Glossary

annotation

a label, marker, or note that is not obtained from the data but is placed on a graph independently. Such annotations might or might not be linked to data values in the plot.

cell

in ODS graphics, a distinct rectangular subregion of a graph that can contain plots, text, or legends.

classification panel

a multi-cell graph in which the cell data is driven by the values of one or more classification variables. The number of the cells is determined by the unique values of the classification variables. Each cell of the panel has the same types of plots.

classification variable

a variable whose values are used to group (or classify) the observations in a data set into different groups that are meaningful for analysis. A classification variable can have either character or numeric values. Classification variables include group, subgroup, category, and BY variables.

Graph Template Language

an extension to the Output Delivery System (ODS) that enables users to create sophisticated analytical graphs. Short form: GTL.

GTL

See Graph Template Language.

locale

a setting that reflects the language, local conventions, and culture for a geographic region. Local conventions can include specific formatting rules for paper sizes, dates, times, and numbers, and a currency symbol for the country or region. Some examples of locale values are French_Canada, Portuguese_Brazil, and Chinese_Singapore.

marker

a symbol such as a diamond, a circle, or a triangle that is used to indicate the location of, or annotate, a data point in a plot or graph.

ODS

See Output Delivery System.

ODS Graphics

an extension to ODS that is used to create analytical graphs using the Graph Template Language.

ODS style

a template that specifies instructions for the presentation aspects (color, font face, font size, and so on) of your SAS output. This template determines the overall appearance of the documents that use it. Each style definition consists of style elements.

ODS template

a description of how output should appear when it is formatted. ODS templates are stored as compiled entries in a template store (item store). Common template types include STATGRAPH, STYLE, CROSSTABS, TAGSET, and TABLE.

outlier

a data point that differs from the general trend of the data by more than is expected by chance alone. An outlier might be an erroneous data point or one that is not from the same sampling model as the rest of the data.

Output Delivery System

a component of SAS software that can produce output in a variety of formats such as markup languages (HTML, XML), PDF, listing, RTF, PostScript, other formats, and SAS data sets.

panel

a graph with multiple cells.

plot

a visual representation of data such as a scatter plot, a series line, or a histogram. Multiple plots can be overlaid in a cell to create a graph.

scatter plot matrix

a grid of scatter plots showing pairwise combinations of multiple numeric variables.

SGE file

a file created in the ODS Graphics environment that contains an editable graph. Such files have a .SGE file extension and can be edited only with the ODS Graphics Editor. You can edit SGE files from the SAS Results window or by opening the SGE file from within the ODS Graphics Editor.