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Andrea12
Calcite | Level 5

Greetings,

I am trying to create a box plot to compare groups using SAS 9.4. I have been trying to get this code to work (it is from   SAS/STAT(R) 9.2 User's Guide, Second Edition.) However, when I plug the sas code into sas it produces a boxplot but no legend, and does not change the symbols for the different groups. There are no errors in the log. Looking for ideas on how I might get the legend and symbols to show up as they do in the example. Not sure if there are differences between versions or there is something else i'm missing...

Thank you,

Andrea

-------------------code from SAS-----------------------------

data Times;

      informat Day date7. ;

      format   Day date7. ;

      input Day @ ;

      do Flight=1 to 25;

         input Delay @ ;

         output;

         end;

   datalines;

   16DEC88   4  12   2   2  18   5   6  21   0   0

             0  14   3   .   2   3   5   0   6  19

             7   4   9   5  10

   17DEC88   1  10   3   3   0   1   5   0   .   .

             1   5   7   1   7   2   2  16   2   1

             3   1  31   5   0

   18DEC88   7   8   4   2   3   2   7   6  11   3

             2   7   0   1  10   2   3  12   8   6

             2   7   2   4   5

   19DEC88  15   6   9   0  15   7   1   1   0   2

             5   6   5  14   7  20   8   1  14   3

            10   0   1  11   7

   20DEC88   2   1   0   4   4   6   2   2   1   4

             1  11   .   1   0   6   5   5   4   2

             2   6   6   4   0

   21DEC88   2   6   6   2   7   7   5   2   5   0

             9   2   4   2   5   1   4   7   5   6

             5   0   4  36  28

   22DEC88   3   7  22   1  11  11  39  46   7  33

            19  21   1   3  43  23   9   0  17  35

            50   0   2   1   0

   23DEC88   6  11   8  35  36  19  21   .   .   4

             6  63  35   3  12  34   9   0  46   0

             0  36   3   0  14

   24DEC88  13   2  10   4   5  22  21  44  66  13

             8   3   4  27   2  12  17  22  19  36

             9  72   2   4   4

   25DEC88   4  33  35   0  11  11  10  28  34   3

            24   6  17   0   8   5   7  19   9   7

            21  17  17   2   6

   26DEC88   3   8   8   2   7   7   8   2   5   9

             2   8   2  10  16   9   5  14  15   1

            12   2   2  14  18

   ;

   run;

   proc means data=Times noprint;

      var Delay;

      by Day;

      output out=Cancel nmiss=ncancel;

  

   data Times;

      merge Times Cancel;

      by Day;

   run;

   data Weather;

      informat Day date7. ;

      format   Day date7. ;

      length Reason $ 16 ;

   input Day Flight Reason & ;

   datalines;

   16DEC88  8   Fog

   17DEC88  18  Snow Storm

   17DEC88  23  Sleet

   21DEC88  24  Rain

   21DEC88  25  Rain

   22DEC88  7   Mechanical

   22DEC88  15  Late Arrival

   24DEC88  9   Late Arrival

   24DEC88  22  Late Arrival

   ;

   run;

  

   data Times;

      merge Times Weather;

      by Day Flight;

   run;

   symbol1 v=plus;

   symbol2 v=square;

   symbol3 v=triangle;

   title 'Box Plot for Airline Delays';

   proc boxplot data=Times;

      plot Delay*Day = ncancel /

          nohlabel

          symbollegend = legend1;

      legend1 label = ('Cancellations:');

      label Delay = 'Delay in Minutes';

   run;

   goptions reset=symbol;

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DanH_sas
SAS Super FREQ

Delete from "symbol1" down and try the following code instead:

proc sgplot data=Times;

label Delay="Delay in Minutes";

vbox Delay / category=Day group=ncancel name="box";

keylegend "box" / title="Cancellations";

run;

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DanH_sas
SAS Super FREQ

Delete from "symbol1" down and try the following code instead:

proc sgplot data=Times;

label Delay="Delay in Minutes";

vbox Delay / category=Day group=ncancel name="box";

keylegend "box" / title="Cancellations";

run;

Andrea12
Calcite | Level 5

Thank you very much, it finally works!

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