Additional Features for Creating Bar and Pie Charts (2)

Creating Bar and Pie Charts

Additional Features

For pie charts, you can specify text color by using the CTEXT= option, control where labels appear by using the SLICE= option, and explode one or more pie slices for effect by using the EXPLODE= option.

The pie chart below shows the relationship of the average balance due amounts for each of three companies, RURITAN, ACME and USA INC. The chart emphasizes the company ACME by exploding its section of the pie.

     proc gchart data=clinic.insure;
        pie company / sumvar=balancedue type=mean
            ctext=blue slice=arrow explode="ACME";
        where Company in ("ACME", "RURITAN", "USA INC.");
     run;

PIE chart with CTEXT=, SLICE= and EXPLODE= options.

You can easily create three dimensional charts using the PIE3D, VBAR3D, and HBAR3D statements.

     proc gchart data=clinic.insure;
        pie3d company / sumvar=balancedue type=mean
            ctext=blue explode="ACME";
        where Company in ("ACME", "RURITAN", "USA INC.");
     run;

3D PIE chart.

     pattern1 color=lib;
     pattern2 color=lig;
     proc gchart data=clinic.admit;
        hbar3d age / sumvar=weight type=mean
               subgroup=sex patternid=subgroup mean;
     run;

3D horizontal bar chart.

There is a variety of other ways to enhance your bars and charts. To learn more about them, complete the lesson Enhancing Charts and Plots.