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PLOT statement options
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label variable in plot request |
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PLACEMENT= | |
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| Data set: |
CENSUS
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This example illustrates the default placement of labels and uses a
macro to adjust the placement of labels. The labels are values of a variable
in the data set.
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options nodate pageno=1 linesize=120 pagesize=37; |
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%macro place(n);
%if &n > 13 %then %let n = 13;
placement=(
%if &n <= 0 %then (s=center); %else (h=2 -2 : s=right left);
%if &n = 1 %then (v=1 * h=0 -1 to -2 by alt);
%else %if &n = 2 %then (v=1 -1 * h=0 -1 to -5 by alt);
%else %if &n > 2 %then (v=1 to 2 by alt * h=0 -1 to -10 by alt);
%if &n > 3 %then
(s=center right left * v=0 1 to %eval(&n - 2) by alt *
h=0 -1 to %eval(-3 * (&n - 2)) by alt *
l=1 to %eval(2 + (10 * &n - 35) / 30)); )
%if &n > 4 %then penalty(7)=%eval((3 * &n) / 2);
%mend; |
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proc plot data=census;
plot density*crimerate=state $ state / |
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box
list=1
haxis=by 1000
vaxis=by 250
%place(4); |
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title 'A Plot of Population Density and Crime Rates';
run; |
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A Plot of Population Density and Crime Rates 1
Plot of Density*CrimeRate$State. Symbol is value of State.
---+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---
Density | |
500 + +
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| M Maryland |
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| D Delaware |
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| P Pennsylvania O Ohio |
250 + +
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| I Illinois |
| F Florida|
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| North Carolina C California |
| N Tennessee |
| N New Hampshire T S G Georgia |
| W West Virginia Alabama A South Carolina |
| Mississippi M Vermont V M Missouri Washington W T Texas |
| Arkansas A M Minnesota O Oklahoma |
| South Dakota I Idaho O Oregon |
0 + S N North Dakota N Nevada +
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2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000
CrimeRate
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