The graph template language and the statistical graphics. Sas graphs for blackberry, iphone, powerpoint, word, webhtml, pdf. About exporting sasgraph output by default, sas graph output is stored in sas catalogs as catalog entries of type grseg. Though it does have a powerful engine, at its base, sasgraph is simple, no matter which presentation type is chosen, whether its a plot with proc gplot or a chart. Contains the complete reference for all base sas procedures. Rudimentary charts and plots seem to require more study than a programmer can spare. Upon first glance, the sheer volume of documentation makes it seem as if the learning curve might require a significant investment of time. Great using proc sgplot, proc sgscatter, and ods for sas. When you send output to the pdf destination, sas graph does not write a separate image file to disk. Pdf this paper will describe several examples of creating presentation quality graphs using sasgraph and the annotate facility.
Documentation for ods graphics, including the graph template language, sg procedures, ods graphics designer, and ods graphics editor, has moved to base sas output delivery system ods graphics. Four graphs on one page, ods pdf to place multiple graphs on a single page in the pdf destination we can use two types of options. The document contains two sets of graphs that show information about european cars and car makers. With sas graph software, maps can be created that represent anything from a silicon chip to the ocean floor. Sas graph software uses the gmap procedure to produce two and threedimensional maps that can show an area or represent values of response variables for subareas. The documentation included in tutorials and examples highlights some of the features of sas enterprise miner. Sas i about the tutorial sas is a leader in business analytics. A bar chart represents data in rectangular bars with length of the bar proportional to the value of the variable. This topic provides links to the documentation for the new features. By default, the names and descriptions are determined by the.
Opening the sas graph manual for the first time can be intimidating experience. Sas graph software includes data sets to produce geographic maps. The pdf output from these commands is shown on the next page. Sample 52964 create a spaghetti plot with the sgplot procedure.
For more details about these tasks, or to access all of our documentation, see sas enterprise miner documentation. Statements and options used by sas graph tree level 1. With sas graph options and procedures you can control many graphics elements. Creating statistical graphics with ods in sas software. This is a relatively simple task in the pdf destination. Sasgraph for the absolute beginner and hockey fans. Sas graph shares a trait with other parts of the sas system. The basics of creating graphs with sasgraph software jeff. There are untold numbers of ways to change the look, size and presentation of data in a graphical output using sas graph. Sas uses the procedure proc sgplot to create bar charts. How to produce excellent graphs in sas keith cranford, office of the attorney general of texas, austin, tx. Sas transforms data into insight which can give a fresh perspective on business. Sas graph software is a component of the sas system, an applications system for data access, management, analysis, and presentation.
It groups the various numbers in the data set into many ranges. The material and examples for this presentation originated in the. The default device driver is the sasprtc device driver, and the default style applied to output sent to the pdf destination is pearl. For more information about the sgplot procedure and the procedure syntax, see. Use sas enterprise guide as an aid in rapid application development for any task that is unfamiliar used infrequently use the tasks and wizards to quickly get close to the desired result. This is only effective, though, if it is done well.
In addition, you can create your own map data sets. The sas graph software provides devices that enable you to convert a grseg to standard graphics formats such as gif, png, and pdf, which you can view using thirdparty applications. This tutorial is designed to provide new sasgraph users with the basics to get started. This paper examines the powerful components of sasgraph and highlights techniques. In reality, very little knowledge of the bells and whistles of sas graph is needed before you can produce presentationquality graphics.
This presentation provides an overview the types of graphs that can be produced with sas graph software and the basic procedure syntax for. A complete sas tutorial learn advanced sas programming. For more information on sas graph, see the documentation offered by sas institute. Indeed, graphing in sas occupies a whole wing of the house of sas and can be intimidating to the neophyte programmer. Provides information about what each procedure does and, if relevant, the kind of output that it produces. Unlike other bi tools available in the market, sas takes an extensive programming. These entries can be viewed and manipulated within the sas system and, in some operating environments, can be printed directly as hardcopy. Sas tutorial for beginners to advanced practical guide. Twenty two tricks with the gplot and gchart procedures. We can draw both simple and stacked bars in the bar chart.
Data visualization with a focus on sas ods graphics. Analyze data and present the results with easytounderstand graphs. With its dozens of options and statements, a user can customize their graphic output to create exactly what they want. For example, you can add text anywhere on the graph. Sas graph can be easy, and, based on good design and good examples, communication effective use of sas graph gives you the power to show. Sas access it lets you to read data from databases such as teradata, sql server, oracle db2 etc. Use sas graph software to deliver highly effective visuals across the enterprise. Ordinary least squares regression methods fall short because the time to event is typically not normally distributed, and the model cannot handle censoring, very common in survival data, without modification. In bar chart each of the bars can be given different colors. This presentation begins by examining the relationship between the response data set. Contents list of programs xv preface xxix acknowledgments xxxi part 1 getting started 1 chapter 1 what is sas.
Statistical graphics using proc sgplot, proc sgscatter and proc sgpanel statistical graphics plots use ods output delivery system graphics statistical graphics are easy to produce, look nice, and are more intuitive than traditional sas graph graphics statistical graphics can be edited to some. Sasgraph software offers deviceintelligent color graphics for producing charts, maps. Using proc sgplot for quick highquality graphs susan j. Sas graph software always assigns a name and a description to each grseg so that you can identify it. You can save your program by moving to the editor window, then calling up file save, and filling in the location and name of the file. Sas viya the third generation of highperformance inmemory analytics. Data and proc are two major building blocks of sas programming language. Sasgraph software uses the gplot procedure to produce twodimensional graphs that plot one or more dependent variables against an independent variable. Introduction to graphics using sasgraph software institute for. Sas graph you can create simple and complex graphs using this component. Sas stat it runs popular statistical techniques such as hypothesis testing, linear and logistic regression, principal component analysis etc. This software supports analytical data preparation, variable transformations, exploratory analysis, analytical modeling, integrated model comparison, and scoring. Probably, the easiest way to export a graph is by copying it to the clipboard. Through innovative analytics it caters to business intelligence and data management software and services.
The graph template language and the statistical graphics procedures. And the pdf the same as what were seeing in sas university edition. Clinical trial data come to the statistical programmer in two basic forms. Introduction to sas graph statistical graphics procedures introduction to the sgpanel procedure 5 this is an example of a graph that uses a histogram, a kernel density curve, and a normal density curve. However, you may want to use your sas graph output outside of the sas system. Sas graph may be easier, but none has near the power and control found in the sas graph syntax. By default, sas graph creates a pdf file and, in some cases, displays the pdf file in a pdf viewer. Sas transforms data into insight which can give a fresh perspective to business. Pdf version quick guide resources job search discussion. For information about new features in sas graph, see the whats new topic in sas graph 9. Sas histograms a histogram is graphical display of data using bars of different heights. Sas programming in the pharmaceutical industry, second edition. Survival analysis models factors that influence the time to an event. How to export your sas graphs and tables with ease.
This tutorial on effective visual communication presents design principles, examples. Sas graph software offers deviceintelligent color graphics for producing charts, maps and plots in a variety of patterns. Sample 56933 display special symbols as axis values using proc format with proc sgplot view code. Presenting data through graphs is a powerful, efficient method to convey information. With this in mind, there are two considerations for all numeric and text variables. Sas graph options that control the position of the graphs. The procedures in the sas graph software produce high resolution graphs as opposed to the few graphics procedures available in the base sas software i. This tutorial will lessen the effort required to take advantage of sas graph. Edward tufte states, graphical excellence consists of complex ideas communicated with. Log files help you to keep a record of your work, and lets you extract output. Plots tab 3 graphs export to extract the graph, click on export where you can save the file as an image png, jpg, etc. Writing graphs to a pdf file that contains bookmarks and metadata here is an example that writes a multipage pdf document to file europeancars.
Graphs click on the results tab, bottom left, then doubleclick on the desired graph. Through innovative analytics, it caters to business intelligence and data management software and services. Sas is a batch of a program that works together to reclaim them and to reserve data values, reform data, evaluate complex and single exponential. Users can customize graphs with the software, and present multiple graphs on a page.