PROC PARETO: Summary of Options

The PARETO Procedure

Summary of Options

Table 11.3 lists the VBAR statement options by function. For complete descriptions, see Dictionary of Options.

Table 11.3 VBAR Statement Options
Option	Description
Options for the Cumulative Percent Curve
ANCHOR=	specifies corner of leftmost bar to which curve is anchored
CCONNECT=	specifies color for curve
CMPCTLABEL	labels curve points with their values
CONNECTCHAR=	specifies plot character for curve segments
MARKERS	requests markers on curve in ODS Graphics output
NOCURVE	suppresses curve
NOVLABEL2	suppresses secondary vertical axis label
NOVTICK2	suppresses secondary vertical axis tick marks and tick mark labels
SYMBOLCHAR=	specifies plot character for points on curve
Data Processing Options
FREQ=	specifies frequency variable
MISSING	specifies that missing values of the process variable be treated as a Pareto category
MISSING1	specifies that missing values of the first CLASS= variable be analyzed as a level
MISSING2	specifies that missing values of the second CLASS= variable be analyzed as a level
OUT=	creates output data set that saves information displayed in the Pareto chart
WEIGHT=	specifies weight variables used to weight frequencies
Options for Restricting the Number of Categories
COTHER=	specifies color for OTHER= bar
LOTHER=	specifies label for OTHER= bar
MAXCMPCT=	displays only the categories with cumulative percentage less than the percent specified
MAXNCAT=	displays only the categories with the $\text{[math]}$ highest values
MINPCT=	displays only the categories with percents greater than the percent specified
OTHER=	merges all categories not displayed
OTHERCVAL=	specifies an OUT= data set character variable value for the OTHER= category
OTHERNVAL=	specifies an OUT= data set numeric variable value for the OTHER= category
POTHER=	specifies pattern for OTHER= bar
Options to Enhance Graphical Output
ANNOTATE=	specifies annotate data set with primary vertical axis data units
ANNOTATE2=	specifies annotate data set with secondary vertical axis data units
CTEXT=	specifies color for text
CTEXTSIDE=	specifies color for row labels
CTEXTTOP=	specifies color for column labels
DESCRIPTION=	specifies description of Pareto chart’s GRSEG catalog entry
FONT=	specifies font for text
HEIGHT=	specifies text height in percent screen units
HTML=	specifies a variable whose values create links associated with bars in traditional graphics output
INFONT=	specifies font for text inside frame
INHEIGHT=	specifies text height in percent screen units for text inside frame
NAME=	specifies name of Pareto chart’s GRSEG catalog entry
URL=	specifies a variable whose values are URLs to be associated with bars in ODS Graphics output
Options for Reference Lines
CHREF=	specifies color for HREF= lines
CLIPREF	draws reference lines behind bars
CVREF=	specifies color for VREF= and VREF2= lines
FRONTREF	draws reference lines in front of bars
HREF=	requests reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis
HREFCHAR=	specifies plot character for HREF= lines
HREFLABELS=	specifies labels for HREF= lines
HREFLABPOS=	specifies position of HREFLABELS= labels
LHREF=	specifies line type for HREF= lines
LVREF=	specifies line type for VREF= and VREF2= lines
VREF=	requests reference lines perpendicular to primary vertical axis
VREF2=	requests reference lines perpendicular to secondary vertical axis
VREFCHAR=	specifies plot character for VREF= and VREF2= lines
VREFLABELS=	specifies labels for VREF= lines
VREF2LABELS=	specifies labels for VREF2= lines
VREFLABPOS=	specifies position of VREFLABELS= and VREF2LABELS= labels
Options for Comparative Pareto Charts
ANNOKEY	applies annotation only to the key cell
CFRAMESIDE=	specifies frame color for row labels
CFRAMETOP=	specifies frame color for column labels
CLASS=	specifies classification variables
CLASSKEY=	specifies the key cell
CPROP=	requests proportion-of-frequency bars
CTILES=	specifies colors for tile backgrounds
INTERTILE=	specifies distance in percent screen units between tiles
MISSING1	specifies that missing values of the first CLASS= variable be analyzed as a level
MISSING2	specifies that missing values of the second CLASS= variable be analyzed as a level
NCOLS=	specifies number of columns
NOKEYMOVE	suppresses the placement of the key cell in the top left corner
NROWS=	specifies number of rows
ORDER1=	specifies the order in which values of the first CLASS= variable are displayed
ORDER2=	specifies the order in which values of the second CLASS= variable are displayed
Options for Grids
CGRID=	specifies color for GRID lines
CGRID2=	specifies color for GRID2 lines
GRID	adds grid corresponding to primary vertical axis
GRID2	adds grid corresponding to secondary vertical axis
LGRID=	specifies line type for GRID lines
LGRID2=	specifies line type for GRID2 lines
WGRID=	specifies width of GRID lines
WGRID2=	specifies width of GRID2 lines
Options for Controlling Axes
ANGLE=	rotates horizontal axis tick mark labels
AXISFACTOR=	specifies distance factor between the tallest bar and the upper frame
CAXIS=	specifies axis color
CAXIS2=	specifies color for secondary vertical axis and tick marks
CFRAME=	specifies color for area enclosed by axes and frame
HOFFSET=	specifies horizontal axis offset in percent screen units
NOCHART	suppresses Pareto chart
NOFRAME	suppresses axis frame
NOHLABEL	suppresses horizontal axis label
NOVLABEL	suppresses primary vertical axis label
NOVLABEL2	suppresses secondary vertical axis label
NOVTICK	suppresses tick marks and tick mark labels for primary vertical axis
NOVTICK2	suppresses tick marks and tick mark labels for secondary vertical axis
SCALE=	specifies units in which primary vertical axis is scaled
TURNVLABEL	turns and strings vertically the characters in the primary and secondary vertical axis labels
VAXIS=	specifies tick mark values for primary vertical axis
VAXISLABEL=	labels primary vertical axis
VAXIS2=	specifies tick mark values for secondary vertical axis
VAXIS2LABEL=	labels secondary vertical axis
VOFFSET=	specifies vertical axis offset in percent screen units
WAXIS=	specifies width in pixels for the axes and frame
Options for Displaying Legends
BARLEGEND=	displays legend for CBARS= colors or PBARS= patterns
BARLEGLABEL=	displays label for BARLEGEND= legend
CATLEGEND=	displays Pareto categories legend for ODS Graphics
CATLEGLABEL=	specifies label for Pareto categories legend
CFRAMENLEG=	frames the sample size legend
HLLEGLABEL=	displays label for the legend that describes colors and patterns of highest or lowest bars
NLEGEND=	requests sample size legend
NOHLLEG	suppresses legend describing colors and patterns of highest or lowest bars
TILELEGEND=	specifies legend for CTILES= colors
TILELEGLABEL=	specifies label for TILELEGEND= legend
Options for Displaying Bars
BARLABEL=	displays labels for bars
BARLABPOS=	specifies position of BARLABEL= labels
BARS=	specifies variable that groups bars for display using ODS style colors
BARWIDTH=	specifies width (horizontal dimension) in percent screen units of the bars
CBARLINE=	specifies color for bar outlines
CBARS=	specifies color for bars
CHIGH( $\text{[math]}$ )=	specifies color for bars with the $\text{[math]}$ highest values
CLOW( $\text{[math]}$ )=	specifies color for bars with the $\text{[math]}$ lowest values
INTERBAR=	specifies distance between bars in percent screen units
LABOTHER=	specifies BARLABEL= label for 'other' category
LAST=	specifies bottommost category
PBARS=	specifies pattern for the bars
PHIGH( $\text{[math]}$ )=	specifies pattern for bars with the $\text{[math]}$ highest values
PLOW( $\text{[math]}$ )=	specifies pattern for bars with the $\text{[math]}$ lowest values
WBARLINE=	specifies width for bar outlines

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