Change Histogram Axis labels for 2 values

[Gurret Lionel]

Hi !

I want to create an histogram in Stata.

I can do it but I also want to change the value "0" and "20" on the x axis by strings.
i.e replace '0' with "start" and '20' with "End"

Is there a way to put a string instead of a specific value ?

Here is my code :

#delimit;
hist myhistogram, discrete
percent
xlabel(0(1)20,
valuelabel
angle(horizontal) labsize(small))
xtitle("My Title");
#delimit cr

Here is a picture to illustrate :

Thanks for your help

Regards
Lionel

[Andrew Musau]

xlab(0 "Start" 5(5)15 20 "End")

[Gurret Lionel]

Thanks Andrew, it's almost perfect !
The only problem is that 0 and "Start" are one over the other
Is there a way to remove the '0' and the '20' but only display "Start" and "End" ?
Thanks

[Andrew Musau]

#2 should do it. Present a data example if otherwise.

sysuse auto, clear
hist trunk if trunk<=20, xlab(0 "Start" 5(5) 20 "End")

[Gurret Lionel]

I am sorry I am kind of lost, I am new with Stata..

I dont understand your comment about #2 :S

Is this code correct ?

sysuse auto, clear  
#delimit;
hist myhistogram, discrete
percent
xlabel(0(1)20, valuelabel angle(horizontal) labsize(small))
hist trunk if trunk<=20, xlab(0 "Start" 5(5) 20 "End")
xtitle("My Title");
#delimit cr

Thanks

[Andrew Musau]

I dont understand your comment about #2 :S

My response in #2. You are mixing up my example with your code. -xlab()- and -xlabel()- refer to the same option, so you are supposed to modify this in your code.Try this:

#delimit;
hist myhistogram, discrete
percent
xlab(0 "Start" 5(5) 20 "End",
angle(horizontal) labsize(small))
xtitle("My Title");
#delimit cr

[Gurret Lionel]

Ok, thanks

Almost perfect, it works for the 20 and "End"
But still 0 and "Start" together.
Can't find the difference and why it works with the 20

[Andrew Musau]

Copy and paste the result of

dataex myhistogram

[Gurret Lionel]

[CODE]
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex
clear
input float myhistogram
2
2
3
0
5
2
1
1
0
2
1
7
6
0
2
0
5
7
1
6
4
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
4
4
0
2
4
0
4
3
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
7
2
2
0
4
1
5
2
2
.
5
7
1
1
5
5
0
0
1
4
1
0
1
0
4
.
0
2
0
5
2
3
4
1
4
2
8
0
2
1
1
0
.
1
1
4
2
end
label values myhistogram myhistogram_label
[/CODE]

[Andrew Musau]

The only way I reproduce your behavior is if I have two zeros specified within -xlab()-. Check that this is not the case. Otherwise, I cannot replicate this with the example data.

*REPLICATES
#delimit;
hist myhistogram, discrete
percent
xlab(0 0 "Start" 5(5) 20 "End",
angle(horizontal) labsize(small))
xtitle("My Title");
#delimit cr

*OK
#delimit;
hist myhistogram, discrete
percent
xlab(0 "Start" 5(5) 20 "End",
angle(horizontal) labsize(small))
xtitle("My Title");
#delimit cr

[Gurret Lionel]

Thank you so much Andrew !
Take care !