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Sanjay MatangeNovember 10, 2017 0

Spark grid

The 25th annual SESUG conference was held at in the SAS campus this week. I had the opportunity to meet and chat with many users and attend many excellent presentations. I will write about those that stood out (graphically) in my view. One excellent presentation was on "Methods for creating

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Robert AllisonNovember 10, 2017 0

When are the fall leaves at their peak?

One of the great things about living in an area that has seasons is you get to see the leaves change colors in the fall. If you're a big fan of seeing the leaves at their peak, you could actually travel around the country and see the leaves at their

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Data for Good | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonNovember 9, 2017 0

Graphing mistakes to avoid ... like the plague!

I recently saw an alarming article on social media about an outbreak of airborne plague spreading from Madagascar to Africa (and potentially to the rest of the world). The plague?!? - I thought that only happened hundreds of years ago?!? I don't really trust news on Facebook, so I went

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeNovember 8, 2017 0

Long category values

The South East SAS Users Group meeting wound up yesterday. The 25th anniversary conference was held on SAS Campus and it provided a great opportunity to meet with many enthusiastic SAS users and attend many informative presentations. More on this in a follow-up article. During one of these presentations, Mary

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Data for Good | Data Visualization

Mary OsborneNovember 3, 2017 0

Analytics helps Puerto Rico restore communications after disaster

When disasters strike, we’re all left wondering what we can do and how we can help. Many donate money and items. Others donate their time volunteering on the ground. Me? I dive into data. I have a passion for using data for good, and have been fortunate to be involved

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldNovember 2, 2017 0

Advanced ODS Graphics: A deeper dive into documents, dynamics, and data objects

You can modify all of the components of the graphs that analytical procedures produce: the data object, graph template, and the dynamic variables. This post takes a closer look at dynamic variables (which you can see by using PROC DOCUMENT) and data objects and explores graphs that are constructed from more than one data object.

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Georgia MarianiNovember 2, 2017 0

Education analytics: Use of SAS evolving

In my first four posts in the education analytics blog series, we learned how education customers are using SAS, the positive impact for their users and institution, and some of their best practices. In talking to customers for this series, one of the many things we've learned is that they

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeNovember 1, 2017 0

Legend order redux

Once in a while you run into a pesky situation that is hard to overcome without resorting to major surgery. Such a situation occurs when you have a stacked bar chart with a discrete legend positioned vertically on the side of the graph. A simple example is shown below. title

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeOctober 30, 2017 0

Fill patterns

When a plot is classified by one or more variables, the different classes values are displayed in the graph either by position or by using different plot attributes such as color, marker shape or line pattern. For plots that display the visual by a filled area (bar, bin, band, bubble,

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinOctober 30, 2017 0

A SAS programming technique to modify ODS templates

This article demonstrates a SAS programming technique that I call Kuhfeld's template modification technique. The technique enables you to dynamically modify an ODS template and immediately call the modified template to produce a new graph or table. By following the five steps in this article, you can implement the technique

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Sanjay MatangeOctober 27, 2017 0

Legend items

Plot statements included in the graph definition can contribute to the legend(s). This can happen automatically, or can be customized using the KEYLEGEND statement. For plot statements that are classified by a group variable, all of the unique group values are displayed in the legend, along with their graphical representation

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Robert AllisonOctober 26, 2017 0

Which country has the most powerful passport?

If you plan to travel abroad and see the world, you'll need a passport. And, depending on several factors, you might also need travel visas. Which passports allow you to travel with the least amount of hassle (and the least amounts of visas)? Let's create a map to help you

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Jeanne (Hyunjin) ByunOctober 26, 2017 0

분석 스토리텔링, 데이터 시각화를 이용한 설득의 기술

‘호모 나랜스(Homo Narrans)’라는 단어를 들어보셨나요? ‘이야기하는 사람’을 뜻하는 라틴어로 1999년 미국의 영문학자 존 닐(John Niels)이 동일 제목의 저서를 통해 처음 소개했습니다. 그는 인간은 태생적으로 이야기하려는 본능을 가지며, 이야기를 주고받지 않고서는 살아갈 수 없고, 이야기를 통해 사회를 이해한다고 설명했는데요. 이야기는 기억에 남으며, 사람과 감정적으로 연결되고, 행동을 고취시킵니다. ‘이야기하다’라는 뜻의 ‘스토리텔링(Storytelling)’은 지속적이며

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldOctober 25, 2017 0

Advanced ODS Graphics: Curve labels and date axes

Curve labels in series plots can be positioned inside or outside the graph. Date variables can be specified as TYPE=LINEAR with a date format or more commonly as TYPE=DATE. Sometimes external curve labels might appear below or above the graph, particularly with TYPE=DATE axes. This post shows you ways to move them to the right of the graph.

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Robert AllisonOctober 24, 2017 0

Do you say coke, pop, or soda?

Quick Quiz! Where might you hear the following conversation? ... Waitress: "What would you like to drink, honey?" Customer: "I'll have a coke." Waitress: "What kind?" Customer: "Diet Pepsi." If you answered somewhere between Texas and Georgia, you would be correct! To those of us not from that area, it

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeOctober 23, 2017 0

Turnip plot redux

Last year, a user asked about creating a "Turnip Plot" as used in this study of Caesarian Section Rates. Primarily, this is similar to a histogram on the y-axis for each unique value on the y-axis. A marker is drawn for each occurrence, starting from the center. Back then, I

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Sanjay MatangeOctober 22, 2017 0

Tips and tricks: Segmented discrete axis

The previous post on Multiple Blank Categories showed how to include multiple blank categories on the axis. But, given the purpose for this was to separate different segments in the data, I also included ideas on how to segmented a discrete axis using reference lines or Block Plot. A similar idea

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldOctober 19, 2017 0

Fun with ODS Graphics: Drawing and rotating an impossible triangle

I hope everyone has noticed some new shortcuts in Graphically Speaking. As you scroll down and look to the right, there are shortcuts for Sanjay's getting started and clinical graphs posts and one for my advanced blogs. When Sanjay asked me to make an icon for my advanced blogs, at

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonOctober 17, 2017 0

RDU airport -vs- surrounding parks and nature

In growing areas such as the Research Triangle Park, there is always the tough decision between developing land for business, or keeping it natural for parks and recreation. SAS is fortunate to have the great hiking trails at Umstead Park just across the road to the north - it's the

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Administrators

Gerry NelsonOctober 16, 2017 0

A tip for moving content between SAS Viya environments

In a SAS Viya 3.2 environment two types of content can be created: SAS Visual Analytics Reports and Data Plans. For administrators, who may want to manage that content within a folder structure, there are some things to keep in mind. In the current release, both types of content can be

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeOctober 16, 2017 0

Tips and tricks - Multiple blank categories on axis

Off and on, users have expressed the need to include multiple blank categories on a discrete axis. Often, this is desirable to separate groups of bars (or categories) in a graph due to some difference their definition. Such a case was discussed in this blog article on using non breaking

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Lines plot for multiple comparison of means in SAS

Rick WicklinOctober 16, 2017 0

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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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeOctober 14, 2017 0

New Features in SAS 9.40M5 - Gradient fills

ODS Graphics procedures primarily strive towards the following goal: "Make simple graphs easy and complex graphs possible". SGPLOT procedure allows you create simple graphs with a single plot statement, and create complex graphs by layering together or combining multiple plot statements. Generally, the appearance follows the guidelines set by industry

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Cindy WangOctober 13, 2017 0

A preliminary analysis of the Nobel Laureates

Every year in early October, the eyes of the world turn to Sweden and Norway, where the Nobel Prize winners are announced to the world. The Nobel Prize is considered the world's most prestigious award. Since 1901, the Prize has been presented to individuals and organizations that have made significant

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Georgia MarianiOctober 13, 2017 0

Education analytics: Best practices for using data visualization and analytics

In this education analytics series of blog posts, we have been on a journey to learn how education customers are turning their data into insights to be a more data-informed and analytical organization. So far on our journey, we learned how education customers are using SAS, the positive impact that SAS

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldOctober 12, 2017 0

Advanced ODS Graphics: Two types of axis tables

Axis tables can use the SUM= option to summarize data and display means, medians, sums, and percentages. They can instead be used to display data, text, and statistics without any summarization.

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Robert AllisonOctober 11, 2017 0

Scottish Festivals and Highland Games

I recently took a trip to Scotland, to attend the Highland Games! (ok - that statement might be a tiny bit misleading) It was a very cool and interesting event, and I wondered where and when other such events might be happening. What better way to analyze this kind of

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Data Visualization

Makoto Unemi (畝見真)October 10, 2017 0

SAS Visual Analytics 8.2 新機能概要

2017年11月にリリース予定の「SAS Visual Analytics 8.2」に搭載予定の新機能概要をご紹介します。【SAS Visual Analytics 8.2 新機能概要】サードパーティ・ビジュアライゼーション D3.jsやC3、あるいはGoogleチャートの機能を活用し、VAに標準装備のチャートタイプでは表現できない、より柔軟で洗練されたチャートを描画し、レポートに組み込むことが可能です。新規追加ビジュアライゼーションバブルチェンジプロット、平行座標プロット、スケジュールチャート、など、新たに９種類のチャートオブジェクトが追加されます。オブジェクト間の自動リンク＆フィルタ設定レポート内の全てのオブジェクトを自動的に連係させることで、効果的でインタラクティブなレポートを簡単に作成可能です。その際、一方向のフィルタなのか双方向のフィルタなのかを指定することができます。レポート自動保存＆復元作成中のレポートは定期的に自動保存されます。これによって、仮に保存し忘れてログオフしたとしても、再ログオン時に前の状態を復元することができます。カスタム領域塗りつぶし VA7.4と同様に、地図上にカスタムで指定した領域を塗りつぶして描画することが可能です。地図機能拡張 Esri地図データとの連係機能が拡張され、デモグラフィック情報の活用が可能になります。例えば地図上に表示されている自店舗群を選択し、周辺住民の平均年収や年齢などの情報を把握でき、より効果的なロケーションアナリティクスが可能になります。

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldOctober 9, 2017 0

Advanced ODS Graphics: Axis tables that contain special characters

This post provides a general macro that enables you to easily display special characters (Unicode) in axis table columns.

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Ryan Kumpfmiller

Ryan KumpfmillerOctober 9, 2017 0

An introduction to SAS Visual Analytics: the Parallel Period function of the Derived Item calculations

My new SAS Press book “An Introduction to SAS Visual Analytics” (written in collaboration with Tricia Aanderud and Rob Collum) covers all of the different aspects of SAS® Visual Analytics, including how to develop reports, load data, and handle administration. Below is an example of the types of tips that you can find

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