%(mm1601.m plot) t = (1900:10:1990)'; p = [ 75.995; 91.972; 105.711; 123.203; 131.669; 150.697; 179.323; 203.212; 226.505; 249.633]; plot(datenum(t,1,1),p) datetick('x','yyyy') % use 4-digit year on the x-axis title('Figure 16.1: Population by Year')