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twoway scatter propval100 faminc, xlabel(15000(1000)30000,
angle(45)
)
If we label an axis with a large number
of values (and especially with wide
values), the labels may crowd each
other and overlap. Here, we label the
x
-axis from 15000 to 30000 in
increments of 1000. To avoid
overlapping, we add the
angle(45)
option to show the labels at a 45-degree
angle.
Uses allstatesdc.dta & scheme vg s1c
1979 Median Family Inc.
twoway scatter propval100 faminc, xlabel(15000(1000)30000,
alternate
)
We can also avoid overlapping the axis
labels by adding the
alternate
option
to
xlabel()
. The labels are now
displayed in two rows in alternating
rows, so they are not crowded or
overlapped.
Uses allstatesdc.dta & scheme vg s1c
15000
16000
17000
18000
19000
20000
21000
22000
23000
24000
25000
26000
27000
28000
29000
30000
1979 Median Family Inc.
twoway scatter propval100 faminc, ylabel(0(5)90,
labsize(vsmall)
)
We can control the size of labels with
the
labsize()
option. For example, we
might want to label our
-axis from 0
to 90, incrementing by 5. The labels
would ordinarily overlap, but if we add
the
labsize(vsmall)
option, the very
small labels no longer overlap.
Uses allstatesdc.dta & scheme vg s1c
y
15000
20000
25000
30000
1979 Median Family Inc.
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