24912 - Change the width of the boxes when creating a box plot with PROC GPLOT

Sample 24912: Change the width of the boxes when creating a box plot with PROC GPLOT

This sample uses the BWIDTH option on a SYMBOL statement with PROC GPLOT to specify the width of the boxes in a box plot. The BWIDTH option can also be used to specify the width of the bars in a HILOB plot.

The BWIDTH option on a SYMBOL statement is only valid with the BOX and HILOB interpolations.

The graphics output in the Results tab was produced using SAS® 9.2. Submitting the sample code with releases of SAS prior to SAS 9.2 might produce different results.

/* Set the graphics environment */
goptions reset=all cback=white border htitle=12pt htext=10pt;  

 /* Create a sample data set */
data a;
   input YEAR CNT;
   datalines;
1995 10
1995 40
1995 28
1995 47
1996 13
1996 25
1996 30
1996 20
1997 22
1997 60
1997 55
1997 40
1998 60
1998 43
1998 78
1998 69
1999 50
1999 31
1999 67
1999 24
;
run;

 /* Use the BWIDTHoption to specify the */
 /* width of the boxes                  */
symbol1 i=boxft bwidth=6 cv=beige co=vibg;

axis1 minor=none order=(0 to 80 by 20);  
axis2 minor=none offset=(5pct,5pct);

 /* Add a title to the graph */
title1 'Changing the width of the boxes in a Box Plot';

proc gplot data=a;
   plot CNT*YEAR / vaxis=axis1 haxis=axis2 
                   noframe autovref;
run;
quit;

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Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> GPLOT Query and Reporting ==> Creating Reports ==> Graphical ==> Graph Elements ==> Symbols/Interpolation Query and Reporting ==> Creating Reports ==> Graphical ==> Graph Types ==> Plots ==> Other Plots

Date Modified:	2005-08-31 03:03:12
Date Created:	2004-11-11 11:07:59

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Sample 24912: Change the width of the boxes when creating a box plot with PROC GPLOT

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