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plf515
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

Hello

 

Using SAS 9.4 TS 1M4 on Windows

 

I have a data set that contains variables _NODE_ and mpg, e.g

 

 

Obs MPG _Node_ _Leaf_ P_MPG1234
18.09214.0119
15.09214.0119
18.09214.0119
16.09214.0119

 

 

I would like to make a box plot by node but add a box for all the nodes.

 

I tried

proc sgplot data = tree.mpgout;
 vbox mpg /group = _node_;
 vbox mpg/boxwidth= 0.1;
run;

but this put the second box in the middle, blotting out other boxes.  I didn't see a way to set the location of the boxes.

 

How can I make this plot? THanks

 

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ballardw
Super User

To get all of this into a single graph probably the easiest is to modify your data so that you have your existing data plus a duplicate that has a _node_ value to indicate the "whole data".

That code would look something like:

data tree.vboxplot;
   set tree.mpgout 
       tree.mpgout(in=in2)
   ;
   if in2 then _node_='Total';
run;

You have no indication whether _node_ is numeric or character so I can't provide anything guaranteed to work but that should give you an idea. If you want the whole data on the left set a node value smaller or earlier in the sort order, on the right set a value larger or after the others.

 

The plot code would then use the new set and drop the second vbox statement:

proc sgplot data = tree.vboxplot;
 vbox mpg /group = _node_;
run;

 

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ballardw
Super User

To get all of this into a single graph probably the easiest is to modify your data so that you have your existing data plus a duplicate that has a _node_ value to indicate the "whole data".

That code would look something like:

data tree.vboxplot;
   set tree.mpgout 
       tree.mpgout(in=in2)
   ;
   if in2 then _node_='Total';
run;

You have no indication whether _node_ is numeric or character so I can't provide anything guaranteed to work but that should give you an idea. If you want the whole data on the left set a node value smaller or earlier in the sort order, on the right set a value larger or after the others.

 

The plot code would then use the new set and drop the second vbox statement:

proc sgplot data = tree.vboxplot;
 vbox mpg /group = _node_;
run;

 

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