One trick:
I assume -hivst- is numeric with value labels.
egen n = sum(bmi < . & age < .), by(hivst)
decode hivst, gen(Hivst)
replace Hivst = Hivst + " (n = " + string(n) + ")"
scatter bmi age, by(Hivst)
Nick
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of
> Wagner, Joseph
> Sent: 12 January 2004 15:20
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: Adding sample sizes to graph
>
>
>
> I think this is a fairly simple question but I didn't see
> anything similar
> in the archive. I have a large number of scatter plots
> that I need to
> generate but I have been asked to include the sample sizes
> in the graphs.
> For example, I want to do a scatter of bmi by age for HIV-
> and HIV+ so I
> would like to get the sample size reported in each graph
> but I don't want to
> have to type the sample size for each graph I will need.
>
> scatter bmi age, by(hivst)
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