topic Multiple X axis in Graphics Programming

Multiple X axis

viollete — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:20:43 GMT

Hi all!

I want to make a graph: in the x axis i want to put month and lower year, and in Y axis rate.

How can I do it?

Thanks!

Re: Multiple X axis

Reeza — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:30:18 GMT

Do you mean multiple X axis or multiple labels on the X axis?

It helps if you show a picture and sample data that mimics your data.

Re: Multiple X axis

DanH_sas — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:33:48 GMT

Try this and see if this is what you want:

proc sgplot data=sashelp.air;
where date between '01jan1955'd and '01jan1957'd;
series x=date y=air;
run;

Re: Multiple X axis

viollete — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:43:08 GMT

I have one variable that indicates month(1,2,3,4,5,..) and i have one variable that indicate year (2008, 2009,...). I want to see months and below each January (that would be 1) to see year

Re: Multiple X axis

DanH_sas — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 19:55:57 GMT

I think the easiest way to handle this case is to combine the two variables into a SAS date variable and use that variable in SGPLOT. Here is a simple example:

data datedata;
format newdate monyy.;
do year=2000 to 2002;
  do month=1 to 12;
      newdate = mdy(month,01,year);
      y=ranuni(123);
      output;
  end;
end;
run;

proc sgplot data=datedata;
scatter x=newdate y=y;
run;

Re: Multiple X axis

viollete — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:23:46 GMT

Thanks, but it doesn't do what i want, it shows just years, but I want to see months and years

Re: Multiple X axis

DanH_sas — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:53:52 GMT

Your data must contain at least several years worth the information. The system determined that the best format for your time axis was years. You can force it to months by adding this statement to your SGPLOT code;

xaxis interval=month;

Hope this helps!

Dan

Re: Multiple X axis

viollete — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:26:26 GMT

Sorry, it still doesnt work as I would like..it put year below month but I get this: 2008 below JAN, 2009 below APR, 2010 below FEB.....and I would love it to be like this:
2008 below JAN, 2009 below JAN, 2010 below JAN

Re: Multiple X axis

DanH_sas — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:44:09 GMT

Hmmm.. I'm not sure how you would get behavior. When I run the code I gave you from 2000 to 2005, I get the attached picture. Can you show us your SGPLOT code (without the data)?

Thanks!

Dan