Example: Bar Chart of Mean Sales for Each Product Line

For example, you can create a bar chart that compares the total amount of sales for each product line in the Sashelp.Pricedata data set. By default, the task calculates the mean of the response variable for each product line. This bar chart shows that Line 2 has the highest mean product sales.

To create this example:

In the Tasks section, expand the Graph folder, and then double-click Bar Chart. The user interface for the Bar Chart task opens.
On the Data tab, select the SASHELP.PRICEDATA data set.

Tip
If the data set is not available from the drop-down list, click . 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.

Assign columns to these roles:

Role	Column Name
Category variable	productLine
Response variable	sale

To run the task, click .

Here are the results:

Bar Chart That Displays Sales for Each Product Line