st: AW: graphs with dates question...

["Martin Weiss" <martin.weiss1@gmx.de>]

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Ulrich`s code does not lead to success for me, so here is another take on
the problem:



*************
clear*
set obs 10
gen int quarter=190+_n
form quarter %tq
expand 10
gen var1 =rnormal()
collapse (mean) var1, by(quarter)
tw (bar var1 quarter, sort),  /* 
*/ xlab(#3, angle(forty_five))
*************

The original call -graph bar (mean) Var1, over (Quarter)- could be augmented
by the -relabel()- suboption. The labels to go into it could be produced by
NJC`s -ssc d mylabels-, yet would need to start from _1_, not 191 as in my
example. Hence the approach above, which avoids the -over- option
altogether.



HTH
Martin

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Betreff: st: graphs with dates question...

I want to make a graph with the command:

graph bar (mean) Var1, over (Quarter)

where Quarter is formatted as 
%tq. This produces a graph with the number corresponding to the quarter 
on the x-axis, rather than the actual quarter (e.g. '0' instead of 
'1960q1'). How can I get the quarter to show up rather than the 
corresponding number?

I'd also like only, say, one quarter a year to be labelled on the x-axis,
otherwise there isn't enough room for all the text to fit. I've trawled
through the documentation for this, but 
haven't found anything useful...

thanks!



      
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