ODS Graphics

This  book is divided into 3 sections:

1. SAS Programming Methods, where I discuss ways to get the most value from your SAS licence fees.
2. SAS Interfaces for Programming, where I look at how installing and editing programs using SAS software has changed.
3. SAS Programming Alternatives, where I look at the pros and cons of using Altair SLC to develop SAS programs.

Code samples are provided throughout this book, so you can learn more about SAS programming by following these examples.

Topics included:

• SAS Programming Methods
  • The Art of Defensive Programming: Coping with Unseen Data
  • Writing Reusable Macros
  • SAS Hints and Tips
  • Using SAS Software for Hobbies
• SAS Interfaces for Programming
  • The History of SAS Editors and Installs
  • The History of SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Studio
  • Using SAS Studio Tasks to Plot with ODS Graphics
  • Making Graphs Easier to Validate using ODS Graphics
• SAS Programming Alternatives
  • What is Altair SLC?
  • Introduction to Altair Analytics Workbench
  • Altair SLC for Clinical Trials
  • Generating Graphics with Altair SLC
  • Using Altair SLC with R and Python

Download for free the SAS and other programs in this book from here.

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The book concentrates on Altair SLC, looking at the pros and cons of using Altair SLC to develop SAS programs. Code samples are provided throughout this book, so you can learn more about Altair SLC and SAS programming by following these examples.

Topics included:

• What is Altair SLC?
• Introduction to Altair Analytics Workbench
• Altair SLC for Clinical Trials
• Generating Graphics with Altair SLC
• Using Altair SLC with R and Python

Download for free the SAS programs in this book from here.

Note: these chapters are included in SAS Programming Experiences: A How-To Guide from a Power SAS User, so, if you have already purchased this book, then you already have these chapters!

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The book concentrates on Altair SLC, looking at the pros and cons of using Altair SLC to develop SAS programs. Code samples are provided throughout this book, so you can learn more about Altair SLC and SAS programming by following these examples.

Topics included:

• What is Altair SLC?
• Introduction to Altair Analytics Workbench
• Altair SLC for Clinical Trials
• Generating Graphics with Altair SLC
• Using Altair SLC with R and Python

Download for free the SAS programs in this book from here.

Note: these chapters are included in SAS Programming Experiences: A How-To Guide from a Power SAS User, so, if you have already purchased this book, then you already have these chapters!

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This PDF ebook is divided into 3 sections:

1. SAS Programming Methods, where I discuss ways to get the most value from your SAS licence fees.
2. SAS Interfaces for Programming, where I look at how installing and editing programs using SAS software has changed.
3. SAS Programming Alternatives, where I look at the pros and cons of using Altair SLC to develop SAS programs.

Code samples are provided throughout this book, so you can learn more about SAS programming by following these examples.

Topics included:

• SAS Programming Methods
  • The Art of Defensive Programming: Coping with Unseen Data
  • Writing Reusable Macros
  • SAS Hints and Tips
  • Using SAS Software for Hobbies
• SAS Interfaces for Programming
  • The History of SAS Editors and Installs
  • The History of SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Studio
  • Using SAS Studio Tasks to Plot with ODS Graphics
  • Making Graphs Easier to Validate using ODS Graphics
• SAS Programming Alternatives
  • What is Altair SLC?
  • Introduction to Altair Analytics Workbench
  • Altair SLC for Clinical Trials
  • Generating Graphics with Altair SLC
  • Using Altair SLC with R and Python

Download for free the SAS and other programs in this book from here.

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SAS ODS graphics users will learn in this book how to visually understand and communicate the significance of data to deliver images for quick and easy insight, with precise numbers.

Many charts or plots require the viewer to run the eye from a bar end or plot point to some point on an axis, and then to interpolate between tick marks to estimate the value. Some design choices can lead to wrong conclusions or mistaken impressions. Graphic software relies on defaults to deliver something if you make a minimal effort, but that something is not likely to be exactly what you want.

Visual Data Insights Using SAS ODS Graphics provides examples using experience-based design principles. It presents examples of bar charts, pie charts, and trend lines or time series plots, the graph types commonly used in business, other organizations, and the media for visual insight into data. Newer graphs are also included: dot plots, needle plots, waterfall charts, butterfly charts, heat maps, bubble plots, step plots, high-low plots, and donut charts. In addition, there are basic tools of statistics: scatter plots, box plots, histograms, fit and confidence plots, and distributions.

Author LeRoy Bessler introduces unique creations, including sparsely annotated time series, maximally informative bar charts, better box plots, histograms based on interesting atypical rationales, and much more.

The examples use SAS sample data sets as input. Any SAS user can experiment with the code presented to see what else is possible, or adapt it to repurpose the design and apply it with a customized version of that code.

What You’ll Learn

• Create graphs that are easily and quickly interpreted, and without ambiguity
• Supply precise data values that are correct on the graph and correctly associated with the graphic visual elements
• Take advantage of widely applicable (but not necessarily available elsewhere) design examples
• Avoid bad practices that are encouraged by poor examples elsewhere
• Get past sub-optimal designs and results that are built into software defaults
• Take advantage of less familiar capabilities available in the software

Who This Book Is For

SAS software users who want to understand their data and/or visually deliver their results

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This ePUB ebook is a copy of the course notes used with the Defensive SAS Programming course listed in the list of Training Courses provided by Holland Numerics Ltd. All code included in the ePUB ebook can be copied and pasted into SAS to try it out yourself.

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This ePUB ebook is a copy of the course notes used with the Practical ODS Graphics course listed in the list of Training Courses provided by Holland Numerics Ltd. All code included in the ePUB ebook can be copied and pasted into SAS to try it out yourself.

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This ePUB ebook is a copy of the course notes used with the ODS Graph Templates course listed in the list of Training Courses provided by Holland Numerics Ltd. All code included in the ePUB ebook can be copied and pasted into SAS to try it out yourself.

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Visualising data is a vital part of data analysis and reporting. This ebook introduces Graph Templates, which have been included in the SAS System since version 9.1.3. In particular, the automatic creation of Graph Templates is described, so anyone can create standardised, reusable and platform-independent graphs. Code samples are provided throughout this ebook, so you can learn about Graph Templates by following these examples.

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This PDF ebook is a copy of the course notes used with the ODS Graph Templates course listed in the list of Training Courses provided by Holland Numerics Ltd. All code included in the PDF ebook can be copied and pasted into SAS to try it out yourself.

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This PDF ebook is a copy of the course notes used with the Practical ODS Graphics course listed in the list of Training Courses provided by Holland Numerics Ltd. All code included in the PDF ebook can be copied and pasted into SAS to try it out yourself.

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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 data. Most of the solutions can be achieved using the SAS components you already license, eliminating the need to throw money at the problems.

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