Re: st: Re: labeling overlaid histograms

[Devra Golbe <dgolbe@optonline.net>]

Thanks to Scott and Jeff for solving the problem of  labeling overlaid 
histograms.

Jeff suggested the following:


> Use the -yvarlabel()- option within each -histogram- plot-type:
>
>         . twoway                                        ///
>         (histogram weight if foreign==0,                ///
>                 density blcolor(blue) bfcolor(none)     ///
>                 yvarlabel(Domestic)                     ///
>         )                                               ///
>         (histogram weight if foreign==1,                ///
>                 density blcolor(red) bfcolor(none)      ///
>                 yvarlabel(Foreign)                      ///
>         )
And Scott this slightly different solution:


> I  use the -legend(label(# "text"))- option.  Something like
> this:
>
> twoway (histogram weight if foreign==0, density blcolor(blue) bfcolor(none)
> legend(label(1 "Domestic"))) ///
>  (histogram weight if foreign==1, density blcolor(red) bfcolor(none)
> legend(label(2 "Foreign")))

Both work fine, but with slightly different results.  Using the yvarlabel 
option eliminates the Y-axis label on the graph.  The legend option leaves 
the Y-axis label in place.   

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