Re: Re: st: labelling specific values on a graph

[Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com>]

You don't need a new variable. Just plot selected observations on top
with extra detail.

sysuse auto
scatter mpg weight || scatter mpg weight if weight == 3260, ms(none)
mlabel(make)

Nick
njcoxstata@gmail.com


On 12 December 2013 15:34, Ariel Linden <ariel.linden@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Phil. Interesting idea. Unfortunately, the graph now shows the "."
> for the missing values as well. Any suggestions on how to present only the
> numeric values?
>
> Ariel
>
> *** code***
> gen points = .
> replace points = sampsize if inlist( popsize, 100, 1000, 10000, 50000)
>
> *** end code***
>
>
> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:51:45 -0500
> From: Phil Schumm <pschumm@uchicago.edu>
> Subject: Re: st: labelling specific values on a graph
>
> On Dec 11, 2013, at 9:32 PM, Ariel Linden <ariel.linden@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is there a way to get labels for specific values on a graph (any graph) as
> opposed to all or nothing using mlabel(var)?
>>
>> I would like to highlight a few data points, rather than provide labels to
> all of them.
>
>
> A couple options here, but perhaps the simplest is just to generate a new
> variable containing only those labels you want to expose (with the others
> all set to missing), and pass that to -mlab()-.
>
>
> - -- Phil
>
>
>
> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:32:21 -0500
> From: "Ariel Linden" <ariel.linden@gmail.com>
> Subject: st: labelling specific values on a graph
>
> Hi All,
>
> Is there a way to get labels for specific values on a graph (any graph) as
> opposed to all or nothing using mlabel(var)?
>
> I would like to highlight a few data points, rather than provide labels to
> all of them.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ariel
>
>
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