In order to include error bars on a bar chart, you need to use the Graph Template Language (GTL). With GTL, you can add error bars on a bar chart when using the GROUP= option with the YERRORLOWER= and YERRORUPPER= options in the SCATTERPLOT statement.

The sample code on the Full Code tab illustrates this.

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In order to include error bars on a bar chart, you need to use the Graph Template Language (GTL). With GTL, you can add error bars on a bar chart when using the GROUP= option with the YERRORLOWER= and YERRORUPPER= options in the SCATTERPLOT statement.

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proc sort data=sashelp.class out=class; 
   by sex;
run;
 
proc means data=class nway mean clm noprint; 
   by sex; 
   class age; 
   var height; 
   output out=new mean= lclm= uclm= / autoname; 
run; 

proc template; 
   define statgraph barchart; 
   begingraph; 
      entrytitle 'Bar Chart with Error Bars'; 
      layout gridded / border=false; 
         layout datalattice columnvar=sex / headerlabeldisplay=value cellwidthmin=50 
                            columnheaders=bottom border=false columndatarange=union 
                            columnaxisopts=(display=(line tickvalues)) 
                            rowaxisopts=(offsetmin=0 label='Mean Height' griddisplay=on); 
            layout prototype / walldisplay=(fill); 
               barchart x=age y=height_mean / group=sex barlabel=true 
                                              name='bar' outlineattrs=(color=black); 
               scatterplot x=age y=height_mean / group=sex yerrorlower=height_lclm 
                                                 yerrorupper=height_uclm 
                                                 markerattrs=(size=0) name='scatter' 
                                                 errorbarattrs=(thickness=2) datatransparency=0.6; 
	    endlayout; 
         endlayout; 
      endlayout; 
   endgraph; 
   end; 
run; 

proc sgrender data=new template=barchart; 
run;

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This sample illustrates how to generate a bar chart with error bars displayed in the same cell.

Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> SGRENDER

Date Modified:	2013-04-30 15:25:02
Date Created:	2013-04-19 10:45:26

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