This macro creates a dotplot for each input variable and plots the median, Q1, and Q3. There is an option to plot the mean, and the mean +/- 1 standard deviation instead.
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Suppose you have data in C1. To run the macro, go to and type:
%DOTP C1.
Click Run.
Suppose you have data in C1 and a grouping variable in C2. You want to create a dotplot for each group. To run the macro, go to and type:
%DOTP C1;
BY C2.
Click Run.