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Sanjay MatangeDecember 12, 2013 0

Graphs at WUSS - Part 2

Last week I covered some of the interesting graph-related papers presented at WUSS. There were quite a few, so I broke up the report into two parts. Here is the second installment. In the paper Creating Graphical Patient Profiles using SAS by William Garner of Gilead Sciences, the author describes how to create

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeDecember 8, 2013 0

Graphs at WUSS - Part 1

It is always a pleasure to attend SAS user conferences, regional conferences and in-house events. In addition to presenting papers, seminars and super demos to the attendees myself, my favorite activity is to attend presentations by users that include graphical data visualization. These include using SG procedures, GTL, Designer or SAS/GRAPH. This year

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 3, 2013 0

Top 4 reasons to upgrade to SAS 9.4

There are 2 kinds of people in the world -- those who dread change, and those who look forward to it. Which kind of person are you, when it comes to upgrading your SAS software?!? With most software (such as Windows OS, Facebook, Gmail, etc) I tend to fall into

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeDecember 1, 2013 0

R U Graphing with SAS?

In recent conversations with many SAS users at NESUG, SESUG and WUSS, a pattern emerges on the question of creating graphs with SAS or R. Many SAS users are aware of the new graph features in SAS that create high quality graphs with minimum fuss. But, many have not actually used

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Data Visualization

Prashant HebbbarNovember 27, 2013 0

Is there a car on your radar?

Are you in the market for a new car? Perhaps you are researching how the various parameters of cars match up to each other? Well, in SAS 9.4 Maintenance 1 release, ODS Graphics will support a new versatile plot: the polygon plot. As the name suggests, it lets you draw

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeNovember 21, 2013 0

Comparative Histograms

In reference to a previous article on Violin Plots, a reader asked about creating comparative mirrored histograms to compare propensity scores. While I had my own understanding of "Mirrored Histograms", I also looked this up on the web. Google showed many cases of two histograms back to back, either horizontally or vertically.

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Data Visualization

Thomas KeilNovember 19, 2013 0

Die Top-Studien zu Big Data Analytics 2013

Mittlerweile tragen Big-Data-Studien einen nicht unerheblichen Teil zur wachsenden Datenflut bei. Fast täglich erscheinen neue Whitepaper und Untersuchungen. Und somit gilt auch hier: Ohne Analytics und interpretatorische Einordnung geht es nicht. Hier also meine Auswahl für 2013.

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeNovember 17, 2013 0

Getting Started with GTL - 2 - Scatter Plots with Labels

In the first article on Getting Started with GTL, we discussed the basics on how to create a graph using the Graph Template Language. This involved the creation of a "statgraph" template using the TEMPLATE procedure, and then associating data with the template to create the graph using the SGRENDER

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Robert AllisonNovember 13, 2013 0

Using SAS to test for color blindness

I'm always trying to find new uses for SAS - this time I've written a proof-of-concept that shows how you might use SAS to create charts that test for color blindness. If nothing else, I think it's a fun example :) First, I did a Google search, and looked at several

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldNovember 11, 2013 0

The RUN Statement: Fun and Fitness with ODS Graphics

I decided this year to get serious about my running. I started recording my distance for every run. I made a SAS data set and generated simple reports. After a few weeks, I set a goal of averaging one marathon a week (3.8 miles per day, 26.2 miles per week,

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeNovember 8, 2013 0

Healthcare.gov numbers

Working at SAS, I consider myself fortunate to have the best employee benefits in the industry. That is one of the factors placing SAS as one of the best companies to work for worldwide, and often THE best company to work for in USA. Given that, I was curious to know the kind

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonNovember 6, 2013 0

SAS 9.4 has a new way to send interactive graphs in email!

SAS 9.4 allows you to create html5 output with your graph inline (as part of the html), providing a great way to email your SAS/Graph output! Previously, if you used ods html and dev=png to create graphs, you had to deal with two files -- a png file (containing the graph)

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeOctober 31, 2013 0

Schedule Chart with Links

A couple of weeks back I described q way to create a Schedule Chart using the SGPLOT procedure. In that case, I used the HIGHLOW plot to draw bar segments, both for a single and grouped case. A natural extension is to create one with links between each segment. So,

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 31, 2013 0

Using SAS to track the spread of ... Walmarts!

SAS has been used to track the spread of many things, such as wild animals, tornadoes, and money launderers -- but this time I'm using it to track the spread of Walmart stores across the U.S. over time! Since its start in the 1960s, Walmart has grown to be the largest

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 28, 2013 0

What if Minard (or Napoleon) had a computer and digital maps

Many people today just use their computer to play Angry Birds or post pictures of their most recent meal on Facebook ... but what would some of the great minds of the past have done with a computer?... For example, Charles Minard was creating impressive information graphics without a computer over 100 years ago,

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeOctober 25, 2013 0

Getting Started with GTL - 1 - Scatter Plots

I am happy to report that my new book "Getting Started with the Graph Template Language in SAS" is now shipping. A colleague suggest it would be useful to post some articles with the same theme of "Getting started". I thought that was a great idea, and decided to start a new

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonOctober 23, 2013 0

Using transparent colors in SAS Graphs

This graph certainly makes it clear! I can see right through your lies! Clearly, you know what you're talking about! We need more transparency in our organization! What was that all about, you might ask?!? ... I was just getting all the obvious puns out of the way, so I

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeOctober 19, 2013 0

Schedule Chart

Last week Bruno asked about creating a Schedule Chart using SG Procedures. To me, such projects are very interesting and challenging...How much mileage can we get out of the current set of SGPLOT procedure features to create a visual that was not part of the original requirements? The clear choice for

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 16, 2013 0

Don't believe it till you see it!

As you've probably guessed, I'm a "visual" person - I like to see things (in a chart/graph/map) rather than just reading about them (in a data table and summary statistic). Don't get me wrong - I'm a big fan of statistics and analytics -- but I'm an even bigger fan of

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeOctober 16, 2013 0

Getting Started with Graph Template Language

If you have been reading the articles in this blog, you already know that the Graph Template Language (GTL) forms the underlying foundation for all graphs produced automatically from SAS analytical procedures and custom graphs created with the SG Procedures and the ODS Graphics Designer. SG procedures and Designer provide

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeOctober 14, 2013 0

Papers from MWSUG by Perry Watts

Yesterday I read a Christina's blog article on the winners of the Best Presentations honor at MWSUG 2013. Two papers caught my (graphical) eye, both by Perry Watts. Perry has done a marvelous job describing how creatively use GTL to make graphs that may not be obvious at first glance.

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 2, 2013 0

32 SAS graphs for health and life sciences

"It slices, it dices ... it helps test laboratory mices!" In a joking way, this is a perfect description of SAS software, don't you think!?! :) And to prove it, this blog contains a collection of 32 examples, showing a variety of ways SAS can be used to graph data

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Health Care | Life Sciences

Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeOctober 1, 2013 0

Visual Index

Some of you may have already noticed the small graphical icon on the lower right side of the blog article labeled "Graphically Speaking Index". Yes, it is a link to a visual index for all articles published in this blog. Well, eventually it will have all the articles. So far, I

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonSeptember 26, 2013 0

SAS graphs, everywhere along your business pipeline!

"It's a floor wax, and a dessert topping" - this pretty much describes SAS/Graph! (bonus points if you know where this quote came from!) Some people think of SAS as just a quality control tool. Others think of it as just a sales & marketing tool. And yet others think

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonSeptember 20, 2013 0

A beginner's tutorial on ... geographical maps

Your biggest problem with maps used to be learning how to fold a paper road map. Today, with the advent of GPS, Google Maps, and location-specific data, the bar has been raised! ... you now need to know how to plot your data on a map! Below are several examples of different kinds

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeSeptember 20, 2013 0

Stacked Bar Chart with Segment Labels

A couple of weeks back we had a question on how to make a bar chart with stacked and clustered groups. User also wanted to display the value for each stacked segment below the bars. The article Bar Charts with Stacked and Cluster Groups shows how to create such a

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeSeptember 17, 2013 0

Graphics with SAS Web Editor

Recently, SAS released SAS Solutions OnDemand for academics. An academic user who is signed up for this can use the SAS Web Editor application to do all their data analysis over the web using a hosted server at SAS. This frees up the user from having to install the software on their own computers,

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonSeptember 17, 2013 0

A beginner's tutorial on ... pie charts

There's an old expression "easy as pie." Have you ever tried to bake a pie??? ... It's not so easy, LOL! And neither is using pie charts correctly! :) Below are several examples of different kinds of pie charts you can create with SAS/GRAPH. And at the bottom of this

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonSeptember 11, 2013 0

A beginner's tutorial on ... bar charts

Do you know how to create a bar chart using SAS, and when to use what kind of bar chart?!? If the answer doesn't come to you "easy as pie" then this blog is for you! Below are several examples of different kinds of bar charts you can create with SAS/GRAPH.

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Data Visualization

Jan-Ole RomannSeptember 9, 2013 0

7 Last-Minute-Tipps zum SAS Forum 2013

Diesen Mittwoch (11.9.) startet das SAS Forum 2013 im Mannheimer Rosengarten. Für alle bereits Angemeldeten und für Kurzentschlossene, die sich noch direkt vor Ort registrieren können, kommen hier 7 Tipps, mit denen Sie das Beste aus Ihrem Konferenzbesuch herausholen:

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