Example: Displaying the Mean Horsepower for Each Car Type

In this example, you want to display the mean horsepower for each car type in a line plot. The result shows that sports cars have the highest average horsepower and hybrid cars have the lowest average horsepower.
To create this example:
  1. In the Tasks section, expand the Graph folder, and then double-click Line Chart. The user interface for the Line Chart task opens.
  2. On the Data tab, select the SASHELP.CARS data set.
    Tip
    If the data set is not available from the drop-down list, click Select a table icon. In the Choose a Table window, expand the library that contains the data set that you want to use. Select the data set for the example and click OK. The selected data set should now appear in the drop-down list.
  3. Assign columns to these roles:
    Role
    Column Name
    Category variable
    Type
    Response variable
    Horsepower
  4. To run the task, click Submit SAS Code.
Line Chart of Horsepower for Each Car Type
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