topic Re: BOXPLOT with BLOCK but using summary datasets input in Graphics Programming

BOXPLOT with BLOCK but using summary datasets input

HowardTien — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 05:29:47 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to use PROC boxplot with BLOCK statments,

it works fine while using raw data.

But it seems dosen't work while using the BOX data.

For example:

/*Using the raw data, outputs - box_raw*/

proc boxplot data=eg_out1;

plot EGRN*n(abbr VISID)/outbox=out1;

run;

/*Using the BOX data, outputs - box_box*/

proc boxplot box=out1;

plot EGRN*n(abbr VISID);

run;

The boxplots parts in both outputs are the same, but the BLOCK parts is incorrect while using the BOX data inputs.

Is there any way to solve this ?

Thank you!

Re: BOXPLOT with BLOCK but using summary datasets input

data_null__ — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:00:43 GMT

Maybe you just need to sort the data by the BLOCK variables.

Re: BOXPLOT with BLOCK but using summary datasets input

BuckyRansdell — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:27:31 GMT

Hi Howard,

It's difficult for me to determine what's going on without seeing the data. Note that block variables are intended to identify blocks of box-and-whisker charts. The values of the block variables (abbr and VISIS) should be the same for all observations contributing to one box, i.e. those with the same value of the group variable, n. Does your data fit that description?

Bucky

Re: BOXPLOT with BLOCK but using summary datasets input

HowardTien — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:02:30 GMT

Hello,

To Bucky:

The raw data is like this:

EGRN. abbr. visid. n

10. PBO. 20. 1

25 PBO. 20. 1

16 PBO. 20. 1

...

18. TRT1. 20. 2

14. TRT1. 20. 2

23 TRT1. 20. 2

...

16 TRT2. 20. 3

...

29 PBO . 30. 4

...

17 TRT1 . 30. 5

...

And the dataset out1 is something like this:

n _type_ _var_ _value_ abbr. visid

1 N EGRN 201 PBO 20

1 MEAN EGRN 21.2 PBO 20

1 MAX EGRN 24 PBO 20

...

2 N EGRN 211 TRT1 20

2 MEAN EGRN 23.2 TRT1 20

2 MAX EGRN 25 TRT1 20

...

3 N EGRN 281 TRT2 20

3 MEAN EGRN 21.2 TRT2 20

3 MAX EGRN 29 TRT2 20

...

4 N EGRN 219 PBO 30

4 MEAN EGRN 22.2 PBO 30

4 MAX EGRN 27 PBO 30

...

n is simply a dummy variable, and dataset out1 is the

summary datasets of the raw data using PROC BOXPLOT, and I think

the data fit the description.

To data _null_ :

I'll try to sort the BLOCK variable tomorrow, and let you know if it works or not.

Thank you!