SAS/GRAPH Procedures for Creating Statistical Graphics in Data Analysis

Making a plot of the data is often the first step in a data analysis or a statistical study. In SAS 9.2, SAS/GRAPH introduces a family of new procedures developed for this purpose. These procedures are designed to create stand-alone displays that complement the more specialized graphs produced by the statistical procedures that use the ODS Statistical Graphics infrastructure. Since these new procedures and the statistical procedures use the same infrastructure, graphs created with all of these procedures are consistent in their appearance and in the way they are produced and managed. The new "SG" family of procedures includes SGPLOT, SGPANEL, SGSCATTER, and SGRENDER. This paper provides examples showing how the reader can use these procedures in their own work.