Scatter plot, adding labels changes marker size?

[Damkjaer Mads]

Hi

I hope some one can help me with this graphing problem.

I am making a scatter plot with weighted markers, i.e.:

twoway (scatter var1 var2 if var3=="XX" [aweight = weight], msize(vhuge)) which produces:

However, if I add labels it automatically changes the seize of the weighted markers so that they are no longer weighted but rather all are similar seize, i.e. code:

twoway (scatter var1 var2 if var3=="XX" [aweight = weight], msize(vhuge) mlabel(centre))

What am I doing wring?

Best regards
Mads

[Andrew Musau]

Reproducible example??

[Damkjaer Mads]

* Example generated by -dataex-. For more info, type help dataex
clear
input double(var1 var2) str3 var3 long weight str15 centren
3.24 7.94 "CHD"  771878 "Funen, Denmark" 
2.63 4.49 "CHD"  388414 "Tuscany, Italy" 
3.22 5.31 "CHD"  352921 "IMER, Italy"    
1.09 3.12 "CHD" 1334257 "Finland"        
 3.4 2.39 "CHD" 1692776 "Wales, UK"      
7.59 5.97 "CHD" 4277298 "Thames, UK"     
9.12 3.82 "CHD" 2867918 "Wessex, UK"     
8.53  5.7 "CHD" 2298834 "Midlands, UK"   
4.04  8.4 "CHD" 5739933 "Valencia, Spain"
     
end

Then without label:
twoway (scatter var1 var2 if var3=="CHD" [aweight = weight], msize(vhuge))

Adding labels changes size:
twoway (scatter var1 var2 if var3=="CHD" [aweight = weight], msize(vhuge) mlabel(centre))

[Andrew Musau]

It appears that weights and marker labels cannot be combined. You may want to send Tech Support an email to see whether this behavior is intended. Meanwhile, I would plot the labels separately.

* Example generated by -dataex-. For more info, type help dataex
clear
input double(var1 var2) str3 var3 long weight str15 centren
3.24 7.94 "CHD"  771878 "Funen, Denmark" 
2.63 4.49 "CHD"  388414 "Tuscany, Italy" 
3.22 5.31 "CHD"  352921 "IMER, Italy"    
1.09 3.12 "CHD" 1334257 "Finland"        
 3.4 2.39 "CHD" 1692776 "Wales, UK"      
7.59 5.97 "CHD" 4277298 "Thames, UK"     
9.12 3.82 "CHD" 2867918 "Wessex, UK"     
8.53  5.7 "CHD" 2298834 "Midlands, UK"   
4.04  8.4 "CHD" 5739933 "Valencia, Spain"
end

twoway (scatter var1 var2 if var3=="CHD" [aweight = weight], msize(vhuge) msy(oh)) ///
(scatter var1 var2 if var3=="CHD", msy(none) mlab(centre) xlab(2(2)10) leg(off))

[Damkjaer Mads]

Excellent, thank you Andrew!