Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonMarch 14, 2013 0

Census block maps in SAS

I've heard many customers ask "Can SAS do/use/handle census block maps?" My answer was "of course!" ... but I never really had any examples to show/prove that.  Well, now I do! :) First, you need to locate & download the shape files for the census blocks you're interested in plotting.  For

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeMarch 13, 2013 0

Box with Scatter Overlay

A common request we have been often hearing is for display of the distribution of data as a box plot, along with some detailed information overlaid.  For example, one may have ratings data of all the hospitals in a region by different specialty, and you want to view this distribution

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Data Visualization

Alison BolenMarch 13, 2013 0

Asking new questions - and finding answers - with data visualization

Kimberly Holmes doesn't want to put any limits on what analytics can accomplish at XL Group plc. As the Head of Strategic Analytics, Holmes recently selected SAS Visual Analytics to help the global insurance and reinsurance operations at XL Group meet that lofty goal. We spoke with her at a recent

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Sanjay MatangeMarch 9, 2013 0

Parametric Bar Charts

A parametric bar chart in SG Procedure and GTL parlance is a simplified version of the regular bar chart, where the data is assumed to be summarized prior to its usage inside the SG procedures or GTL.  So, multiple occurrences of the same category and / or group combination is

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Data Visualization

Roland BrezinaMarch 7, 2013 0

Visual Analytics: Neue Verantwortung für Marketing, mehr Gestaltungsspielraum für Business Analysten

Innovative Technologien für Customer Insights Seit Jahren überzeugen Anbieter von Kundenmanagement- und Marketing-Lösungen die Anwender in Unternehmen, Analytics als DAS effektivitätssteigernde Mittel der Kundenansprache einzusetzen. Zu recht: Marketingabteilungen, die analytische und datenbasierte Konzepte und Lösungen anwenden, sind seit Jahren Vorreiter und Maßstab des Erfolges.

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Robert AllisonMarch 4, 2013 0

Death and taxes (a visual analysis)

It's said that the only things you can't avoid are Death and Taxes ... Well, in this blog, I'm going to avoid the "Death" one (for now), and just show you some graphs on taxes in the U.S., since the deadline for paying 2012 taxes is quickly approaching!   :-) I created these

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeFebruary 28, 2013 0

Box Plot with URL links

Last week I was out to the 2nd Conference on Statistical Practice in New Orleans.  It was a great opportunity to meet many users of SAS, R and other software and hear about their projects in applied statistics.   I will write up my feedback on this conference soon. In the

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Data Visualization

Thomas WendeFebruary 27, 2013 0

Datenvisualisierung – oder wo kostet der Big Mac am meisten?

„Früher war alles besser!“ pflegen gerade Ältere immer wieder zu sagen. Da ich letztes Jahr die 40 überschritten habe, rutscht auch mir bisweilen dieser Satz raus. Was Datenvisualisierung betrifft, ist er allerdings definitiv falsch. Da ist nämlich heute alles besser.

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Robert AllisonFebruary 22, 2013 0

SAS analysis of the #1 most popular baby names

I'm sure that most of you have seen the really cool interactive Baby Name Voyager, right?  If not, go have a look and try it out (be sure to plug in your name, and the names in your family, and so on). Here's a screen-capture: That's a pretty cool application!  ...

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Data Management | Data Visualization

Vincent CotteFebruary 21, 2013 0

Overcoming the Top Four Challenges to More Effective Decision Making With Data Visualisation

Our recent innovations into Data Visualisation have led us to be inundated and involved in lots of conversations with customers and prospects looking to benefit from the marriage of advanced analytics, visualisation, data management and simplicity. Greg and Minh delved into the benefits that this marriage can yield and why data visualisation should form an

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Data Visualization

Guido OswaldFebruary 19, 2013 0

Business Intelligence 2013 – Was Analysten erwarten und warum Visual Analytics alles kann!

Boris Evelson ist nicht irgendein Branchenkenner: Der Analyst ist vielleicht der BI Experte bei Forrester! Wie schon oft zuvor schaut er auch 2013 in die Glaskugel und trifft Voraussagen, welche Themen in diesem Jahr dominieren werden. Beim Lesen seines Artikels ist mir klar geworden, wie gut SAS® Visual Analytics den eigentlich erst noch

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Robert AllisonFebruary 14, 2013 0

What are the odds of ... winning the lottery?

What are the odds of winning the lottery?  This seems like a simple question (and yes, there is a simple answer), but there are a few technical details to work out first... Which lottery?  Let's say the Powerball Lottery. When? The number of balls used in the Powerball lottery has

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Government

Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeFebruary 12, 2013 0

GTL Layouts

The Graph Template Language (GTL) provides you the ability to create complex graphical layouts. We have seen how to create a regular grid of cells based on one or more classification variables using the SGPANEL procedure.   Each cell contains the same type of plot.  This topic was covered in Dan's article on

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Advanced Analytics | Data Visualization

Waynette TubbsFebruary 8, 2013 0

Friday's Innovation Inspiration - Visualization lets them 'see' the data

Were you at SAS Global Forum last spring? Dr. Goodnight sat down at a computer console and personally demonstrated the cool things that SAS® Visual Analytics Explorer can do? Take a look at his demo, and then imagine working in a drag-and-drop, point and click environment with billions of rows

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonFebruary 6, 2013 0

A SAS graph for the Chinese New Year

I like to think that I have a graph for all occasions - Chinese New Year is no exception! ... The exact date of the Chinese New Year varies from year to year, because it's based on the lunar (moon) cycles.  I thought it would be useful to create a

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Data Visualization

Don ChapmanFebruary 4, 2013 0

Use visual analytics to find and detect the best forecasting method

There are numerous algorithms used in forecasting, and each of those algorithms is optimized for a certain class of data.  How does a business analyst know which forecasting algorithm to use?  With the new version of SAS Visual Analytics, you don’t have to know – the product does all the

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeFebruary 4, 2013 0

Percent VBar

Recently a reader chimed in with a question on the Do Loop article by Rick Wicklin on how to create a bar chart with percent statistics.  Rick used SAS 9.3  and the reader wanted to do the same with SAS 9.2. For the basic (non-grouped) bar chart, the process is the

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Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 31, 2013 0

Tracking tornadoes with SAS

We had some fierce wind storms all across the United States yesterday, which even spawned some tornadoes! It looks like we weathered the storm OK here in Cary (but I still need to run out to the lake and make sure my pontoon/houseboat is still there, agh!). Anyway ... as with other

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJanuary 30, 2013 0

AE Timeline by Name

In my previous article on Adverse Event Timeline Graph, I wrote about how to create the AE timeline using SAS 9.2 code, using VECTOR plot and the MARKERCHAR option in SCATTER plot.  I  described a better way to place the labels at the lower end of the vectors. SAS 9.3 provides an easier way

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Data Visualization

Thomas KeilJanuary 30, 2013 0

Visualisierung & Analytics - Wie war das mit dem Bild und den 1000 Worten?

Warum ist Visualisierung ein so wichtiges Thema - gerade jetzt? Und warum ist Analytics eine so wichtige Komponente, sozusagen die zweite Seite der Medaille? Eine Annäherung in drei Schritten: 1. Visualisierung Die Ausgangsüberlegung ist simpel: Ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte. Mit einer aussagekräftigen Grafik lassen sich viele Informationen

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Sanjay MatangeJanuary 28, 2013 0

Unicode Tick Values using GTL

Often it is desirable to use special Unicode characters for the tick value names on the axes.  However, SG procedures and GTL do not support Unicode strings in SAS data sets. With SAS 9.3, the SGPLOT procedure supports annotation which does support Unicode strings.  You can create an annotation data set

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJanuary 21, 2013 0

Bar Chart with Target and Attribute Map

A commonly requested graph is a bar chart with response and targets.  With SAS 9.3, the SGPLOT procedure supports new "parametric" plot statements called HBARPARM and VBARPARM.  These statements are special versions of the HBAR and VBAR statements and they expect summarized data for each category or category+group combination.  Also,

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Angela HallJanuary 21, 2013 0

Maintaining prompt selections in multiple Web Report Sections (v4.3)

SAS Technical Support has a wonderful how-to guide for using one set of prompt values across multiple sections of a Web Report Studio report. This works great in 4.2, however there is one additional item that I discovered in a 4.3/9.3 install. With the addition of PROC STP and SAS

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 17, 2013 0

A neat new trick to trim your macro variables in 9.3

SAS macro variables are a great way to store a calculated value, so you can use it later in your code.  They are not just limited to the data step -- you can also use macro variables in title statements, axis statements, etc. By default, the macro variable will be padded with

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Sanjay MatangeJanuary 14, 2013 0

Multiple Classifiers vs Small Multiples

Often we have the need to see the data by two different classifiers at the same time, as requested by a recent query on the SAS Communities page. In this example I have simulated a response over time for patients by study and treatment.  We want to create series plots

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 9, 2013 0

How to handle percent (%) values in SAS

Being that 2013 is the International Year of Statistics, I wanted to make sure everyone knows how to handle my favorite statistic - percent (%) - in SAS! I often see data in spreadsheets/csv/etc that purport to represent "percents"... but you have to be a bit careful when working with

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Sanjay MatangeJanuary 6, 2013 0

Forest Plot with SAS 9.3

OK, I promise this is the last article on Forest Plots (at least for a while). In the previous article on Subgrouped Forest Plot with Font Attributes, I discussed how to use bold text for subgroup headings.  I mentioned that increasing the font size would not work as it would

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Sanjay MatangeJanuary 5, 2013 0

Subgrouped Forest Plot with Font Attributes

Just a few days ago our "super-duper tech support trooper" called in asking for the link to the subgrouped Forest Plot with bold headings.  She was referring to this Forest Plot with Subgroups  I had posted earlier.  However, as you can see, while the subgroup values are indented from the subgroup headers, the headers

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Robert AllisonJanuary 4, 2013 0

Using statistics to help you... get dressed

In the spirit of the new year – the International Year of Statistics – I thought I’d share some different ways to use statistics. Can statistics help you in your everyday life?  Certainly!  And here's an example to prove it... Let's say you have a dresser drawer full of white socks. 

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Dan HeathDecember 31, 2012 0

Sorting out your panelled graphs (part 2)

In this final post for 2012, I would like to finish up the panel sorting topic with a discussion on sorting the panel cells by statistic. With this sort, the response or dependent data in each cell is calculated down to a single statistic value (mean or median, for example). These values are

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