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help for ^kdensity^ (manual: ^[R] kdensity^)
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Univariate kernel density estimation
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^kdensity^ varname [weight] [^if^ exp] [^in^ range] [^,^ ^noden^sity
^nogr^aph ^g^enerate^(^newvarx newvard^) n(^#^) w^idth^(^#^)^
[ ^bi^weight|^cos^ine|^ep^an|^gau^ss|^par^zen|^rec^tangle|^tri^angle]
^nor^mal ^stu^d^(^#^) at(^varx^) s^ymbol^(^...^) c^onnect^(^...^)^
^t^itle^(^string^)^ graph_options ]
^fweights^ and ^aweights^ are allowed; see help @weights@.
Description
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^kdensity^ produces kernel density estimates and graphs the result.
Options
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^nodensity^ is included for compatibility with previous versions of Stata; you
probably do not want to specify it. ^nodensity^ specifies that the graph
should not be drawn on a density scale and/or that newvard in the ^gen()^
option should not be returned on the density scale. You can convert the
scale to the density scale (area under the curve to equal 1) using the
scale factor saved in global macro ^S_4^.
^nograph^ suppresses drawing the graph. This option is often used in conjunction
with ^generate()^.
^generate(^newvarx newvard^)^ stores the results of the estimation. newvard will
contain the density estimate. newvarx will contain the points at which
the density is estimated.
^n(^#^)^ specifies the number of points at which the density estimate is to be
evaluated. The default is min(_N,50).
^width(^#^)^ specifies the halfwidth of the kernel, the width of the density
window around each point. If ^width()^ is not specified, then the "optimal"
width is used; see ^[R] kdensity^. In fact, for multimodal and highly
skewed densities, the "optimal" is usually too wide and oversmooths the
density.
^biweight^, ^cosine^, ..., ^triangle^ specify the kernel. (Actually, ^cosine^
specifies the cosine trace as there is no such thing as a cosine kernel.)
By default, ^epan^, meaning the Epanechnikov kernel, is used.
^normal^ requests that a normal density be overlaid on the density estimate for
comparison.
^stud(^#^)^ specifies that a Student's t distribution with # degrees of freedom be
overlaid on the density estimate for comparison.
^symbol(^...^)^ is ^graph, twoway^'s ^symbol()^ option for specifying the plotting
symbol. The default is ^symbol(o)^; see help @graph@.
^at(^varx^)^ specifies a variable that contains the values at which the density
should be estimated. ^at()^ allows you to more easily obtain density
estimates for different variables or different subsamples of a variable
and then overlay the estimated densities for comparison.
^symbol(^...^)^ is ^graph, twoway^'s ^symbol()^ option for specifying the plotting
symbol. The default is ^symbol(o)^; see help @graph@.
^connect(^...^)^ is ^graph, twoway^'s ^connect()^ option for how points are connected.
The default is ^connect(l)^; see help @graph@.
^title(^string^)^ is ^graph^'s ^title()^ option for specifying the title. The default
is ^title(Kernel Density Estimate)^; see help @graph@.
graph_options are any of the other options allowed by ^graph, twoway^; see help
@graph@.
Examples
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. ^kdensity length, xlabel ylabel^
. ^kdensity length, xlabel ylabel w(20)^
. ^kdensity weight, parzen nogr gen(x2 parzen)^
Also see
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Manual: ^[R] kdensity^
On-line: help for @graph@, @hist@