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{title:Plot residuals versus predictor values after model fit}

{p 8 17 2}{cmd:rvpplot2} 
{it:varname} 
[ {cmd:,} {it:residualtype} 
{cmd:force} 
{cmdab:rsc:ale(}{it:exp}{cmd:)}
{cmd:lowess}[{cmd:(}{it:lowess_options}{cmd:)}]
{it:scatter_options}
{cmd:plot(}{it:plot}{cmd:)} ] 


{title:Description}

{p 4 4 2}{cmd:rvpplot2} graphs a residual-versus-predictor plot 
(a.k.a. independent variable plot, a.k.a. carrier plot), a graph of 
the residuals versus the specified predictor {it:varname}  
from the last regression-type model. The residuals are, by default,
those calculated by {cmd:predict, residuals} or (if the previous estimation
command was {cmd:glm}) by {cmd:predict, response}. 

{p 4 4 2}{cmd:rvpplot2} is for use after {cmd:regress} and similar commands; 
see help on the command of interest. It is a generalisation of official Stata's 
{cmd:rvpplot}. 


{title:Options}

{p 4 8 2}{it:residualtype} specifies a type of residual other than the default.
The following types are currently supported: {cmdab:a:nscombe},
{cmdab:d:eviance}, {cmdab:l:ikelihood}, {cmdab:p:earson}, {cmdab:r:esiduals},
{cmdab:resp:onse}, {cmdab:rsta:ndard}, {cmdab:rstu:dent}, {cmdab:s:core},
{cmdab:w:orking}. 

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:force} allows you to specify a predictor variable 
not included in the previous model. 

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:rscale(}{it:exp}{cmd:)} specifies a transformed scale on which to
show the residuals using Stata syntax and {cmd:X} as a placeholder for the
residual variable name. Thus {cmd:rscale(X^2)} specifies squaring, to show relative
contribution to residual variance; {cmd:rscale(abs(X))} specifies absolute
value, to set aside sign; {cmd:rscale(sqrt(abs(X)))} specifies root of absolute
value, a useful scale on which to check for heteroscedasticity.

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:lowess[(}{it:lowess_options}{cmd:)}] specifies that the residuals 
will be smoothed as a function of the predictor using {help twoway lowess} 
(options may be specified).

{p 4 8 2}{it:scatter_options} are options of {help twoway_scatter:twoway scatter}. 

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:plot(}{help plot_option:plot}{cmd:)} provides a way to add other
plots to the generated graph; see {help plot_option}. 


{title:Examples}

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. reg width length}{p_end}
{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. rvpplot2 length}
	
{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. glm price weight, link(log)}{p_end}
{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. rvpplot2 weight, anscombe yli(0)}


{title:Author}

{p 4 4 2}Nicholas J. Cox, University of Durham, U.K.{break} 
n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk
    
    
{title:Acknowledgements} 

{p 4 4 2}Kit Baum identified an error in a previous version of this help. 


{title:Also see}

{p 4 13 2}On-line:  help for {help scatter}, {help predict}, {help modeldiag}