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| From | Michael Stewart <michaelstewartresearch@gmail.com> |
| To | statalist <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
| Subject | Re: st: Re: Histogram % sign |
| Date | Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:20:08 -0400 |
Dear Statalist user, NIck is right that having % once might be enough (especially in manuscripts) .... but during poster presentations / oral presentations, having symbols/signs etc improves readability for audience ....just my opinion. Again, Thanks a lot nick for the help On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:04 AM, Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> wrote: > The posting cited says precisely nothing about % signs. > > But the method there can easily be extended to show % signs too. The key step is > > gen percent = string(pc, "%2.1f") + "%" > > As far as -catplot- (SSC) is concerned, it is and will remain true > while under it's under my control that -catplot- will not (be able to) > show % signs on top of bars. > > Even for groups of readers under age 7 or senior executives, should > not be mentioning percent, percentage or % once somewhere be enough? > Nick > njcoxstata@gmail.com > > > On 11 June 2013 05:59, Michael Stewart <michaelstewartresearch@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dear Statalist users, >> >> I am generating multiple histograms and trying to place % sign on top >> of the bars as mentioned by Nick cox in >> http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2003-09/msg00056.html >> Is there a simpler way to do it in stata OR are there any user written >> programs . ( The catplot suggested by Nick Cox doesnt' show the %). >> >> Along the same lines, is it possible to format the bar label to round >> them to nearest whole numbers.Looks like the format option is not >> available in bar label properties. >> >> As always , thank you very much for your time and effort. >> -- >> Thank you , >> Yours Sincerely, >> Mike. >> * >> * For searches and help try: >> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search >> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ >> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search > * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ -- Thank you , Yours Sincerely, Mike. * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/