You can place a scatter plot with marker labels over the spike plot.
For example:
sysuse sp500, clear
keep in 1/10
gen mean = (high + low)/2
twoway rspike high low date ///
|| scatter mean date, msymbol(none) mlabel(date) mlabposition(0) legend
(off)
Hope this helps,
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stevenson, John" <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 1:03 pm
Subject: st: twoway rspike - with marker labels placed in the center
of the spike
> Does anyone know how to create spike plots with a marker label
> centeredon the midpoint of the spikes, using for example fips codes
>
> Something like
>
> | |
> | | |
> | | VA AK
> | CA | |
> | | |
> |____________________________________
>
> Only with the fips codes rotated 90 degrees
> Regards,
> John
>
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