Re: PairedBarChart "Education and Training pay..."
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg123954] Re: PairedBarChart "Education and Training pay..."
- From: Tomas Garza <tgarza10 at msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 02:45:34 -0500 (EST)
- Delivered-to: l-mathgroup@mail-archive0.wolfram.com
I was awfully worried when I read your prior message. Thanks for the clarification.
-Tomas
> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net; tgarza10 at msn.com
> Subject: Re: Re: PairedBarChart "Education and Training pay... "
> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 16:32:58 -0600
> From: btreat1 at austin.rr.com
>
> Oops, Tomas' code depended on definitions from the other post:
>
> labelsrates = {"1.9 %", "2.4 %", "4.0 %", "5.4 %", "7.0 %", "9.2 %",
> "10.3 %", "14.9 %"};
> labelsearnings = {"$80,600", "$83,720", "$66,144", "$53,976",
> "$39,884", "$37,024", "$32,552", "$23,088"};
>
> So it DOES work.
>
> Bobby
>
> On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:49:26 -0600, DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
> > That has errors, including the undefined variables "labelsrates" and
> > "labelsearnings".
> >
> > Bobby
> >
> > On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:27:43 -0600, Tomas Garza <tgarza10 at msn.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >> Sometimes it pays to try direct lower-level programming instead of
> >> using the ready-made graphics, especially when you come to charts. This
> >> allows for more freedom in choosing precisely what you need. Maybe it
> >> looks more laborious, but in the end it is rather straightforward (at
> >> least you can understand what you're doing). I tried my hand with your
> >> example, and produced the following, which seems to work fine:
> >> labels = Reverse@{"Some high school,\nno diploma", "High school
> >> graduate", "Some college,\nno degree", "Associate degree",
> >> "Bachelor's degree", "Master's degree", "Professional degree",
> >> "Doctoral degree"};
> >> rates = -Reverse at {1.9, 2.4, 4.0, 5.4, 7.0, 9.2, 10.3, 14.9};
> >> vmin = Table[i, {i, 0, 7}];
> >> hor = Partition[Riffle[rates, vmin], 2];
> >> earns = Table[ 3.8, {8}] + {80600, 83720, 66144, 53976, 39884,
> >> 37024, 32552, 23088}/5000.;
> >> horearns = Partition[Riffle[Reverse@earns, vmin], 2];
> >> verts = Table[i, {i, 0.5, 9.5, 1}];
> >> mx = Partition[Riffle[Table[0, {9}], verts], 2];
> >> mxearns = Partition[Riffle[Table[7.6, {9}], verts], 2];
> >> minmx = Partition[Riffle[hor, mx], 2];
> >> minmxearns = Partition[Riffle[horearns, mxearns], 2];
> >> Graphics[{{Pink, Rectangle[Sequence @@ #]} & /@ minmx, {Green,
> >> Rectangle[Sequence @@ #]} & /@ minmxearns, {Opacity[0.5],
> >> Line[{{0, -0.1}, {0, 7.6}}]}, {Opacity[0.5], Line[{{7.6, -0.1},
> >> {7.6, 7.6}}]}, Inset[Style[ Grid[List /@ labels, Spacings ->
> >> {0.5, {2.0, 2.1, 2.1, 2.1, 1.9, 1.5, 1.4, 1.1}}], 8, "Label"], {3.7,
> >> 3.5}], Table[Text[Reverse[labelsrates][[j]], hor[[j]], {1.2,-1}],
> >> {j, 1, Length[hor]}],
> >> Table[Text[Reverse[labelsearnings][[j]], horearns[[j]], {-1.2,
> >> -1}], {j, 1, Length[hor]}]}, PlotRange -> {{-17.5, 23}, {-1, 9}},
> >> ImageSize -> 500, AspectRatio -> 0.5]
> >> Hope this helps,
> >> -Tomas
> >>
> >>> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:04:57 -0500
> >>> From: peacenova at yahoo.com
> >>> Subject: PairedBarChart "Education and Training pay..."
> >>> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> >>>
> >>> Dear MathGroup:
> >>>
> >>> I'm attempting to build a chart similar to the one appearing on the
> >>> following web page: http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm
> >>>
> >>> The following is what I have done far:
> >>>
> >>> doctoralrate = {0, 1.9}; doctoralearning = {0, 80600};
> >>> profdegreerate = {0, 2.4}; profdegreeearning = {0, 83720};
> >>> masterdegreerate = {0, 4.0}; masterdegreeearning = {0, 66144};
> >>> bachelordegreerate = {0, 5.4}; bachelordegreeearning = {0,53976};
> >>> associatedegreerate = {0, 7.0}; associatedegreeearning = {0,39884};
> >>> somecollegerate = {0, 9.2}; somecollegeearning = {0, 37024};
> >>> highschoolgradrate = {0, 10.3}; highschoolearning = {0, 32552};
> >>> somehighschoolrate = {0, 14.9}; somehighschoolearning = {0,23088};
> >>>
> >>> labels = {"Some high school, no diploma", "high school graduate",
> >>> "Some college, no degree", "Associate degree", "Bachelor's degree",
> >>> "Master's degree", "Professional degree", "Doctoral degree"};
> >>>
> >>> labelsrates = {"1.9 %", "2.4 %", "4.0 %", "5.4 %", "7.0 %", "9.2 %",
> >>> "10.3 %", "14.9 %"};
> >>>
> >>> labelsearnings = {"$80,600", "$83,720", "$66,144", "$53,976",
> >>> "$39,884", "$37,024", "$32,552", "$23,088"};
> >>>
> >>> scalingfactorrate = 5000;
> >>>
> >>> PairedBarChart[
> >>> Reverse[scalingfactorrate {doctoralrate, profdegreerate,
> >>> masterdegreerate, bachelordegreerate, associatedegreerate,
> >>> somecollegerate, highschoolgradrate, somehighschoolrate}],
> >>> Reverse[{doctoralearning, profdegreeearning, masterdegreeearning,
> >>> bachelordegreeearning, associatedegreeearning, somecollegeearning,
> >>> highschoolearning, somehighschoolearning}],
> >>> ChartLayout -> "Stacked", ChartStyle -> "Rainbow",
> >>> BarSpacing -> Large,
> >>> ChartLabels -> {Placed[{"Unemployment Rate in 2010 (%)",
> >>> "Median Earnings in 2010 ($)"}, Above],
> >>> Placed[labels, "CenterAxis"], None}, AxesLabel -> "Education",
> >>> ImageSize -> Large, PlotLabel -> "Education and Training pay...",
> >>> ChartElementFunction -> "GlassRectangle", Axes -> {False, True}]
> >>>
> >>> I'm having difficulties inserting the labelsrates, outside and to the
> >>> left of
> >>> the Unemployment rate bars. Similarly; I want to insert the
> >>> labelsearnings, outside and to the right of the Median Earnings bars.
> >>>
> >>> I'm also having difficulties separating the two vertical axes so that,
> >>> the education level labels fit properly between the axes.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your help!
> >>>
> >>> Gilmar Rodr=EDguez Pierluissi
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> DrMajorBob at yahoo.com