Basic Analysis and Graphing - SAS

44 Performing Univariate Analysis Chapter 2
Options for Continuous Variables
Options for Continuous Variables
The red triangle menus next to each variable in the report window contain additional options that apply to
the variable. This section describes the options that are available for continuous variables.
To see the options that are available for categorical (nominal and ordinal) variables, see “Options for
Categorical Variables” on page 42.
Table 2.8 Description of Options for Continuous Variables
The Display Options sub-menu contains the following options:
Quantiles
Set Quantile Increment
Custom Quantiles
Summary Statistics
Customize Summary
Statistics
Horizontal Layout
Axes on Left
Shows or hides the Quantiles report. See “The Quantiles Report” on
page 39.
Changes the quantile increment or revert back to the default quantile
increment.
Sets custom quantiles by values or by increments. You can also specify the
confidence level.
Shows or hides the Summary Statistics report. See “The Summary Statistics
Report” on page 39.
Adds or removes statistics from the Summary Statistics report. See “The
Summary Statistics Report” on page 39.
Changes the orientation of the histogram and the reports to vertical or
horizontal.
Moves the Count, Prob, Density, and Normal Quantile Plot axes to the left
instead of the right.
This option is applicable only if Horizontal Layout is selected.
The Histograms sub-menu contains the following options:
Histogram Shows or hides the histogram. See “Histograms” on page 36.
Shadowgram
Replaces the histogram with a shadowgram. To understand a shadowgram,
consider that if the bin width of a histogram is changed, the appearance of
the histogram changes. A shadowgram overlays histograms with different bin
widths. Dominant features of a distribution are less transparent on the
shadowgram.
Note that the following options are not available for shadowgrams:
• Std Error Bars
• Show Counts
• Show Percents