topic Re: Change axis value for boxplot in Graphics Programming

Change axis value for boxplot

Davidliu494 — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:36:47 GMT

im trying to plot using proc boxplot, but when i set the vaxis to the range that i want, sas gives me the error:

WARNING: For process variable X the VAXIS= values specified do not cover the data range.

WARNING: Default scaling is substituted.

I just want to zoom in on the boxplot to better see the changes in the medians. Is there a way for SAS to ignore the fact that my vaxis won't cover all of the data?

(note: i was somehow able to zoom in using vaxis two days ago, but today when i tried it, this warning kept coming up)

Thanks!

Re: Change axis value for boxplot

ballardw — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:56:16 GMT

Providing a sample of the code would be helpful.

Re: Change axis value for boxplot

reneeharper — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:31:19 GMT

We have some great samples graphic samples that you might find useful. They are available on support.sas.com at http://support.sas.com/sassamples/graphgallery/index.html.

I always find sample code helpful. I hope you find this to be a useful resource as well.

Re: Change axis value for boxplot

VD — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:20:00 GMT

If you are using proc gplot to get the boxplot, you can try using INTERPOL=BOX25 in the symbol statement. This will restrict the values to the 25th to 75th percentile.