Excel Charts and Graphs

Instructor Heidi Lyons

Going from SAS into Excel

First, make sure you have the HTML output turned on Tools Options Preferences Results Create HTML

Using the Chart Wizard

Using Chart Wizard

1. Select the cells that contain the numbers wanted in the chart

2. Click on the Wizard tool3. Choose a type of chart4. Data ranges5. Added Detail6. As object in or As new sheet

Using the Chart Wizard

Using the Chart Wizard

Using the Chart Wizard

Using the Chart Wizard

Using the Chart Wizard

Using the Chart Wizard

Percent of Children under 18 Below Poverty

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More than one Data Series

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Other Types of Charts

There are 14 different types of Charts Column Bar Line Pie Scatter Surface Cylinder, Cone, and Pyramid

Bar

Percent of Children under 18 years Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months

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District of Columbia

Mississippi

Louisiana

New Mexico

West Virginia

Arkansas

Texas

Alabama

Oklahoma

South Carolina

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Line

Percent of Children under 18 years Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months

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Pie

Married-couple family:

Male householder, no wifepresent:

Female householder, nohusband present:

Pie

Example

Scatter

Residuals X-Y graphs

Running Regression in Excel

Very limited Tool

Add-Ins….

Running Regression in Excel

Tools Data Analysis

Running Regression in Excel

Y-range put in your dependent variables values Must be a column Same with X-range

Ask for output in new workbook

Ask for residuals

Scatter

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Combination

Combination

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

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Unmarried HH

Percent of Births to UnmarriedMothers

Population Pyramid

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under 5

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10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

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80-84

85 and over

How to Fix it

Double click on the vertical axis Pick Format Axis. Click Patterns tabs→ Major

tick=None→Minor tick=None →Tick mark

labels= Low Ok

How to Fix it

Double click on the horizontal axis Pick Format Axis. Click Number tabs→ Category =

Custom→Type = 0 Ok

How to Fix it

Click on the Bars Go to Options Overlap=100 Type=0 OK

Getting the Cart into Word

Right Click Copy Edit Paste Special

Paste Special

Getting your Chart into Power Point

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