topic Re: Why won't box plot colour change? in New SAS User

Why won't box plot colour change?

jacko1801 — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:55:49 GMT

Hi.

I am trying to just do a singular box plot for the data below - the box plot shows in the default colours but i want to change the blue of the box plot to pink, also i have seen elsewhere people have put a table inside the graph stating the quarters and the medium, how do i do that as well?

here is my code:

PROC IMPORT 
  DATAFILE = '/home/imdb-videogames.csv'
  OUT = Videogame_data
  DBMS = CSV 
  REPLACE;
RUN;

DATA Videogame_data;
  SET Videogame_data;
  IF NOT MISSING(rating) AND NOT MISSING(votes) AND NOT MISSING(certificate);
RUN;

PROC SORT DATA=Videogame_data OUT=clean_videogamedata NODUPKEY;
  BY name;
RUN;

DATA Videogame_data;
  SET clean_videogamedata;
RUN;

DATA TITLES;
SET clean_videogamedata; 
words = COUNTW(name,' ');
RUN;

PROC PRINT DATA=TITLES;
VAR name words;
TITLE 'Number of Words in each Video Game Title';
RUN;

PROC MEANS DATA=TITLES NWAY NOPRINT;
VAR WORDS;
OUTPUT OUT = MEANS (DROP = _TYPE_ _FREQ_)
N = NUMBER_OF_OBSERVATIONS
MEAN = AVERAGE
;
RUN;

PROC PRINT DATA=MEANS NOOBS;
TITLE 'Average Number of Words Per Video Game Title';
RUN;

PROC sgplot DATA=TITLES;
vbox words; 
styleattrs datacolors=(pink) datacontrastcolors=(black);
run;

here is my outcome (statistically is fine - visually is not how i want it).

Thank you in advance for any help here 🙂

Re: Why won't box plot colour change?

sbxkoenk — Mon, 01 May 2023 09:51:50 GMT

See here :
SAS ODS Graphics: Procedures Guide
SGPLOT Procedure
https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/v_031/grstatproc/n1waawwbez01ppn15dn9ehmxzihf.htm

PROC sgplot DATA=sashelp.heart;
 vbox Cholesterol / DATASKIN=GLOSS 
                    fillattrs=(color=lightgreen transparency=.2)
                    lineattrs=(pattern=dashdashdot color=pink thickness=4)
                    WHISKERATTRS=(pattern=solid color=pink thickness=7) 
                    DISPLAYSTATS=(Q1 MEDIAN Q3);
*styleattrs datacolors=(pink) datacontrastcolors=(black);
run;

Koen

Re: Why won't box plot colour change?

yabwon — Mon, 01 May 2023 09:52:55 GMT

Start with Maxim1 and do:

PROC sgplot DATA=sashelp.cars;
vbox invoice / 

FILLATTRS=(color=pink) 

LINEATTRS=(color=black thickness=2)  
MEANATTRS=(color=black )
MEDIANATTRS=(color=black)
WHISKERATTRS=(color=black thickness=2)
;
run;

Bart