Overview of Statistical Graphics

This chapter describes SAS/IML subroutines that enable you to create high-level statistical graphs. These subroutines use the SUBMIT statement and ENDSUBMIT statement to call the SGPLOT procedure, which displays the graph in the current ODS destination. These subroutines are implemented as part of the IMLMLIB library.

The following subroutines create ODS statistical graphs from data in SAS/IML matrices:

BAR call

creates a bar chart.

BOX call

creates a box plot.

HISTOGRAM call

creates a histogram.

SCATTER call

creates a scatter plot.

SERIES call

creates a series plot.

In addition, the following subroutines create a heat map to visualize data in a matrix:

HEATMAPCONT call

creates a heat map with a continuous color ramp.

HEATMAPDISC call

creates a heat map with a discrete color ramp.

The heat map subroutines are described and documented in Chapter 24: Language Reference.