As seen so far, you
can obtain analytical graphs automatically from SAS analytical procedures.
Furthermore, you can edit or customize these graphs with the ODS
Graphics Editor, all without any need to learn the GTL syntax. However,
frequently you might need to get a better understanding of the data
in a study or survey by creating preliminary graphical views of the
data. Such views might be necessary before a decision can be made
about the detailed analysis process. Also, your task might require
data analysis using multiple procedures and some custom data management.
After such analysis process, the results contained in the output
data sets might need to be displayed as custom graphs.
Many such graphs can
be created using the SAS Statistical Graphics (SG) Procedures. The
SG procedures are a set of graphics procedures that leverage the power
of GTL behind the scenes to create commonly used graphs using a simple
and concise syntax. The following SG procedures are available with
SAS:
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The SGPLOT
procedure for creating single-cell graphs.
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The SGPANEL
procedure for creating multi-cell classification panels.
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The SGSCATTER
procedure for creating multi-cell comparative scatter plots.
The SG procedures also
provide additional data summarization features that are not provided
by GTL. For many users, these procedures are the right set of tools
to use for meeting their needs, without deploying the full power of
GTL.
For more information
about the SG procedures, see the
SAS ODS Graphics: Procedures Guide