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ALPHA=value-list |EST
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specifies the mandatory shape parameter
for probability plots that are requested by the BETA, GAMMA, PARETO, and POWER options. Enclose the ALPHA= option in parentheses after the distribution keyword. If you specify ALPHA=EST, a maximum likelihood estimate is computed for
.
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BETA(ALPHA=value |EST BETA=value |EST <beta-options>)
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creates a beta probability plot for each combination of the required shape parameters
and
specified by the required ALPHA= and BETA= beta-options. If you specify ALPHA=EST and BETA=EST, the procedure creates a plot based on maximum likelihood estimates for
and
. You can specify the SCALE= beta-option as an alias for the SIGMA= beta-option and the THRESHOLD= beta-option as an alias for the THETA= beta-option. To create a plot that is based on maximum likelihood estimates for
and
, specify ALPHA=EST and BETA=EST.
To obtain graphical estimates of
and
, specify lists of values in the ALPHA= and BETA= beta-options, and select the combination of
and
that most nearly linearizes the point pattern. To assess the point pattern, you can add a diagonal distribution reference line that corresponds to lower threshold parameter
and scale parameter
, which are specified in the THETA= and SIGMA= beta-options. Alternatively, you can add a line that corresponds to estimated values of
and
by specifying the THETA=EST and SIGMA=EST beta-options. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the beta distribution with parameters
,
,
, and
is a good fit.
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BETA=value-list |EST
B=value-list |EST
specifies the mandatory shape parameter
for probability plots that are requested by the BETA option. Enclose the BETA= option in parentheses after the BETA option. If you specify BETA=EST, a maximum likelihood estimate is computed for
.
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C=value-list |EST
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specifies the shape parameter c for probability plots that are requested by the WEIBULL and WEIBULL2 options. Enclose this option in parentheses after the WEIBULL or WEIBULL2 option. C= is a required Weibull-option in the WEIBULL option; in this situation, it accepts a list of values, or if you specify C=EST, a maximum likelihood estimate is computed for c. You can optionally specify C=value or C=EST as a Weibull2-option with the WEIBULL2 option to request a distribution reference line; in this situation, you must also specify Weibull2-option SIGMA=value or SIGMA=EST.
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† CGRID=color
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specifies the color for grid lines when a grid is displayed on the plot in traditional graphics. This option also produces a grid if the GRID= option is not specified.
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EXPONENTIAL<(exponential-options)>
EXP<(exponential-options)>
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creates an exponential probability plot. To assess the point pattern, add a diagonal distribution reference line corresponding to
and
by specifying the THETA= and SIGMA= exponential-options. Alternatively, you can add a line that corresponds to estimated values of the threshold parameter
and the scale parameter
by specifying the THETA=EST and SIGMA=EST exponential-options. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the exponential distribution with parameters
and
is a good fit. You can specify the SCALE= exponential-option as an alias for the SIGMA= exponential-option and the THRESHOLD= exponential-option as an alias for the THETA= exponential-option.
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GAMMA(ALPHA=value |EST <gamma-options>)
-
creates a gamma probability plot for each value of the shape parameter
that is specified in the mandatory ALPHA= gamma-option. If you specify ALPHA=EST, the procedure creates a plot based on a maximum likelihood estimate for
. To obtain a graphical estimate of
, specify a list of values for the ALPHA= gamma-option and select the value that most nearly linearizes the point pattern. To assess the point pattern, add a diagonal distribution reference line that corresponds to
and
by specifying the THETA= and SIGMA= gamma-options. Alternatively, you can add a line that corresponds to estimated values of the threshold parameter
and the scale parameter
by specifying the THETA=EST and SIGMA=EST gamma-options. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the gamma distribution with parameters
,
, and
is a good fit. You can specify the SCALE= gamma-option as an alias for the SIGMA= gamma-option and the THRESHOLD= gamma-option as an alias for the THETA= gamma-option.
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GRID
-
displays a grid. Grid lines are reference lines that are perpendicular to the percentile axis at major tick marks.
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GUMBEL<(Gumbel-options)>
-
creates a Gumbel probability plot. To assess the point pattern, add a diagonal distribution reference line that corresponds to
and
by specifying the MU= and SIGMA= Gumbel-options. Alternatively, you can add a line that corresponds to estimated values of the location parameter
and the scale parameter
by specifying the MU=EST and SIGMA=EST Gumbel-options. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the exponential distribution with parameters
and
is a good fit.
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† LGRID=linetype
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specifies the line type for the grid when a grid is displayed on the plot. This option also creates a grid if the GRID option is not specified. By default, LGRID=1, which produces a solid line.
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LOGNORMAL(SIGMA=value |EST <lognormal-options>)
LNORM(SIGMA=value |EST <lognormal-options>)
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creates a lognormal probability plot for each value of the shape parameter
that is specified in the mandatory SIGMA= lognormal-option. If you specify SIGMA=EST, the procedure creates a plot based on an estimate of
that is computed as described in the section Lognormal Distribution. To obtain a graphical estimate of
, specify a list of values for the SIGMA= lognormal-option and select the value that most nearly linearizes the point pattern. To assess the point pattern, add a diagonal distribution reference line that corresponds to
and
by specifying the THETA= and ZETA= lognormal-options. Alternatively, you can add a line that corresponds to estimated values of the threshold parameter
and the scale parameter
by specifying the THETA=EST and ZETA=EST lognormal-options. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the lognormal distribution with parameters
,
, and
is a good fit. You can specify the THRESHOLD= lognormal-option as an alias for the THETA= lognormal-option and the SCALE= lognormal-option as an alias for the ZETA= lognormal-option. See Example 4.26.
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MU=value |EST
-
specifies the mean
for a probability plot that is requested by the GUMBEL and NORMAL options. Enclose MU= in parentheses after the distribution keyword. You can specify MU=EST to request a distribution reference line with
equal to the sample mean with the normal distribution. If you specify MU=EST for the Gumbel distribution, the procedure computes a maximum likelihood estimate.
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NADJ=value
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specifies the adjustment value to add to the sample size in the calculation of theoretical percentiles. By default, NADJ=
. Refer to Chambers et al. (1983).
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NOLINELEGEND
NOLEGEND
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suppresses the legend for the optional distribution reference line. This option applies only to ODS Graphics output.
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NORMAL<(normal-options)>
-
creates a normal probability plot. This is the default if you omit a distribution option. To assess the point pattern, you can add a diagonal distribution reference line that corresponds to
and
by specifying the MU= and SIGMA= normal-options. Alternatively, you can add a line that corresponds to estimated values of
and
by specifying the MU=EST and SIGMA=EST normal-options; the estimates of the mean
and the standard deviation
are the sample mean and sample standard deviation. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the normal distribution with parameters
and
is a good fit.
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PARETO(ALPHA=value |EST <Pareto-options>)
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creates a generalized Pareto probability plot for each value of the shape parameter
that is specified in the mandatory ALPHA= Pareto-option. If you specify ALPHA=EST, the procedure creates a plot based on a maximum likelihood estimate for
. To obtain a graphical estimate of
, specify a list of values for the ALPHA= Pareto-option and select the value that most nearly linearizes the point pattern. To assess the point pattern, add a diagonal distribution reference line that corresponds to
and
by specifying the THETA= and SIGMA= Pareto-options. Alternatively, you can add a line that corresponds to estimated values of the threshold parameter
and the scale parameter
by specifying the THETA=EST and SIGMA=EST Pareto-options. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the generalized Pareto distribution with parameters
,
, and
is a good fit.
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† PCTLMINOR
-
requests minor tick marks for the percentile axis. The HMINOR option overrides the minor tick marks that are requested by the PCTLMINOR option.
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PCTLORDER=values
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specifies the tick marks that are labeled on the theoretical percentile axis. Because the values are percentiles, the labels must be between 0 and 100, exclusive. The values must be listed in increasing order and must cover the plotted percentile range. Otherwise, the default values of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90, 95, and 99 are used.
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POWER(ALPHA=value |EST <power-options>)
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creates a power function probability plot for each value of the shape parameter
that is specified in the mandatory ALPHA= power-option. If you specify ALPHA=EST, the procedure creates a plot based on a maximum likelihood estimate for
. To obtain a graphical estimate of
, specify a list of values for the ALPHA= power-option and select the value that most nearly linearizes the point pattern. To assess the point pattern, add a diagonal distribution reference line that corresponds to
and
by specifying the THETA= and SIGMA= power-options. Alternatively, you can add a line that corresponds to estimated values of the threshold parameter
and the scale parameter
by specifying the THETA=EST and SIGMA=EST power-options. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the power function distribution with parameters
,
, and
is a good fit.
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RANKADJ=value
-
specifies the adjustment value to add to the ranks in the calculation of theoretical percentiles. By default, RANKADJ=
, as recommended by Blom (1958). For more information, see to Chambers et al. (1983)
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RAYLEIGH<(Rayleigh-options)>
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creates a Rayleigh probability plot. To assess the point pattern, add a diagonal distribution reference line that corresponds to
and
by specifying the THETA= and SIGMA= Rayleigh-options. Alternatively, you can add a line that corresponds to estimated values of the threshold parameter
and the scale parameter
by specifying the THETA=EST and SIGMA=EST Rayleigh-options. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the exponential distribution with parameters
and
is a good fit.
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ROTATE
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switches the horizontal and vertical axes so that the theoretical percentiles are plotted vertically while the data are plotted horizontally. Regardless of whether the plot has been rotated, horizontal axis options (such as HAXIS=) still refer to the horizontal axis, and vertical axis options (such as VAXIS=) still refer to the vertical axis. All other options that depend on axis placement adjust to the rotated axes.
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SIGMA=value-list |EST
-
specifies the parameter
, where
. Alternatively, you can specify SIGMA=EST to request an estimate for
that is computed as described in the section Lognormal Distribution. The interpretation and use of the SIGMA= option depend on the distribution option with which it is used. See Table 21 for a summary of how to use the SIGMA= option. You must enclose this option in parentheses after the distribution option.
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SLOPE=value |EST
-
specifies the slope for a distribution reference line that is requested by the LOGNORMAL or WEIBULL2 option. Enclose the SLOPE= option in parentheses after the distribution option. When you use the SLOPE= lognormal-option in the LOGNORMAL option, you must also specify a threshold parameter value
in the THETA= lognormal-option to request the line. The SLOPE= lognormal-option is an alternative to the ZETA= lognormal-option for specifying
, because the slope is equal to
.
When you use the SLOPE= Weibull2-option in the WEIBULL2 option, you must also specify a scale parameter value
in the SIGMA= Weibull2-option to request the line. The SLOPE= Weibull2-option is an alternative to the C= Weibull2-option for specifying
, because the slope is equal to
.
For example, the first and second PROBPLOT statements produce the same probability plots and the third and fourth PROBPLOT statements produce the same probability plots:
proc univariate data=Measures;
probplot Width / lognormal(sigma=2 theta=0 zeta=0);
probplot Width / lognormal(sigma=2 theta=0 slope=1);
probplot Width / weibull2(sigma=2 theta=0 c=.25);
probplot Width / weibull2(sigma=2 theta=0 slope=4);
run;
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SQUARE
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displays the probability plot in a square frame. (By default, the plot is in a rectangular frame.)
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THETA=value |EST
THRESHOLD=value |EST
-
specifies the lower threshold parameter
for plots that are requested by the BETA, EXPONENTIAL, GAMMA, PARETO, POWER, RAYLEIGH, LOGNORMAL, WEIBULL, and WEIBULL2 options. Enclose the THETA= option in parentheses after a distribution option. When used with the WEIBULL2 option, the THETA= option specifies the known lower threshold
, for which the default is 0. When used with the other distribution options, the THETA= option specifies
for a distribution reference line; alternatively in this situation, you can specify THETA=EST to request a maximum likelihood estimate for
. To request the line, you must also specify a scale parameter.
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WEIBULL(C=value |EST <Weibull-options>)
WEIB(C=value |EST <Weibull-options>)
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creates a three-parameter Weibull probability plot for each value of the required shape parameter c, which is specified in the mandatory C= Weibull-option. To create a plot that is based on a maximum likelihood estimate for c, specify C=EST. To obtain a graphical estimate of c, specify a list of values in the C= Weibull-option and select the value that most nearly linearizes the point pattern. To assess the point pattern, add a diagonal distribution reference line that corresponds to
and
by specifying the THETA= and SIGMA= Weibull-options. Alternatively, you can add a line that corresponds to estimated values of
and
by specifying the THETA=EST and SIGMA=EST Weibull-options. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the Weibull distribution with parameters c,
, and
is a good fit. You can specify the SCALE= Weibull-option as an alias for the SIGMA= Weibull-option and the THRESHOLD= Weibull-option as an alias for the THETA= Weibull-option.
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WEIBULL2<(Weibull2-options)>
W2<(Weibull2-options)>
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creates a two-parameter Weibull probability plot. You should use the WEIBULL2 option when your data have a known lower threshold
, which is 0 by default. To specify the threshold value
, use the THETA= Weibull2-option. By default, THETA=0. An advantage of the two-parameter Weibull plot over the three-parameter Weibull plot is that the parameters c and
can be estimated from the slope and intercept of the point pattern. A disadvantage is that the two-parameter Weibull distribution applies only in situations where the threshold parameter is known. To obtain a graphical estimate of
, specify a list of values for the THETA= Weibull2-option and select the value that most nearly linearizes the point pattern. To assess the point pattern, add a diagonal distribution reference line that corresponds to
and
by specifying the SIGMA= and C= Weibull2-options. Alternatively, you can add a distribution reference line that corresponds to estimated values of
and
by specifying the SIGMA=EST and C=EST Weibull2-options. Agreement between the reference line and the point pattern indicates that the Weibull distribution with parameters
,
, and
is a good fit. You can specify the SCALE= Weibull2-option as an alias for the SIGMA= Weibull2-option and the SHAPE= Weibull2-option as an alias for the C= Weibull2-option.
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† WGRID=n
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specifies the line thickness for the grid when traditional graphics are produced. The option does not apply to ODS Graphics output.
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ZETA=value |EST
specifies a value for the scale parameter
for the lognormal probability plots that are requested by the LOGNORMAL option. Enclose the ZETA= lognormal-option in parentheses after the LOGNORMAL option. To request a distribution reference line with intercept
and slope
, specify the THETA=
and ZETA=
.