One way is to attach a label to the last point of the line. Create a
string variable with a value opposite the point you want labelled. In
Stata 7 and below, this was plotted as an extra series; in Stata 8 it is
the mlabel option, with extra control on the placement etc.
Eg:
scatter y x, c(l) draws line graph
/* If points are sorted */
gen str8 name = "Series 1" if _n==_N label
/* If points not sorted, in which case beware connect! */
egen m=max(x)
gen str8 name = "Series 1" if x=m or could label at max(y)
/* Or you can just type the label on a row in the data editor! */
scatter y x, c(l) mlabel(name)
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The Graphics book does not suggest multiple lines with separate labels,
but I just tested this example which worked as desired:
scatter y1 y2 x , c(l l) mlabel(n1 n2) mlabpos(2 9)
R. Allan Reese Email: [email protected]
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