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Planning for a new SLC book is on-going, but which graphs should it include?

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To map our graph list onto CDISC ADaM structures for the dummy-data examples, here’s what is proposed for each:

  1. Kaplan-Meier survival curves — ADTTE
  2. Forest plots (subgroup / hazard ratio summaries) — ADTTE + ADSL
  3. Waterfall plots (best % change from baseline) — ADTR / ADRS
  4. Spider / spaghetti plots (individual subject profiles) — ADLB / ADVS / ADTR / ADQS
  5. Swimmer plots (treatment duration and response) — ADSL + ADEX + ADRS
  6. Bar charts (AE incidence, demographics, treatment summaries) — ADAE + ADSL
  7. Linear/line plots by treatment (mean response over time) — ADEFF / ADLB / ADVS / ADQS
  8. Mean ± SE/SD over time (labs, vital signs, efficacy, PRO scores) — ADLB / ADVS / ADEFF / ADQS
  9. Box plots and shift plots (labs by visit/treatment) — ADLB
  10. Adverse event incidence and patient-profile timeline plots — ADAE (with ADCM/ADEX for full profiles)
  11. PK concentration-time profiles — ADPC (and ADPP for derived PK parameters)
  12. Linear/Semi-log plots over time (labs, vital signs) — ADLB / ADVS

Can you suggest any other graphs, or graphs in this list that you don’t need?

Pablo Orosco Joerger and I are planning to use the Pharmaverse ADaM data sets for all of these plots.

Please share views in your comments.

STOP PRESS: Altair SLC 2026 series ebooks published on Lulu.com today!

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3 new Altair SLC ebooks in the Altair SLC 2026 series were published on Lulu.com today, and you can order them via the Book Table:

  • Advanced Altair SLC
    • Experienced SAS/SLC programmers
      • Technical depth: PROC R/PROC IML/PROC PYTHON with full programs, ODS gaps, clinical CDISC programming, non-standard file reading/writing, systematic SLC vs SAS 9.4 differences
  • Altair SLC for Business Users
    • SAS programmers and analysts adopting SLC as their primary tool
      • Broadest practical coverage: batch processing, server access, database access, R/Python, SASjs integration, clinical programming – all with working code
  • Altair SLC for Companies
    • IT managers, architects, decision-makers evaluating migration
      • Business case: cost and capability comparison with SAS 9.4 and Viya, migration planning checklist, database engine coverage, server architecture

For more details about the contents of each book, please download the PDF comparison guide Altair_SLC_2026_Three_Book_Comparison.

My paperback books now have permanently lower prices on Lulu.com than on Amazon!

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Since November 2025 I have been reducing the prices of my paperbacks on Lulu.com in “odd” months, because I felt that the price hiking used by Amazon and other resellers was unfair to both my readers and me.

I have now found a way to permanently reduce the prices on Lulu.com by creating duplicate book projects, one for resellers only and the other just for Lulu.com. The book contents are identical, but the Lulu.com only versions will be printed on heavier paper (80gsm) and priced lower. The reseller versions will still be printed on 60gsm paper.

Book titleAmazon and other resellersLulu.com only
SAS Programming Experiences, 278 pages60gsm paper, £37.7380gsm paper, £23.32
Altair SLC, 112 pages60gsm paper, £21.0880gsm paper, £13.76

So which version would be the best choice for you?

SAS Programming and Data Visualization Techniques: A Power User’s Guide – paperback and ebooks

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SAS Programming and Data Visualization Techniques: A Power User’s Guide brings together a wealth of ideas about strategic and tactical solutions to everyday situations experienced when transferring, extracting, processing, analyzing, and reporting the valuable data you have at your fingertips. Best, you can achieve most of the solutions using the SAS components you already license, meaning that with this book’s insights can keep you from throwing money at problems needlessly.

Published in August 2015.