Hi all:
I'm not sure if this meets the definition of a bug, but it is an
inconsistency.
If I type the following:
collapse (mean) price, by(rep78)
twoway (scatter price rep78, mlabel(price))
I get a graph with five labeled points, just as expected.
If I change this syntax from a scatter plot to a bar plot:
twoway (bar price rep78, mlabel(price))
I would expect either:
(1) To get a bar plot with five labeled bars, or
(2) An error message telling me that the -mlabel- option is not acceptable
here
While I would much prefer to get (1), I think (2) is the only other
reasonable alternative, since mlabel is not a supported option for -twoway,
bar-. Unfortunately, I get neither. I get a bar plot with no bar labels and
no error message. Do others find the same thing? And, if so, is there a
reason for this seeming inconsistency?
(And yes, I know there is a workaround overlaying the barplot with a scatter
plot showing only the labels.)
Regards,
Lee
Lee Sieswerda, Epidemiologist
Thunder Bay District Health Unit
[email protected]
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