Help with Vaxis scale adjustment within proc univariate - histogram

[adamvr693]

I cant seem to manually adjust the Vertical axis scale. I want it to be 0 to 50 by 10. Here is my code. Can anyone help?

With ods graphics on, the vaxis option within the histogram statement doesn't work.

Thanks,

-Adam

proc template;                                                                                                                                        

   define style noframe;                                                                                                                              

      parent=styles.journal;                                                                                                                          

      style graphwalls from graphwalls / frameborder=off;                                                                                             

   end;                                                                                                                                               

run;    

ods rtf image_dpi=300;                                                                                                                                

ods graphics on;                                                                                                                                      

ods rtf file = "C:\Users\Adam Bress\Dropbox\CYP11b2 Analysis\NCESTEY.rtf" style=noframe;                                                              

proc univariate data=c;                                                                                                                               

        var na ;                                                                                                                                      

        histogram na  / midpoints = 0 to 1 by .1 noframe cfill=grey font=arial vaxis= 0 to 50 by 10 ;                                                 

        run;                                                                                                                                          

ods rtf close; 

[adamvr693]

I'm using version 9.2

[Jay54]

Per the SAS 9.3 log message, the procedure wants the range you provide should cover the range of the data.  I don't see your data attached, so I just made up one.  Since (in my test case) the max value needed for Y is 57, I have to increase my setting.  Here is the  program.  I don't have access to SAS 9.2 right now, so give it a try.

proc template;                                         
   define style noframe;                                         
      parent=styles.journal;                                     
      style graphwalls from graphwalls / frameborder=off;                      
   end;                                                 
run;   

ods html close;
ods rtf image_dpi=300;

data cars;
  set sashelp.cars;
  mpg=mpg_city/70;
run;

ods graphics on;                                                            
ods rtf file = "C:\NCESTEY.rtf" style=noframe;

proc univariate data=cars;
        var mpg ;                                                
        histogram mpg  / midpoints = 0 to 1 by .1 noframe cfill=grey font=arial vaxis= 0 to 60 by 10 ;
        run;                           
ods rtf close

[adamvr693]

Thanks for the reply!

The issue here, is with you example, im unable to change the vscale to 0 to 80. or something like that? The vaxis scale on the figure remains from 0 to 60.

proc template;                                                                                                                         

   define style noframe;                                                                                                               

      parent=styles.journal;                                                                                                           

      style graphwalls from graphwalls / frameborder=off;                                                                              

   end;                                                                                                                                

run;                                                                                                                                   

ods html close;                                                                                                                        

ods rtf image_dpi=300;                                                                                                                 

data cars;                                                                                                                             

  set sashelp.cars;                                                                                                                    

  mpg=mpg_city/70;                                                                                                                     

run;                                                                                                                                   

ods graphics on;                                                                                                                       

ods rtf file = "C:\NCESTEY.rtf" style=noframe;                                                                                         

proc univariate data=cars;                                                                                                             

        var mpg ;                                                                                                                      

        histogram mpg  / midpoints = 0 to 1 by .1 noframe cfill=grey font=arial vaxis= 0 to 80 by 10 ;                                 

        run;                                                                                                                           

ods rtf close                                                                                                                          

[Jay54]

This is because by default, in GTL (the graphing system behind the scene here) the axis range you provide is a HINT, not a requirement.  GTL will use the spacing you provide, but will still only draw an axis range that is in the data.  You can change that, but it is not clear to me (yet) if this option is exposed in the UNIVARIATE HISTOGRAM statement.

I do know that you can create a simple Histogram using the SGPLOT procedure to get exactly what you want.  The option to force your data range is ON by default.  This will work with SAS 9.2.

data cars;                              

  set sashelp.cars;                             

  mpg=mpg_city/70;                                    

run;

proc sgplot data=cars;

  histogram mpg;

  yaxis values=(0 to 80 by 10);

  xaxis values=(0 to 1 by 0.1);

run;

[kapala]

Dear Sanjay,

I am in this same predicament. You say it is possible to override the default GTL in proc univariate to produce the yaxis range you specify in the vaxis statement.

What are the steps to do that?

My highest data value is 9 but to standardize the yaxis to other histograms in the document for different weeks  for comparrision I need the scale to extend to 14 . Here vaxis is simply ignored. How do I get proc univariate to pay attention to it?

Thank you.

proc univariate data=ppn3 noprint;

histogram oediff4/

normal

midpoints=-44 to 20 by 1

CFILL = ltgray

ctext=blue

VSCALE=COUNT

VAXISLABEL = "Number of Households"

VREF=(0 to 14 by 2)

BARLABEL=COUNT

odstitle= "Distribution of Stock";　

run;