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import matplotlib as plt
plt.rcParams['font.family'] = 'serif'
plt.rcParams['font.serif'] = 'Sabon RomanOsF'

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x = list(range(1967,1978))
y = [310, 330, 370, 385, 385, 393, 387, 380, 390, 400, 380]

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from matplotlib.ticker import FuncFormatter
from matplotlib.patches import ArrowStyle

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7, 3))

# remove splines
for spine in ax.spines.keys():
    ax.spines[spine].set_visible(False)

# set axis limits

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# plot data
# add two layers of points to create an illusion of a discontinuous line. "zorder" specifies plotting order
ax.scatter(x, y, s=64, color='white', zorder=2)
ax.scatter(x, y, s=8, color='black', zorder=3)

# add connecting line
ax.plot(x, y, color='black', zorder=1, linewidth=0.7)

# add horizontal dotted lines. See linestyles here: https://matplotlib.org/3.1.0/gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/linestyles.html
ax.plot([1970, 1977], [380, 380], linestyle=(

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# create data
x = list(range(1951, 1960))
data = []
data.append({'label': 'New York', 'x': x, 'y': [
            13.8, 13.6, 14.3, 13, 13.6, 13.5, 13.4, 13, 12.6]})
data.append({'label': 'Massachusetts', 'x': x, 'y': [
            10.1, 10, 11.5, 10.8, 11.7, 11.50, 10.1, 11.8, 10.7]})
data.append({'label': 'Connecticut', 'x': x, 'y': [
            12.7, 10.9, 12.5, 11, 14.3, 12.4, 11.8, 10.2, 9.7]})
data.append({'label': 'Rhode Island', 'x': x, 'y': [