topic Can Axis Labels Mismatch Axis Tick Marks? in Graphics Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/Can-Axis-Labels-Mismatch-Axis-Tick-Marks/m-p/84680#M3112 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there a way to display axis tick marks using one measurement but display labels based on a different measurement?</P><P></P><P>I have been asked to plot a Kaplan-Meier curve with the x-axis showing tick marks as weeks but labeling in months.&nbsp; This is not as simple as assuming that a month has exactly 4 weeks.&nbsp; I am using the formula: MONTHS=(WEEKS*7)/30.4375.&nbsp; Thus, 8 weeks will not appear as 2 months but rather 1.84 months.&nbsp; In other words, my labels will be slightly off of my tick marks as I attempt to display below:</P><P></P><P>|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ...</P><P>0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ...</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:22:14 GMT djbateman 2012-10-03T19:22:14Z Can Axis Labels Mismatch Axis Tick Marks? https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/Can-Axis-Labels-Mismatch-Axis-Tick-Marks/m-p/84680#M3112 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there a way to display axis tick marks using one measurement but display labels based on a different measurement?</P><P></P><P>I have been asked to plot a Kaplan-Meier curve with the x-axis showing tick marks as weeks but labeling in months.&nbsp; This is not as simple as assuming that a month has exactly 4 weeks.&nbsp; I am using the formula: MONTHS=(WEEKS*7)/30.4375.&nbsp; Thus, 8 weeks will not appear as 2 months but rather 1.84 months.&nbsp; In other words, my labels will be slightly off of my tick marks as I attempt to display below:</P><P></P><P>|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ...</P><P>0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ...</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:22:14 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/Can-Axis-Labels-Mismatch-Axis-Tick-Marks/m-p/84680#M3112 djbateman 2012-10-03T19:22:14Z Re: Can Axis Labels Mismatch Axis Tick Marks? https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/Can-Axis-Labels-Mismatch-Axis-Tick-Marks/m-p/84681#M3113 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Here's one trick you could use with gplot ...</P><P></P><P>You could annotate the monthly labels.</P><P></P><P>Here's a similar example where the x-axis is by month, and I annotate the year:</P><P></P><P><A class="active_link" href="http://robslink.com/SAS/democd59/browser_wars.htm" title="http://robslink.com/SAS/democd59/browser_wars.htm">Worldwide Browser Popularity</A></P><P><A href="http://robslink.com/SAS/democd59/browser_wars_info.htm" title="http://robslink.com/SAS/democd59/browser_wars_info.htm">http://robslink.com/SAS/democd59/browser_wars_info.htm</A></P><P></P><P>If you want, you can totally suppress the individual tickmark values by using 'value=none' on the axis statement.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:27:50 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/Can-Axis-Labels-Mismatch-Axis-Tick-Marks/m-p/84681#M3113 GraphGuy 2012-10-03T19:27:50Z