The PLOT Procedure

Example 9: Adding Labels to a Plot

Procedure features:

PLOT statement

label variable in plot request

Data set:

This example shows how to modify the plot request to label points on the plot with the values of variables. This example adds labels to the plot shown in Plotting BY Groups.

Program

options nodate pageno=1 linesize=80 pagesize=35;

proc sort data=education;
   by region;
run;

proc plot data=education;
   by region;

   plot expenditures*dropoutrate='*' $ state / href=28.6;

   title 'Plot of Dropout Rate and Expenditure Per Pupil';
run;

Output

                 Plot of Dropout Rate and Expenditure Per Pupil                1

---------------------------------- Region=MW -----------------------------------

          Plot of Expenditures*DropoutRate$State.  Symbol used is '*'.

    Expenditures |                                                  |
            5500 +                                                  |
                 |                                                  |
                 |                                                  |
                 |                                                  |
                 |                                           Michigan *
            5000 +                                                  |
                 |                                * Illinois        |
                 |      * Minnesota                                 |
                 |                                                  |
                 |                                       * Ohio     |
            4500 +                                                  |
                 |            * Nebraska * Kansas                   |
                 |      Iowa ** Indiana                        * Missouri
                 |                                                  |
                 |                                                  |
            4000 +       * North Dakota                             |
                 |                                                  |
                 |                                                  |
                 |                                                  |
                 |                                                  |
            3500 +                                                  |
                 |                                                  |
                 ---+------------+------------+------------+------------+--
                   10           15           20           25           30

                                  Dropout Percentage - 1989

                 Plot of Dropout Rate and Expenditure Per Pupil                2

---------------------------------- Region=NE -----------------------------------

          Plot of Expenditures*DropoutRate$State.  Symbol used is '*'.

    Expenditures |                                     |
            8000 +                                     |
                 |                                     |
                 |                * New Jersey         |
                 |                                     |
                 |                                     |
            7000 +                                     |
                 |       * Connecticut                 |
                 |                                     |
                 |                                     |
                 |                                     |
            6000 +                                    *|Massachusetts
                 |                               * Maryland
                 |                                     |
                 |                                     * Delaware
                 |                                     |
            5000 +                                     |
                 |                      * Maine * New Hampshire
                 |                                     |
                 |                                     |
                 |                                     |
            4000 +                                     |
                 |                                     |
                 ---+------------+------------+------------+------------+--
                   15           20           25           30           35

                                  Dropout Percentage - 1989

NOTE: 1 obs had missing values.

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