Options available for most graphs - A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics - page 258

twoway scatter propval100 faminc, xlabel(minmax) ylabel(none)

Here, we use the xlabel(minmax)
option to label the -axis only with the

minimum and maximum and use
ylabel(none) ,sothatthe

x

-axis will
have no major labels or ticks.
Uses allstatesdc.dta & scheme vg s1c

y

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twoway scatter propval100 faminc, ymlabel(10(20)90)

The default graph had major labels for
the

-axis at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100.
We could add minor labels for the
y

y

-variable at 10, 30, 50, 70, and 90
using the ymlabel(10(20)90) option.
The m in ymlabel() stands for minor.
Uses allstatesdc.dta & scheme vg s1c

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twoway scatter propval100 faminc, ytick(10(10)90)

The default graph had major ticks for
the

y

-axis at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100.
We can add major ticks ranging from
10 to 90, incrementing by 10, using the
ytick(10(10)90) option.
Uses allstatesdc.dta & scheme vg s1c

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1979 Median Family Inc.

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