The PLOT Procedure

Example 13: Changing a Default Penalty

Procedure features:

PLOT statement option

PENALTIES=

Data set:

CENSUS

This example demonstrates how changing a default penalty affects the placement of labels. The goal is to produce a plot that has labels that do not detract from how the points are scattered.

Program

options nodate pageno=1 linesize=120 pagesize=37;

   proc plot data=census;
      plot density*crimerate=state $ state /

           placement=(h=100 to 10 by alt * s=left right)

           penalties(4)=500  list=0

           haxis=0 to 13000 by 1000 vaxis=by 100;
   title 'A Plot of Population Density and Crime Rates';
   run;

Output

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