topic Re: How to avoid the datalabels overlapping on Error bars in Forest Plot in Graphics Programming

How to avoid the datalabels overlapping on Error bars in Forest Plot

SASuserlot — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:57:44 GMT

I am creating the data labels on the forest plot. However My data labels overlapping with the Error bars. How I can Avoid this. I tried using DATALABELPOSITION But no luck. I thought of Creating Blank space before dataset ( data point values). However it won't change it dynamically , if any values changes in future. Can you please suggest the Options.

Example: How the labels should look!

How My labels are displaying

layout overlay /xaxisopts=(label=' ' linearopts =(tickvaluelist=(-2 0 2) viewmin=-2 viewmax=2))
	/*type=discrete discreteopts =(  tickvaluelist=( '-0.5' '0' '0.5' '1' '2')))*/
		    y2axisopts = (display=none);
		    scatterplot x=OR y=ORCI / 
			markerattrs = (symbol=diamondfilled size=0 color=white) yaxis=y2;
		    scatterplot x=OR y=ORCI  / datalabel = OR datalabelattrs = (size=7) datalabelposition=right 
		         markerattrs = (symbol=diamondfilled size=10 color=darkgrey)
		          yaxis=y2
		           xerrorlower = lcl xerrorupper = ucl errorbarcapshape = none;
		   referenceline x=0;
		   annotate;

  		endlayout;

Re: How to avoid the datalabels overlapping on Error bars in Forest Plot

DanH_sas — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:00:45 GMT

Instead using the error bar on the SCATTERPLOT statement, use a HIGHLOWPLOT plot. Set the LOWCAP=NONE and HIGHCAP=none, and set the HIGHLABEL to be the same variable as the DATALABEL. The change should look something like the following:

layout overlay /xaxisopts=(label=' ' linearopts =(tickvaluelist=(-2 0 2) viewmin=-2 viewmax=2))
	/*type=discrete discreteopts =(  tickvaluelist=( '-0.5' '0' '0.5' '1' '2')))*/
		    y2axisopts = (display=none);
		    scatterplot x=OR y=ORCI / markerattrs = (symbol=diamondfilled size=0 color=white) yaxis=y2;
            highlowplot y=ORCI low=lcl high=ucl / lowcap=none highcap=none highlabel=OR labelattrs=(size=7) 
                        lineattrs=(color=darkgrey) yaxis=y2;
		    scatterplot x=OR y=ORCI  /
		         markerattrs = (symbol=diamondfilled size=10 color=darkgrey)
		          yaxis=y2;
		   referenceline x=0;
		   annotate;

  		endlayout;

Hope this helps!

Dan

Re: How to avoid the datalabels overlapping on Error bars in Forest Plot

SASuserlot — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:37:00 GMT

Perfect. It worked. Thanks Dan.😍