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| The PLOT Procedure |
Example 13: Changing a Default Penalty
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| Data set: | CENSUS |
This example demonstrates how changing a default penalty affects the placement of labels. The goal is to produce a plot that has labels that do not detract from how the points are scattered.
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options nodate pageno=1 linesize=120 pagesize=37; |
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proc plot data=census;
plot density*crimerate=state $ state / |
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placement=(h=100 to 10 by alt * s=left right) |
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penalties(4)=500 list=0 |
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haxis=0 to 13000 by 1000
vaxis=by 100; |
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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
400 +
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300 + D Delaware
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| P O Pennsylvania Ohio
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200 + I Illinois
|Florida F
| C California
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| T North Carolina Tennessee
100 +Georgia N S G New Hampshire South Carolina
| W A M Alabama Missouri West Virginia
|Washington Texas M V M W T Vermont Minnesota Mississippi
|Oklahoma A O Arkansas
|Oregon I O Idaho
0 + S N N North Dakota South Dakota Nevada
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0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 13000
CrimeRate
NOTE: 1 obs hidden. A Plot of Population Density and Crime Rates 2
List of Point Locations, Penalties, and Placement States
Vertical Horizontal Starting Vertical Horizontal
Label Axis Axis Penalty Position Lines Shift Shift
Maryland 428.70 5477.6 0 Right 1 0 55
Delaware 307.60 4938.8 0 Right 1 0 59
Pennsylvania 264.30 3163.2 0 Right 1 0 65
Ohio 263.30 4575.3 0 Right 1 0 66
Illinois 205.30 5416.5 0 Right 1 0 56
Florida 180.00 8503.2 0 Left 1 0 -64
California 151.40 6506.4 0 Right 1 0 45
Tennessee 111.60 4665.6 0 Right 1 0 61
North Carolina 120.40 4649.9 0 Right 1 0 46
New Hampshire 102.40 3371.7 0 Right 1 0 52
South Carolina 103.40 5161.9 0 Right 1 0 52
Georgia 94.10 5792.0 0 Left 1 0 -42
West Virginia 80.80 2190.7 0 Right 1 0 76
Alabama 76.60 4451.4 0 Right 1 0 41
Missouri 71.20 4707.5 0 Right 1 0 47
Mississippi 53.40 3438.6 0 Right 1 0 68
Vermont 55.20 4271.2 0 Right 1 0 44
Minnesota 51.20 4615.8 0 Right 1 0 49
Washington 62.10 7017.1 0 Left 1 0 -49
Texas 54.30 7722.4 0 Left 1 0 -49
Arkansas 43.90 4245.2 0 Right 1 0 65
Oklahoma 44.10 6025.6 0 Left 1 0 -43
Idaho 11.50 4156.3 0 Right 1 0 69
Oregon 27.40 6969.9 0 Left 1 0 -53
South Dakota 9.10 2678.0 0 Right 1 0 67
North Dakota 9.40 2833.0 0 Right 1 0 52
Nevada 7.30 6371.4 0 Right 1 0 50
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