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Re: st: Changing the scale of a graph
From
stef salvez <[email protected]>
To
[email protected]
Subject
Re: st: Changing the scale of a graph
Date
Fri, 8 Jun 2012 18:48:11 +0200
Nick, i see the problem. Thanks. It is a lot better now
On 6/8/12, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> The problem may look similar, but I think the explanation is different.
>
> Stata is showing dates 30nov2007 13apr2009 26aug2010 8jan2012 on the x axis.
> So why is it doing that?
>
> . di d(30nov2007)
> 17500
>
> . di d(13apr2009)
> 18000
>
> . di d(26aug2010)
> 18500
>
> . di d(8jan2012)
> 19000
>
> shows that these are dates 17500(500)19000 and so understandable default
> choices. Better choices for you might be 1jan2009 ... 1jan2011. So you can
> go (e.g.)
>
> xla(`=mdy(1,1,2009)' `=mdy(1,1,2010)' `=mdy(1,1,2011)', format(%td))
>
> See also
>
> SJ-7-4 gr0030 . Stata tip 55: Better axis labeling for time
> points/intervals
> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. J.
> Cox
> Q4/07 SJ 7(4):590--592 (no
> commands)
> tip on labeling graphs for time points and time intervals
>
> http://www.stata-journal.com/sjpdf.html?articlenum=gr0030
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
> stef salvez
>
> Maybe the problem you described bove is similar to mine. I get a lot
> of white space on the left of the plot
>
> Have a look:
>
>
> clear all
> cd d:\
> input str8 (Austria Belgium )
> "2/11/08" "07/12/08"
> "30/11/08" "04/01/09"
> "28/12/08" "01/02/09"
> "25/01/09" "01/03/09"
> "22/02/09" "29/03/09"
> "22/03/09" "26/04/09"
> "19/04/09" "24/05/09"
> "17/05/09" "21/06/09"
> "14/06/09" "19/07/09"
> "12/07/09" "16/08/09"
> "09/08/09" "13/09/09"
> "06/09/09" "11/10/09"
> "04/10/09" "08/11/09"
> "01/11/09" "06/12/09"
> "29/11/09" "03/01/10"
> "27/12/09" "31/01/10"
> "31/01/10" "28/02/10"
> "28/02/10" "28/03/10"
> "28/03/10" "25/04/10"
> "25/04/10" "23/05/10"
> "23/05/10" "20/06/10"
> "20/06/10" "18/07/10"
> "18/07/10" "15/08/10"
> "15/08/10" "12/09/10"
> "12/09/10" "10/10/10"
> "10/10/10" "07/11/10"
> "07/11/10" "05/12/10"
> "05/12/10" "02/01/11"
> "01/01/11" "30/01/11"
> "30/01/11" "27/02/11"
> "27/02/11" "27/03/11"
> "27/03/11" "24/04/11"
> "24/04/11" "22/05/11"
> "22/05/11" "19/06/11"
> "19/06/11" "17/07/11"
> "17/07/11" "14/08/11"
> "14/08/11" "11/09/11"
> "11/09/11" "09/10/11"
> "09/10/11" "06/11/11"
>
> end
> gen dAustria = date(Austria, "DM20Y")
>
> gen dBelgium = date(Belgium, "DM20Y")
>
> gen dA2 = dAustria - dAustria[_n-1]
> gen dB2 = dBelgium - dBelgium[_n-1]
> gen Aus= 10
> gen Bel = 9
> gen t10 = (dAustria + dAustria[_n-1]) / 2
> gen t9 = (dBelgium + dBelgium[_n-1]) / 2
>
> scatter Aus dAustria, xsize(20) ysize(8)|| scatter Bel dBelgium ||
> //
> scatter Aus t10, ms(none) mla(dA2) mlabpos(910) || ///
> scatter Bel t9 , ms(none) mla(dB2) mlabpos(910)
> yla(9 "Belgium" 10 "Austria" , ang(h)) xla(, format(%td)) legend(off)
>
>
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