Line charts: x axis with continous scale?

[valerie_s]

Hi

 

I would like to be able to use line charts to plot data on continuous scale but just cannot work out how to do it. In following example, the variable ‘period’ has values: 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1994, 1999 but has no data for year 1989. I would like the x axis to reflect this. The code I use (given below) plots the values equally spaced. I tried defining period as a scale but that did not work either. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Thanks.

 

Valerie

 

 

 

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VARIABLE LEVEL  period(SCALE).

EXECUTE.

 

GRAPH

  /LINE(MULTIPLE)=MEAN(b) BY period BY dg

  /PANEL COLVAR=sex COLOP=CROSS.

 

 

 

[Jon K Peck]

If period is actually scale, use GGRAPH for this - Graphs > Chart Builder.  The Legacy dialog, i.e., the GRAPH command, treats the x axis as categorical.


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Hi
 
I would like to be able to use line charts to plot data on continuous scale but just cannot work out how to do it. In following example, the variable ‘period’ has values: 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1994, 1999 but has no data for year 1989. I would like the x axis to reflect this. The code I use (given below) plots the values equally spaced. I tried defining period as a scale but that did not work either. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Thanks.
 
Valerie
 
 
 
>>>>>>>
 
VARIABLE LEVEL  period(SCALE).
EXECUTE.
 
GRAPH
  /LINE(MULTIPLE)=MEAN(b) BY period BY dg
  /PANEL COLVAR=sex COLOP=CROSS.