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SAS/QC(R) 9.2 User's Guide


PCHART Statement

Overview

The PCHART statement creates ANOM charts for group (treatment level) proportions, also referred to as ANOM p charts.

You can use options in the PCHART statement to

  • compute decision limits from the data based on specified parameters, such as the significance level (\alpha)
  • tabulate group sample sizes, group proportions, decision limits, and other information
  • save decision limits in an output data set
  • save group sample sizes and group proportions in an output data set
  • read decision limits and decision limit parameters from a data set
  • display distinct sets of decision limits for different sets of groups on the same chart
  • add block legends and symbol markers to identify special groups
  • superimpose stars at points to represent related multivariate factors
  • clip extreme points to make the chart more readable
  • display vertical and horizontal reference lines
  • control axis values and labels
  • control layout and appearance of the chart

You have two alternatives for producing ANOM p charts with the PCHART statement:

  • Traditional graphics are produced by default.
  • ODS Graphics output (supported on an experimental basis in SAS 9.2) is produced when you specify the ODS GRAPHICS statement prior to the PROC ANOM statement.
See Chapter 3, "SAS/QC Graphics," for more information about producing these different kinds of graphs.