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RE: st: How to start a bar graph with a minimum other than 0
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Andrew Hsiao <[email protected]>
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RE: st: How to start a bar graph with a minimum other than 0
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Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:28:13 -0400
Thanks. That'll do. I know there are better cheaters than I.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ronan Conroy
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:21 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: st: How to start a bar graph with a minimum other than 0
On 2011 Lún 31, at 15:24, Andrew Hsiao wrote:
> I was trying to create a bar graph with a set of group means. The differences between the groups are not big numerically but I'd like to highlight the differences. I want to plot the bars at a value other than 0 (not meant to mislead but to make the point of where they differ).
Then try cheating.
1. Subtract a constant value from each mean (looking at your data, you might subtract 70)
2. On the plot, use bogus labels
ylabel(0 "70" 5 "75" 10 "80" 15 "85 20 "90", angle(0))
Ronán Conroy
[email protected]
Associate Professor
Division of Population Health Sciences
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Beaux Lane House
Dublin 2
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