'Other' appeared on Pie Chart

[SIgnificatif]

Hi All,

When using charts, I have noticed a slice with 'other' label on it , it's 

otherlabel=

in the code ( code generated with EG)

I would like to ask you how this happened because there is no variable with that name I entered, there are 4 variables and this one was not included.

Are there ways to force to clarify this 'slice' and how to fix it ..

Thank you for response. 

[tsap · Accepted solution]

OTHER= percent-of-total collects all midpoints with chart statistic values less than or equal to percent-of-total into a generic midpoint named OTHER. The value of percent-of-total can be 0 to 100; the default value is 4. Therefore, any slice that represents 4% or less of the total is put in the OTHER category. The OTHER slice is the last slice in the pie, regardless of the order of the slices. (In other words, it is the slice immediately before the starting slice.)If only one midpoint falls into the OTHER category, its slice is displayed in its normal position in the pie and retains its original label. For example, suppose a pie has these slices and percent values: Coal 35%, Gas 15%, Hydro 5%, and Oil 45%. If you specify OTHER=5, Hydro remains the third slice instead of becoming the last slice.

Note:If you specify a small value for percent-of-total, the GCHART procedure might not be able to label all of the small slices.

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/graphref/65389/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p13h0w5vhbfvern1a...

To eliminate the 'Other' slice see the example provided:

proc gchart data=sashelp.cars;
     pie type / other=0
     midpoints="Truck" "SUV" "Sedan" "Wagon" "Sports" "Hybrid"
     value=none
     percent=arrow
     slice=arrow
     noheading;
     run;
quit; 

OTHER=0 specifies that all midpoints, no matter how small, display a slice (instead of getting lumped into an 'Other' slice.

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/graphref/65389/HTML/default/viewer.htm#n0ejmrdm6ov3ton1g...

[SIgnificatif]

Thank you, great overview 🙂