Contents

Preface

About this Book

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction to Creating Graphs

The Value of a Graph

Automatic Graphs

Creating Graphs Using the Graph Template Language

Creating Graphs Using the Statistical Graphics Procedures

Creating Graphs Using the SAS ODS Graphics Designer

Effective Graphics and the Use of Decorative Skins

Chapter 2: Using the Designer

Start the Designer

Designer Graphical User Interface

Menus and Toolbar

Graph Gallery

Elements Pane: Plots and Insets

Right-Click Pop-Up Menus

Create a Graph

Graph Terminology

Basic Concepts and Task Workflow

Graph Types and Layouts

Parameters Available for the SGDESIGN Macro

Chapter 3: Create Your First Graph

About This Example

Create Your Graph

Create a Histogram from the Graph Gallery

Assign Data to the Histogram

Change the Title and Remove the Footnote

Add Plots to the Graph

Set Plot Properties

Add and Modify a Legend

Add a Row to the Graph

Add a Horizontal Box Plot to the Empty Cell

Use a Common X Axis

View the GTL Code

Copy and Paste the Graph to Another Application

Save the Graph to a File

Save the Graph in the Graph Gallery

Run the Graph in Batch Mode

Chapter 4: Understanding Plot Types, Data Roles, and the Visual Properties of a Graph

Review of the Process for Creating Graphs

Plots and Insets Groups

Basic Plots

Fit Plots

Distribution Plots

Categorization Plots

Other Plots

Insets

Summary of Combining Plots and Insets

Data Assignment When Adding a Plot

Data Assignment from the Pop-Up Menu

Custom Features of Other Assign Data Dialog Boxes

Fit an Existing Plot

Model Band Options

Statistics Data in the Assign Data Dialog Box

Visual Properties of a Graph

Styles and Style Elements

Overview of Styles and Style Elements

Commonly Used Style Elements

Properties That Affect the Entire Graph

Plot Properties

Chapter 5: Classification Panels and Multi-Cell Graphs

About Classification Panels

Create a Classification Panel

About This Example

Create the Graph, Add a Highlow Plot, and Specify the Panel Variable

Add Titles to the Graph

Modify the Axis Properties

Apply a Different Style to the Graph

About Multi-Cell Graphs

Create a Multi-Cell Graph

About This Example

Create the Graph

Apply a Different Style to the Graph

Change the Marker Symbol for the Scatter Plots

Add a Discrete Legend to the Cell

Add a Global Legend to the Graph

Add an Axis Table in a Separate Cell

Customize the Titles and Remove the Footnote

Chapter 6: Auto Charts: Bulk Generation of Charts

About Auto Charts and Bulk Generation of Charts

The Auto Charts Window

About the Auto Charts Example

Generate Bulk Graphs

Customize Your Graph

Create Your Graph

Add an Axis Table to the Graph

Customize the Titles

Chapter 7: Advanced Features

About the Advanced Features

Overview of Graph Reuse

Create a Shared-Variable Graph with a Dynamic Title

Create the Shared-Variable Graph

Add Cells and Plots to the Graph

Assign a Different Variable to the Graph

Add a Dynamic Title and Save the Graph

Generate the Graph Using the SGDESIGN Procedure

Customize the Axes

About This Example

Create the Graph

Customize the Axis Properties

Add an Axis Table to the Graph

Customize the Appearance of Grouped Data

About This Example

Create the Graph

Change the Bar Fill and Outline Color Group Attributes

Where to Go from Here

Appendix: Code for Select Examples

Code for the First Example in Chapter 1

Code for the Classification Panel Example in Chapter 5

Code for the Survival Plot Example in Chapter 5

Code for the Axis Customization in Chapter 7

Index