Graphics
Papers
The following papers from recent and past conferences provide information on SAS/GRAPH
components and ODS Graphics.
- A Day in the Life of Data (PDF)
- This paper focuses on the graphical representation of data so that you can convert that data into information and actionable knowledge.
- Patient Profile Graphs Using SAS (PDF)
- This paper discusses graphs that are useful for visual reports from CDISC data. It includes a graph of the adverse events by time and severity, graphs of concomitant medications, vital signs, and labs.
- Make a Good Graph (PDF)
- This paper discusses some of the rules for creating effective graphics: maximizing data ink, removing chart junk, reducing noise and clutter, and simplifying the graph.
- Free Expressions and Other GTL Tips (PDF)
- This paper covers some new ways of using DATA step functions for creating grouped plots based on conditions and to select a subset of the observations. It also illustrates the use of PROC FCMP functions in GTL expressions.
- "Google-Like" Maps in SAS (PDF)
- This paper shows you how to generate "Google-Like" maps as backgrounds inside of SAS.
Handouts
Graphics Tip Sheets
Analytics Tip Sheets
- Off the Beaten Path: Create Unusual Graphs with GTL (PDF)
- This paper covers tricks and tips you can use ODS Graphics to create unique graphs, such as spiral plots,
conditional regression trees, and population pyramids.
- Quick Results with SAS ODS Graphics Designer (PDF)
- This paper introduces the ODS Graphics Designer, an interactive application that enables you to create graphs using a "drag-and-drop" process.
- Together at Last: Spatial Analysis and SAS® Mapping (PDF)
- This paper introduces a new framework that combines SAS spatial analytics with SAS mapping. Examples demonstrate how you can use
the SAS/GRAPH Annotate facility with the transparency specification (new in SAS 9.3) to combine a predicted spatial surface with
traditional SAS/GRAPH maps, and show how to tap into the additional mapping resources of Esri software through the SAS Bridge for ESRI.
- Tips and Tricks for SG Procedures and GTL for Clinical Graphs (PDF)
- This paper includes tips and tricks you can use in SG Procedures and GTL programs to build your graphs. It uses examples from
Clinical Trials and Health and Life Sciences domains to illustrate the techniques using real world graphs like LFT Panels,
Patient Profiles, Adverse Event plots and more.
- Now You Can Annotate Your Statistical Graphics Procedure Graphs (PDF)
- This paper highlights the new SAS 9.3 that are available for annotating the graphics output from the Statistical Graphics (SG) procedures.
- Visualize Your Cloud Data Using the Graph Template Language (PDF)
- This paper demonstrates how to combine PROC SOAP and PROC TEMPLATE to provide an effective visual representation
of data that you store in the cloud.
- PROC GEOCODE: Now with Street-Level Geocoding (PDF)
- This paper reviews SAS 9.2 PROC GEOCODE capability and discusses the new
street-level geocoding feature. Street-level geocoding converts street addresses to locations.
- Google Maps and SAS/GRAPH® (PDF)
- This paper shows how to create Google Maps from within SAS and SAS/GRAPH. In addition, it briefly
discusses Google Maps and the legal and technical limitations and implications of using these maps.
- Clinical Trial Reporting Using SAS/GRAPH® SG Procedures (PDF)
- This paper shows, by example, how concise visual presentations of clinical trial data
can easily be created using the SAS/GRAPH® SG procedures. The paper highlights the creation of single-cell and
multi-cell graphs using examples commonly encountered in the
reporting and analysis of clinical trial data.
- PROC GEOCODE: Creating Map Locations from Your Data (PDF)
- This paper shows PROC GEOCODE examples of both
address geocoding and Web address (IP address) geolocating. The paper introduces the
concepts needed to understand geocoding, discusses PROC GEOCODE’s current and planned
functionality, and, through examples, shows how to use PROC GEOCODE.
- Tips and Tricks IV: More SAS/GRAPH® Map Secrets (PDF)
- This paper shares secrets that will enable you to exploit the power
of SAS/GRAPH maps. Using bubble maps, distance and location maps, and floor plan maps—in real user
scenarios—it shows how to create rich, informative maps that many users think are not possible.
- Effective Graphics Made Simple Using SAS/GRAPH® SG Procedures (PDF)
- This paper discusses the new SAS/GRAPH statistical graphics (SG) family of procedures that enable you to create graphs
quickly and efficiently. With very
little coding effort, you can create effective and attractive graphics that can be as simple as scatter plots and bar
charts, or as complex as multi-page classification panels.
- Getting Started with ODS Statistical Graphics in SAS® 9.2 (PDF)
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This paper presents the essential information you need to get started with ODS Graphics, new
functionality for creating statistical graphics. ODS Graphics functionality is
available in a number of SAS software products, including SAS/STAT®, SAS/ETS®, SAS/QC®, and SAS/GRAPH®.
- SAS® Graphics on ODS 9.2 Performance-Enhancing Steroids (PDF)
- This paper shows you how to customize
professional-looking graphics in seconds with a variety of appearances. ODS graphical style enhancements provide
advanced capabilities to unleash your creativity without you having to spend endless hours manipulating options.
- Making Business Decisions Using SAS Mapping Technologies (PDF)
- This paper gives an overview of the SAS mapping technologies that allow you to integrate geographic information with the analytic
capabilities of SAS to aid in making business decisions.
- New SAS/GRAPH® Procedures for Creating Statistical Graphics
in Data Analysis (PDF)
- This presentation provides examples showing how you can use the new SAS/GRAPH "SG" procedures in your
work: SGPLOT, SGPANEL, SGSCATTER, and SGRENDER.
- SAS/AF: Running SCL Outside the Frame (PDF)
- This paper gives a very brief overview of SCL and discusses creating batch SCL programs.
- Navigating SAS Mapping Technologies (PDF)
- This paper gives a brief overview of the SAS mapping technologies and tools that can transform location-based data into useful information or
intelligence.
- A Programmer’s Introduction to the Graphics Template Language (PDF)
- This paper helps you understand the basics of
the Graph Template Language for creating graphs with the DATA step.
- Cheap Geocoding: SAS/GIS and Free TIGER Data (PDF)
| Download the example SAS programs (ZIP)
- Geocoding is the process used to convert address data to map coordinates. This presentation introduces
geocoding and examines several techniques for geocoding address data using SAS/GIS and free data.
- Tips and Tricks III: More Unique SAS/GRAPH Maps (PDF)
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- This presentation examines additional techniques for creating effective and unique SAS/GRAPH maps.
- Tips and Tricks: Using SAS/GRAPH Effectively (PDF)
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- This paper examines the powerful components of SAS/GRAPH and highlights techniques for harnessing that power to create effective and attention-grabbing graphs.
- Need Java Graphics? Use of BIP Graph Components
- Discusses the capability and use of the SAS Java graph components, and explains how the components fit into the SAS architecture.
- The Graph Matrix: Follow the Rabbit into OLAP Graphs!
- Discusses the Graph Matrix and its use for viewing OLAP data.
- The Power of the Graphics Template Language
- Explains how to create graphs with the Graphics Template Language and the DATA step.
- Use of Styles in Graphics
- Explains how ODS styles affect SAS/Graph and ODS Statistical Graphics output.
- Graphs in Style
- Illustrates how easy it is to apply ODS styles to SAS/GRAPH or ODS Graphics output. Also
provides specific recommendations on how to adjust SAS/GRAPH coding to take full advantage of style definitions.
- Tips and Tricks II: Getting the most from your SAS/GRAPH maps (PDF)
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- This presentation highlights some techniques for creating effective and unique SAS/GRAPH maps.
- It's All in the Presentation
- Shows how easy it is to apply any of the new supplied style definitions to SAS/GRAPH,
SAS/STAT, and SAS/ETS output.
- SAS Mapping: Technologies, Techniques, Tips and Tricks (PDF)
| Download the example SAS programs (ZIP)
- This paper provides you with the resources to help you choose the right technology and tool to
effectively transform data into useful information.
- Addendum to Enhancements to SAS/GRAPH in Version 9
- Adds an addendum to the Version 9 enhancements documents that was published for SUGI27.
- The Basics of Creating Graphs with SAS/GRAPH Software
- Provides an overview of the types of graphs that can be produced with SAS/GRAPH software and the
basic procedure syntax for creating some of them, including bar charts and plots.
- Visual Styles for V9 SAS® Output
- Provides a overview of new styles supplied with base SAS Version 9 which now affect graphs as well as text output. The paper shows new style elements and attributes for graphs and how to design your own styles.
See Also:
Samples from the Version 9 Enhancements presentation SUGI 27
- New Visualization in Version 8.2
- Highlights several new visualizations that are part of the solution based SAS products such as WebHound, Enterprise Miner, and WebAF.
- Visual Styles for Version 9 SAS Output
- Discusses the development of Version 9 visual styles and the graphing enhancements that support them.
- Graphs in a Minute
- Focuses on the Graph-N-Go application in Version 8 of the SAS System and the Graph tasks
in Enterprise Guide Version 1.0.
- Painless Graphics
- Describes the main features of Graph-N-Go, focusing on source code generation and the
direct creation of interactive web pages containing a Java or ActiveX
version of the graph.
- Enhancements to SAS/GRAPH in Version 9
- Provides an overview of the enhancements to SAS/GRAPH software since Version 8.2.
You can also see the
examples that are discussed
in this paper.
- Adding the Where to the Who
- Examines ways you can integrate spatial technology into your data warehousing and data mining strategies so that you can add the where to the who.
- Using SAS/GRAPH Software To Create Graphs On The Web
- Highlights some ways to customize SAS/GRAPH device drivers to produce graphics that are suitable for presentation on the Web.
