Ii cannot get the code to run here.
Change the legend call to:
legend([hw,hmedw(1),hmeanw(1)], 'Weight','Median','Mean', 'Location','northeastoutside')
and it should do what you want.
type('Weight_6p1')
clear all
format long g
Wght = [243.4;248.2;247.4;247.4;247.8;...
246.0;250.8;248.2;248.4;246.6;...
248.8;246.2;246.4;245.4;246.2;...
246.6;]; % Weight data
warning off
Days = (1:size(Wght)); % Number of data points
medW = median(Wght); % Median - a median of a population is any value such that
% at most half of the population is less than the proposed median
% and at most half is greater than the proposed median
meanW = mean(Wght); % Mean - Average
hold on % Hold graph to plot other lines
grid on % Grid
hw = plot(Days,Wght,'bd-'); % Handle for the plot of the Weight
hmedw = plot(Days,medW,'kx-'); % Handle for the plot of the Median
hmeanw = plot(Days,meanW,'ro-'); % Handle for the plot of the Mean
% legend([hw,hmedw(1),hmeanw(1)], 'Weight','Median','Mean',-1) % Legend using the Handle and -1 for outside the box upper right
legend([hw,hmedw(1),hmeanw(1)], 'Weight','Median','Mean', 'Location','northeastoutside') % Legend using the Handle and -1 for outside the box upper right
axis([1 91 170 260]) % x,y values
xlabel('Readings')
yl = ylabel('Weight (lbs)'); % Handle for ylabel
set(yl,'Position',[-8 239.912 17.3205]); % set position for ylabel
t = title('Weight');
set(t, 'FontSize', 18); % Enlarge title
Array = ones(size(Days)); % Create an array of ones for the number of data points
linemed = Array*medW; % Create Median line
plot(Days,linemed,'k','Linewidth',2); % Plot line
text(-3.8, medW, sprintf('%0.1f',medW)); % Place text with 1 decimal point
box on %Surround entire axis with line
line180 = Array*180;
plot(Days,line180,'k','Linewidth',3);
gtext('Optimal Weight');
hsc = gtext({'The Mean Value of the Weight is:';sprintf('%0.2f',meanW)}); % Prints out a 1 x 2 using semicolon between elements
%but print out of elements is too far apart
gtext('lbs');
hsd = gtext({'The Median Value of the Weight is:';sprintf('%0.2f',medW)});
gtext('lbs');
% run('Weight_6p1')
% fprintf(['\n' repmat('=',1,72) '\n'])
% run('Weight_2024')
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