Overview of Techniques for Exploring Data

This chapter describes some useful techniques for analyzing data in SAS/IML Studio. The following techniques are presented in this chapter:

• copying selected observations or variables to a new data table

• excluding observations from plots or analyses

• ordering categories of a nominal variable

• graphically selecting observations that satisfy complex criteria

• managing graphs and workspaces with the Workspace Explorer

• copying plots to the Window clipboard and pasting them to another application, such as Microsoft Word or PowerPoint