Graphically Speaking
Data Visualization with a focus on SAS ODS Graphics![Got student loan debt?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/files/2019/08/us_student_loan_debt_2019-702x336.png)
It's that time of year again - the summer is coming to a close, and students are heading to college... And starting the clock ticking on accumulating that student loan debt! Before we get started, here's a little something to set the stage for this topic. This is a picture
![SAS has a guide to help when you need to create a graph and don't know where to start!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/files/2017/01/DataVisualization-2-702x336.png)
You have data that you want to visualize. You need to explore your graphing options using SAS, but you don’t know where to start. Help is here with the recently revised Base SAS guide, Introduction to SAS® Platform Graphing. This guide is helpful for novice SAS users as well as
![Where can you own a pet kangaroo in the US?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/files/2019/08/kangaroo_legality_us-702x336.png)
I saw an interesting kangaroo map on reddit, and although the data was deemed "not entirely reliable" it seemed like a fun topic. And also a good exercise to try out the map labeling capabilities in the new Proc SGmap choropleth maps in SAS! For those of you not really
![Mapping the drone registration data (for NC)](https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/files/2019/08/drnc_drones_transparent-702x336.png)
Flying drones was a new & exciting hobby, and very cool fad a few years ago. In recent years, the drone manufacturers have added some really nice features to make the drones easier to fly and more capable ... but the government also added some new rules that have curbed
![The *real* country names in Europe](https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/files/2019/07/europe_country_names_pronounce-702x336.png)
Have you ever had one of those moments when something you had assumed was true all your life, turned out not to be true? I remember that happening in my high school Spanish class (taught by the wonderful Señor Shoaf), when he let us in on a little secret -
![Travel around the world, always in perfect weather!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/files/2019/07/map_screen.png)
The guys over at reservations.com recently posted a really interesting idea, and a map to go along with it! They worked out an itinerary where you could spend one year traveling around the world (staying in a different place each week), and always be in a comfortable temperature around 70-75°