NICELABELS: Stata module for nice axis labels for general scales

Nicholas Cox

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: nicelabels suggests axis labels that would look nice on a graph using a general scale. It can help when, for example, you want to choose the same labels for a series of graphs. Results are put in a local macro for later use. "Nice" is a little hard to define but easier to recognize. This command follows common practice in general and Heckbert (Graphics Gems 1990) in particular in selecting power-of-ten multiples of 1, 2 or 5 that are equally spaced.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 9
Keywords: graphics; axis labels (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-05-10
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install nicelabels". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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