The CHART Procedure

Example 1: Producing a Simple Frequency Count

Procedure features:

VBAR statement

This example produces a vertical bar chart that shows a frequency count for the values of the chart variable.

options nodate pageno=1 linesize=80 pagesize=60;

data shirts;
   input Size $ @@;
   datalines;
medium    large
large     large
large     medium
medium    small
small     medium
medium    large
small     medium
large     large
large     small
medium    medium
medium    medium
medium    large
small     small
;

proc chart data=shirts;
   vbar size;
   title 'Number of Each Shirt Size Sold';
run;

Output

The frequency chart shows the store's sales of the shirt for the week: 9 large shirts, 11 medium shirts, and 6 small shirts.

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The frequency chart shows the store's sales of the shirt for the week: 9 large shirts, 11 medium shirts, and 6 small shirts.