To create bar charts and pie charts that display relationships within your data graphically, you can use the GCHART procedure within SAS/GRAPH software. You can create charts to display

• the distribution of a variable's values (example: sales per month)
• the relationship between two or more variables (example: sales and expenditures for advertising)
• the average value of a variable within different categories (example: average purchases by age group)
• the total value of a variable within different categories (example: total purchases for each age group).

To view a larger version of a bar or pie chart, select an image.

Bar Chart          
          

Pie Chart
    

This lesson contains 39 pages and takes approximately 60-90 minutes to complete.

In this lesson, you will learn to

• invoke the GCHART procedure and specify the data set to be used
• specify the type of chart to be created
• specify the statistic to be displayed
• summarize a variable within categories
• specify variables to be displayed
• select observations
• control the pattern and color of bars and slices
• use RUN-group processing
• view and store charts.

Prerequisites

Before taking this lesson, you should have completed the following lessons:

Introduction to SAS Programming

• Working in the SAS Environment
• Basic Concepts
• Editing and Debugging SAS Programs
• Setting Up Your SAS Session