Contents
About
Release Notes
Introduction
What Is Stat Studio?
Related Software and Documentation
Exploratory Data Analysis
How Many Observations Can You Analyze?
Summary of Features
Comparison with SAS/INSIGHT
Typographical Conventions
References
Getting Started: Exploratory Data Analysis of Tropical Cyclones
Opening the Data Set
Creating a Bar Chart
Creating a Histogram
Creating a Box Plot
Creating a Scatter Plot
Modeling Variable Relationships
References
Creating and Editing Data
Entering Data
Example: Creating a Small Data Set
Adding Variables
Adding and Editing Observations
The Data Table
Context Menus
Variable Properties
Sorting Observations
Observation Properties
Selecting Observations
Changing Marker Properties
Changing Observation Labels
Including and Excluding Observations
Examining Data
Finding Observations
Examining Selected Observations
Copying Selected Data
Saving Data
Properties of Data Tables
Keyboard Shortcuts in Data Tables
Exploring Data in One Dimension
Bar Charts
Example
Bar Chart Properties
Bar Charts of Selected Variables
Histograms
Example
Histogram Properties
Histograms of Selected Variables
Histogram Binning: Setting Tick Positions
Interactive Histogram Binning
Box Plots
Example
Box Plot Properties
Box Plots of Selected Variables
References
Exploring Data in Two Dimensions
Mosaic Plots
Example
Mosaic Plot Properties
Mosaic Plots of Selected Variables
Scatter Plots
Example
Scatter Plot Properties
Scatter Plots of Selected Variables
Line Plots
Example: Multiple Y Variables
Example: A Group Variable
Line Plot Properties
Line Plots of Selected Variables
Polygon Plots
Example
Polygon Plot Properties
Polygon Plots of Selected Variables
Exploring Data in Three Dimensions
Rotating Plots
Example: A Rotating Scatter Plot
Example: A Rotating Surface Plot
Rotating Plot Properties
Rotating Plots of Selected Variables
Contour Plots
Example
Contour Plot Properties
Contour Plots of Selected Variables
Interacting with Plots
Interaction Tools
The Select Tool
The Pan Tool
The Zoom Tool
The Spin Tool
The Bin Tool
The Level Tool
Resetting the Plot View
Inserting Annotations
Example
Annotation Properties
Adjusting Graph Area Margins
The Observation Inspector
Copying Plots to the Windows Clipboard
Keyboard Shortcuts in Plots
General Plot Properties
Context Areas
Changing Marker Shapes
Example
Changing Marker Colors
Example
Displaying Only Selected Observations
Example
Labeling Observations
Example
Common Plot Properties
The Reference Lines Tab
The Font Tab
The Plot Area Tab
Common Graph Area Properties
The Graph Area Tab
Axis Properties
Adjusting Axes and Ticks
Example
Axis Properties
Changing an Axis Label
Suppressing the Display of Axes
Techniques for Exploring Data
Subsetting Data
Excluding Observations
Ordering Categories of a Nominal Variable
Example
Local Selection Mode
Overview of Global and Local Selection Modes
Example
Details
Workspace Explorer
Example
Copying Plots to the Windows Clipboard
Plotting Subsets of Data
A Simple Example
Example 2: Setting Marker Attributes
Creating an Indicator Variable
Changing Marker Properties
Creating BY Group Plots
Techniques for Managing BY Group Plots
BY Options Properties
Distribution Analysis: Descriptive Statistics
Example
Specifying the Descriptive Statistics Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Distribution Analysis: Location and Scale Statistics
Example
Specifying the Location and Scale Statistics Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Tables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Distribution Analysis: Distributional Modeling
Example
Specifying Multiple Density Curves
Specifying the Distributional Modeling Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Estimators Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
References
Distribution Analysis: Frequency Counts
Example
Specifying the Frequency Counts Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Distribution Analysis: Outlier Detection
Example
Specifying the Outlier Detection Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Output Variables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Data Smoothing: Loess
Example
Example: Comparing Smoothers
Removing a Smoother
Specifying the Loess Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
References
Data Smoothing: Thin-Plate Spline
Example
Specifying the Thin-Plate Spline Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Data Smoothing: Polynomial Regression
Example
Specifying the Polynomial Regression Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Model Fitting: Linear Regression
Example
Transforming the Response
Selecting a Variable Used to Label Observations
Specifying the Mode
Interpreting Linear Regression Plots
Specifying the Linear Regression Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
References
Model Fitting: Robust Regression
Example
Using the Results of Robust Regression
Specifying the Robust Regression Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Model Fitting: Logistic Regression
Example
Specifying the Logistic Regression Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Effects Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Model Fitting: Generalized Linear Models
Example 1: Linear Regression with Classification Variables
Exploring the Data
Creating an Initial Model
Revising the Model
Example 2: Poisson Regression
Exploring the Data
Creating the Offset Variable
Modeling the Data
Modeling Overdispersion
Specifying the Generalized Linear Models Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Effects Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
References
Multivariate Analysis: Correlation Analysis
Example
Specifying the Correlation Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Multivariate Analysis: Principal Component Analysis
Example
Biplots
Specifying the Principal Component Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
References
Multivariate Analysis: Factor Analysis
Example
Specifying the Factor Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Rotation Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
References
Multivariate Analysis: Canonical Correlation Analysis
Example
Specifying the Canonical Correlation Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Multivariate Analysis: Canonical Discriminant Analysis
Example
Specifying the Canonical Discriminant Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Multivariate Analysis: Discriminant Analysis
Example
Specifying the Discriminant Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Output Variables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
Multivariate Analysis: Correspondence Analysis
Example
Specifying the Correspondence Analysis
The Variables Tab
The Method Tab
The Plots Tab
The Tables Tab
The Roles Tab
Analysis of Selected Variables
References
Variable Transformations
Example: A Logarithmic Transformation
Example: A Box-Cox Transformation
Common Transformations
Normalizing Transformations
Variance Stabilizing Transformations
Transformations for Proportion Variables
Scaling and Translation Transformations
Rank Transformations
Lag Transformations
Two-Variable Transformations
Custom Transformations
Example
Applying Normalizing Transformations
Translating Data
Skewness
References
Running Custom Analyses
Sample Programs
Running a User Analysis from the Main Menu
Action Menus
Configuring the Stat Studio Interface
Stat Studio Window Types
General Options
Program Editor Options
Output Options
Runtime Options
Server Options
Windows Options
Directory and Search Path Options
Example: Changing the Search Path for Data Files
The Personal Files Directory
Example: Changing the Personal Files Directory
Sample Data Sets
Air Data
Baseball Data
Business Data
Caribbean Data
Central America Data
Climate Data
Drug Data
Fish Data
GPA Data
Hurricanes Data
Iris Data
Mining Data
Miningx Data
Neuralgia Data
Patient Data
PRDSALE Data
Ship Data
States48 Data
References
SAS/INSIGHT Features Not Available in Stat Studio
Product
Release
SAS/IML
9.2
SAS Stat Studio
3.11
Type
Usage and Reference
Copyright Date
February 2009
Last Updated
28Feb2009