Speaking Stata: Automating axis labels: Nice numbers and transformed scales

Cox, Nicholas J.

doi:10.1177/1536867x221141058

Speaking Stata: Automating axis labels: Nice numbers and transformed scales

Cox, Nicholas J.

Authors

Dr Nicholas Cox n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor

Abstract

Two common problems with graph axis labels are to decide in advance on some “nice” numbers to use on one or both axes and to show particular labels on some transformed scale. In this column, I discuss the nicelabels and mylabels commands, which address these problems. The first command is new to Stata, and the second is a revision of a previously published command. I also survey the myticks command for tick placement. In all commands, the main output is a local macro in the calling program’s space, in the interest of promoting automation in do-files and programs.

Citation

Cox, N. J. (2022). Speaking Stata: Automating axis labels: Nice numbers and transformed scales. The Stata Journal, 22(4), 975-995. https://doi.org/10.1177/1536867x221141058

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Nov 8, 2022
Online Publication Date	Jan 5, 2023
Publication Date	2022
Deposit Date	Jan 18, 2023
Publicly Available Date	Jan 18, 2023
Journal	The Stata Journal: Promoting communications on statistics and Stata
Print ISSN	1536-867X
Electronic ISSN	1536-8734
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	22
Issue	4
Pages	975-995
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/1536867x221141058

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