I am running an sgplot vbar where the stat is the mean and I would like to label each vbar with the sample size in each group. is there a way I can do this, something like datalabel=(stat=sum) [but this does not work].
I was talking with Sanjay about this one, and he pointed out that another alternative would be to just pre-compute the data in PROC MEANS and use a VBARPARM to render it. Here's what that would look like:
proc means data=sashelp.class nway;
class age;
var weight;
output out=temp mean=weight_mean n=weight_n;
run;
proc sgplot data=temp;
vbarparm category=age response=weight_mean / datalabel=weight_n;
run;
How about something like this?
proc sgplot data=sashelp.class;
vbar age / response=weight stat=mean;
xaxistable weight / stat=freq location=inside
position=top;
run;
I am formatting the response variable as a percent since it is a binary variable, and I want the proportion of 1s (vs 0s). I want the total sample size in each group to be displayed per bar (num of 0s + 1s).
Because of this format I think, when I run with your suggestions it is giving me percentages rather than counts. Am I able to employ 2 different formats for the same variable within a proc block?
proc sgplot data=dat;
vbar days / response=mort stat=mean;
format mort percent6.2;
run;
What version of SAS are you using?
SAS 9.4
I was talking with Sanjay about this one, and he pointed out that another alternative would be to just pre-compute the data in PROC MEANS and use a VBARPARM to render it. Here's what that would look like:
proc means data=sashelp.class nway;
class age;
var weight;
output out=temp mean=weight_mean n=weight_n;
run;
proc sgplot data=temp;
vbarparm category=age response=weight_mean / datalabel=weight_n;
run;
Worked beautifully - much appreciated.
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