Presenting Data Graphically with the SAS System

Role

Business Analyst

Duration

3 days

Description

This course provides an overview of SAS/GRAPH software. This course focuses on using SAS/GRAPH procedures to enhance graphics output by adding text; by controlling colours, patterns, and plotting symbols; and by customizing axes. Additional topics include placing multiple pictures on a page or display, storing SAS/GRAPH pictures in graphics catalogues, and producing graphic images that can be published on the web.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should have: Completed the SAS Essentials: An Introduction to SAS Programming course or have equivalent knowledge. Specifically, you should be able to: Submit SAS programs on your operating system. Use the DATA step to create SAS data sets use SAS formats. Create formats for recoding data values. Use the PRINT and SORT procedures.

SAS Modules Used

Base SAS, SAS Graph

Course Topics

Introduction:

• Surveying SAS/GRAPH software capabilities
• Producing graphics output

Controlling Text Appearance:

• Altering the colour, font, and size of text
• Producing text displays for posters and slides
• Placing titles, notes, and footnotes on a graph

Two-Dimensional Data Displays:

• Plotting values of two variables
• Using different, line types, and interpolation techniques for lines in a plot
• Adding a second vertical axis to a plot

Bar Charts and Pie Graphs:

• Producing bar and pie charts
• Categorizing values on a chart
• Grouping and subgrouping bar and block charts
• Placing multiple pie charts on a page
• Labelling charts, Enhancing chart legends

Geographic Representation of Data:

• Producing choropleth, block, and prism maps,
• Understanding the structure of map data sets and the relationship between map and response data sets

The Output Delivery System (ODS):

• Understanding the Output Delivery System
• Choosing ODS destinations producing clickable graphs with ODS
• Creating printed graphic reports
• Using graphics drivers

Enhancing Output Using the Annotate Facility:

• Understanding image annotation
• Storing graphics commands using the Annotate facility
• Using different frames of reference when annotating SAS/GRAPH output
• Placing geographic labels on a map

Managing and Replaying SAS/GRAPH Output:

• Storing graphs in a graphics catalogue
• Copying pictures from one catalogue to another
• Deleting catalogue entries, Replaying stored pictures
• Creating templates
• Using templates to display multiple pictures on a display
• Storing template pictures, Creating colour maps

Objectives

After attending this course: You will have been given a comprehensive overview of SAS/GRAPH software. Specifically you will be able to: Enhance graphics output by adding text; control colours and patterns; plot symbols; and customise axis. You will also learn how to: Place multiple pictures on a page or display, store SAS/GRAPH picture in graphics catalogues, and produce graphic images that can be published on the Web.