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*    Open a new log file.
*    Re-download the Guns Data (Stata Dataset). 
*    Re-order the dataset, if you choose.
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* a. The variable "pw1064" is the percent of the state 
*    population that is white, ages 10 to 64. Place a new
*    name and label on this variable so any person viewing
*    your dataset will know what this variable is. There are 
*    two ways of renaming and relabeling. Please provide the
*    two commands below, and explain the process by which 
*    you would manually change this information.
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* b. Create a bar graph of robbery rates in the year 1977 for
*    all states. Remember to measure by frequency. Write the 
*    command you used below.
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* c. Create a box and whisker plot of robbery rates in the
*    year 1977 for all states. Write the command you used 
*    below.
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* d. Using the plots from the previous two questions, what can
*    you conclude about the shape of the distribution? What
*    is the range of robbery rates that occurred most 
*    frequently in the year 1977?
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* e. Describe how to find the mean of violent crime rates
*    using the command and the drop-down menus. What is the 
*    command you would use, and the list of menus in the 
*    order that you would click to find this information?
*    Answer below.
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* f. Using the help function in Stata, provide 3 commands that
*    you could use that involve the drop command. Please
*    describe what each of the commands do. Answer below.
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*	Give proper credit below to those you worked with and/or
*    any texts. 
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*    Close your log.
*    Please print this .do file with your final answers
*    and print your log file by going to File>Print in the 
*    Stata command center.
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*    FOR FUN (!): After you have saved and printed your work,
*    trying running this .do file to see if you inputted all
*    of the syntax correctly. To do this, clear your dataset
*    from the Stata command center. Then highlight all the 
*    text in this .do file, and click the Execute button on
*    the .do file toolbar above (the button with the paper
*    and the arrow located on the far right). You will know 
*    that your syntax was correct if your .do file runs 
*    properly without error.
*    This is an important skill. Always check to make sure
*    your .do file executes properly so you have a good
*    record of all your commands.  Keeping the .do file will
*    save you a lot of time if done properly.
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