Two plots (one with GROUP) are used to show grouped markers in the plot, but a black marker in the legend.  If you put the grouped plot in the legend, you will see three markers (for the three levels).   I would use SCATTER instead of STEP for the censored events. ... View more

This may be what you are referring to: The purpose is to create a graph with axis aligned table columns like this: Here is the code using SGPLOT procedure: %let gpath='C:\'; data weatherTable;   input Month $ high low precip;   highC = (high-32) / 1.8;   lowC  = (low-32) / 1.8;   label high= 'Fahrenheit';   label low = 'Fahrenheit';   label highc='Celsius';   label lowc= 'Celsius';   label precip= 'Precipitation (in)';   format high low 2.0;   format highc lowc precip 4.1;   x1='High(F)'; x2='Low(F)'; x3='High(C)'; x4='Low(C)'; x5='Precip(in)';   id=_n_;   if mod(id, 2)=0 then ref=month;   datalines; Jan    49   30  4.46 Feb    53   32  3.53 Mar    61   40  4.46 Apr    71   48  2.98 May    78   57  4.03 Jun    84   65  4.06 Jul    88   69  4.35 Aug    86   68  4.30 Sep    80   62  4.27 Oct    70   49  3.28 Nov    61   42  3.06 Dec    52   33  3.25 ; run; proc sort data=weatherTable out=weatherTable2;   by descending id;   run; ods html style=listing; proc print data=weatherTable(obs=10) noobs;run; ods html close; ods listing gpath=&gpath style=htmlblue image_dpi=200; proc template;    define style Styles.HtmlblueSF;                                                    parent = styles.Htmlblue;       style GraphFonts from GraphFonts /                                            'GraphDataFont' = ("<sans-serif>, <MTsans-serif>",8pt)                                       'GraphValueFont' = ("<sans-serif>, <MTsans-serif>",8pt);      end; run; /*--Table--*/ ods listing style=Styles.HtmlblueSF; ods graphics / reset width=4in height=2.5in imagename='Weather_Table'; title "Average Temperatures for Raleigh"; proc sgplot data=weatherTable2 noautolegend;   scatter y=month x=x1 / markerchar=high x2axis;   scatter y=month x=x2 / markerchar=low x2axis;   scatter y=month x=x3 / markerchar=highc x2axis;   scatter y=month x=x4 / markerchar=lowc x2axis;   scatter y=month x=x5 / markerchar=precip x2axis;   x2axis display=(noticks nolabel) offsetmin=0.1 offsetmax=0.1;   yaxis display=(nolabel noticks) offsetmin=0.05 offsetmax=0.05;   run; /*--Table with bands--*/ ods listing style=Styles.HtmlblueSF; ods graphics / reset width=4in height=2.5in imagename='Weather_Table_Bands'; title "Average Temperatures for Raleigh"; proc sgplot data=weatherTable2 noautolegend;   refline ref / lineattrs=(thickness=20) transparency=0.8;   scatter y=month x=x1 / markerchar=high x2axis;   scatter y=month x=x2 / markerchar=low x2axis;   scatter y=month x=x3 / markerchar=highc x2axis;   scatter y=month x=x4 / markerchar=lowc x2axis;   scatter y=month x=x5 / markerchar=precip x2axis;   x2axis display=(noticks nolabel) offsetmin=0.1 offsetmax=0.1;   yaxis display=(nolabel noticks) offsetmin=0.05 offsetmax=0.05;   run; /*--Graph with Table--*/ ods listing style=Styles.HtmlblueSF; ods graphics / reset width=4in height=2.5in imagename='Weather_Table_Graph'; title "Average Temperatures Range for Raleigh"; proc sgplot data=weatherTable2 noautolegend;   refline ref / lineattrs=(thickness=18) transparency=0.9;   band y=month lower=low upper=high / transparency=0.6;   scatter y=month x=high / markerattrs=graphdata2(symbol=circlefilled) transparency=0.4;   scatter y=month x=low / markerattrs=graphdata1(symbol=trianglefilled) transparency=0.4;   scatter y=month x=x2 / markerchar=low x2axis;   scatter y=month x=x1 / markerchar=high x2axis;   xaxis  display=(nolabel) grid offsetmin=0.1 offsetmax=0.3;   x2axis display=(noticks nolabel) offsetmin=0.8 offsetmax=0.08;   yaxis display=(nolabel noticks) offsetmin=0.05 offsetmax=0.05;   run; ... View more

NEEDLEPLOT does not allow stacked groups.  The only benefit I see of using needle instead of barchartis that you can have an interval X axis, since bar chart always makes the axis discrete.  If that is your aim, you can use the HIGHLOWPLOT with default TYPE=LINE.  You will have to compute the high and low values yourself based on the stacking you want.  You can also use the HIGHLOWBAR with TYPE=BAR with a linear axis.  This will give you the "bar" look with fills and outlines, but these type of plot (HighLowPlot or NeedlePlot) do not summarize your data.  You can also do this in SGPLOT. Another alternative is to use the VECTORPLOT. ... View more