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Rick WicklinDecember 20, 2017 4

I previously showed an easy way to visualize a regression model that has several continuous explanatory variables: use the SLICEFIT option in the EFFECTPLOT statement in SAS to create a sliced fit plot. The EFFECTPLOT statement is directly supported by the syntax of the GENMOD, LOGISTIC, and ORTHOREG procedures in

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Visualize multivariate regression model by slicing the continuous variables. Graph created by using the EFFECTPLOT SLICEFIT statement in SAS.

Rick WicklinDecember 18, 2017 6

Visualize multivariate regression models by slicing continuous variables

Slice, slice, baby! You've got to slice, slice, baby! When you fit a regression model that has multiple explanatory variables, it is a challenge to effectively visualize the predicted values. This article describes how to visualize the regression model by slicing the explanatory variables. In SAS, you can use the

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinDecember 13, 2017 4

How to get the current TITLE in SAS

The SAS language is large. Even after 20+ years of using SAS, there are many features that I have never used. Recently it became necessary for me to learn about DICTIONARY tables in PROC SQL (and the associated SASHELP views) because I needed to programmatically obtain the text for the

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Self-similar Christmas tree created in SAS

Rick WicklinDecember 11, 2017 3

A self-similar Christmas tree

Happy holidays to all my readers! My greeting-card to you is an image of a self-similar Christmas tree. The image (click to enlarge) was created in SAS by using two features that I blog about regularly: matrix computations and ODS statistical graphics. Self-similarity in Kronecker products I have previously shown

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinNovember 15, 2017 5

Catch run-time errors in SAS/IML programs

Did you know that a SAS/IML function can recover from a run-time error? You can specify how to handle run-time errors by using a programming technique that is similar to the modern "try-catch" technique, although the SAS/IML technique is an older implementation. Preventing errors versus handling errors In general, SAS/IML

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinNovember 8, 2017 0

How to format rows of a table in SAS

A SAS programmer wanted to display a table in which the rows have different formats. An example is shown below. The programmer wanted columns that represent statistics and rows that represent variables. She wanted to display formats (such as DOLLAR) for some variables—but only for certain statistics. For example, the

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Analytics | Learn SAS

Principal component regression in SAS: Loadings plot

Rick WicklinOctober 23, 2017 6

Principal component regression in SAS

A common question on discussion forums is how to compute a principal component regression in SAS. One reason people give for wanting to run a principal component regression is that the explanatory variables in the model are highly correlated which each other, a condition known as multicollinearity. Although principal component

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Diffogram for multiple comparisons of means in SAS

Rick WicklinOctober 18, 2017 8

The diffogram and other graphs for multiple comparisons of means

In a previous article, I discussed the lines plot for multiple comparisons of means. Another graph that is frequently used for multiple comparisons is the diffogram, which indicates whether the pairwise differences between means of groups are statistically significant. This article discusses how to interpret a diffogram. Two related plots

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Lines plot for multiple comparison of means in SAS

Rick WicklinOctober 16, 2017 13

Graphs for multiple comparisons of means: The lines plot

Last week Warren Kuhfeld wrote about a graph called the "lines plot" that is produced by SAS/STAT procedures in SAS 9.4M5. (Notice that the "lines plot" has an 's'; it is not a line plot!) The lines plot is produced as part of an analysis that performs multiple comparisons of

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinOctober 4, 2017 1

Create and interpret a weighted histogram

If you perform a weighted statistical analysis, it can be useful to produce a statistical graph that also incorporates the weights. This article shows how to construct and interpret a weighted histogram in SAS. How to construct a weighted histogram Before constructing a weighted histogram, let's review the construction of

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