The plot request plots Expenditures on the vertical axis, plots DropoutRate
on the horizontal axis, and specifies an asterisk as the plotting symbol.
The label variable specification (
$ state
) in the plot request labels
each point on the plot with the name of the corresponding state. HREF= draws
a reference line extending from 28.6 on the horizontal axis. The reference
line represents the national average.
plot expenditures*dropoutrate='*' $ state / href=28.6;
title 'Plot of Dropout Rate and Expenditure Per Pupil';
run;