with charting software Message-ID: ----------------- EHB POSTING ----------------- John- Have you looked at Stata? It's a complete - and excellent - statistical analysis package. As a matter of fact, it has a lot of demographic-oriented routines, and is lightening fast. Stata also has a first-rate set of chart and graph procedures that might suit your purpose. I use an earlier version (Version 5.0) and the only criticism, from some individuals, is that you have to enter commands manually; however more recent versions may be flashier - the most recent is 8.0. Finally, there is an associated program called Stage that is an adjunct to Stata graphs. It allows one to edit graphs directly: draw lines, enter text, etc. Useful as I find it to be, it is old and somewhat awkward to use. The web address is www.stata.com. Frank Frank Johnston Department of Anthropology University of Pennsylvania http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~fjohnsto -----Original Message----- From: owner-EHB@eh.net [mailto:owner-EHB@eh.net] On Behalf Of John Komlos Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 5:08 AM To: Ehb Subject: EHB: WG: help with charting software ----------------- EHB POSTING ----------------- Von: slmorgan@unimelb.edu.au [mailto:slmorgan@unimelb.edu.au] Gesendet: Samstag, 1. Mai 2004 12:45 Could anyone help me with my search for suitable charting software. Charting options available in SPSS and Excel are somewhat limited, at least when it comes to more complex display functions. Can anyone recommend chart software that could do the following: What do I want to chart? I have 30 provincial group-observations (a continous numeric) per survey year, the surveys occur every 5 years, and I want to display vertically by survey year the observations (imagine the display as a column of bubbles rising, where each bubble is a group observation). The display should also show the mean, the inter-quartile range, and running along below the X axis (or along the top above the columns) the coefficient of variation. I saw such a chart some years ago where someone was analysing the variation in per capita grain availability by province in China, but I haven't a clue what software was used. Can anyone help? best wishes from China. Stephen -- Dr Stephen Morgan University of Melbourne s.morgan@unimelb.edu.au ------------ FOOTER TO EHB POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info EHB" to lists@eh.net. ------------ FOOTER TO EHB POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info EHB" to lists@eh.net. From A.Gjonca1 at lse.ac.uk Tue May 4 07:36:02 2004 From: A.Gjonca1 at lse.ac.uk (Gjonca1,A) Date: Wed Nov 16 18:04:32 2005 Subject: EHB: WG: help with charting software Message-ID: ----------------- EHB POSTING ----------------- John, I would agree, stata does as excellent job with different demographic analyses. In particular the latest version, STATA 8 is even better with graphical representations. Arjan -------------------------------------------- Dr. Arjan Gjonça Senior Lecturer in Demography Department of Social Policy London School of Economics Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE Email: a.gjonca1@lse.ac.uk Tel. +44-20-7955-7663 Fax. +44-20-7955-6833 ----------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Fjohnsto [mailto:fjohnsto@sas.upenn.edu] Sent: 03 May 2004 14:11 To: EHB@eh.net Subject: RE: EHB: WG: help with charting software ----------------- EHB POSTING ----------------- John- Have you looked at Stata? It's a complete - and excellent - statistical analysis package. As a matter of fact, it has a lot of demographic-oriented routines, and is lightening fast. Stata also has a first-rate set of chart and graph procedures that might suit your purpose. I use an earlier version (Version 5.0) and the only criticism, from some individuals, is that you have to enter commands manually; however more recent versions may be flashier - the most recent is 8.0. Finally, there is an associated program called Stage that is an adjunct to Stata graphs. It allows one to edit graphs directly: draw lines, enter text, etc. Useful as I find it to be, it is old and somewhat awkward to use. The web address is www.stata.com. Frank Frank Johnston Department of Anthropology University of Pennsylvania http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~fjohnsto -----Original Message----- From: owner-EHB@eh.net [mailto:owner-EHB@eh.net] On Behalf Of John Komlos Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 5:08 AM To: Ehb Subject: EHB: WG: help with charting software ----------------- EHB POSTING ----------------- Von: slmorgan@unimelb.edu.au [mailto:slmorgan@unimelb.edu.au] Gesendet: Samstag, 1. Mai 2004 12:45 Could anyone help me with my search for suitable charting software. Charting options available in SPSS and Excel are somewhat limited, at least when it comes to more complex display functions. Can anyone recommend chart software that could do the following: What do I want to chart? I have 30 provincial group-observations (a continous numeric) per survey year, the surveys occur every 5 years, and I want to display vertically by survey year the observations (imagine the display as a column of bubbles rising, where each bubble is a group observation). The display should also show the mean, the inter-quartile range, and running along below the X axis (or along the top above the columns) the coefficient of variation. I saw such a chart some years ago where someone was analysing the variation in per capita grain availability by province in China, but I haven't a clue what software was used. Can anyone help? best wishes from China. Stephen -- Dr Stephen Morgan University of Melbourne s.morgan@unimelb.edu.au ------------ FOOTER TO EHB POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info EHB" to lists@eh.net. ------------ FOOTER TO EHB POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info EHB" to lists@eh.net. ------------ FOOTER TO EHB POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info EHB" to lists@eh.net. From John.Komlos at econhist.vwl.uni-muenchen.de Sat May 29 03:24:46 2004 From: John.Komlos at econhist.vwl.uni-muenchen.de (John Komlos) Date: Wed Nov 16 18:04:33 2005 Subject: EHB: You might find this interesting. Message-ID: "Environmental Factors that Unknowingly Increase a Consumer's Food Intake and Consumption Volume" Annual Review of Nutrition, Vol. 24, pp. 455-479, 2004 BY: BRIAN WANSINK University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Document: Available from the SSRN Electronic Paper Collection: http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=518902 Contact: BRIAN WANSINK Email: Mailto:wansink@uiuc.edu Postal: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1206 South Sixth Street Champaign, IL 61820 UNITED STATES ABSTRACT: Package size, plate shape, lighting, socializing, and variety are only a few of the environmental factors that can influence the consumption volume of food far more than most people realize. Although such environmental factors appear unrelated, they generally influence consumption volume by inhibiting consumption monitoring and by suggesting alternative consumption norms. For researchers, this review shows that redirecting our focus to the "whys" or the psychological mechanisms behind consumption will raise the profile and impact of our research. For health professionals, this review underscores how small structural changes in one's immediate environments can reduce one's unknowing over-consumption of food.