Re: st: any simpler way to add text to a graph

["Data Analytics Corp." <walt@dataanalyticscorp.com>]

I'll try this.  Thanks,

Walt

On 4/13/2011 10:44 AM, Scott Merryman wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Data Analytics Corp.
> <walt@dataanalyticscorp.com>  wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I created a simple graph that merely plots the means for a variable where
> > the means are based on a categorical variable.  I created the means using
> > collapse:
> >
> >     collapse ocs, by(project)
> >
> > I then added a variable to this data set as
> >
> >     gen x = 0.5
> >
> > and created the graph I want as
> >
> >     scatter ocs x, xline(0.5)
> >
> > I want to add a label next to each point, the label naming the project.  I
> > first added, as an example, text(0.49 0.45 "Project 1", place(w)) to the
> > scatter command.  That worked.  But I have 10 projects.  I would have to add
> > 10 such text commands.  This is very inefficient.  Is there a better way?
> -mlabel()- option?   See -help marker_label_options-
>
> For example:
>
> . sysuse auto,clear
> (1978 Automobile Data)
>
> . scatter mpg weight in 1/5, mlabel(make) mlabpos(9) mlabs(*.75)
>
> Scott
>
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