Histograms, Parato and Control charts

[jen9814]

Can base SAS or Enterprise Guide do Histograms, Parato and Control charts? If so what procedure is it?

 

[ChrisW75]

Yes. There is a PROC PARETO in SAS, and if you go to SAS/Enterprise Guide, scan through the "Task List" (if it's not visible go to View > Task List. Pareto is down at the bottom. Control Charts and Histograms are also listed there.

 

[jen9814]

Unfortunately we don't have the SAS/QC module so I can not do the graph the easy way. Any other suggestions?

 

[ChrisW75]

Sorry no. Without the SAS component you can't use the procedure. The only alternative is to create it yourself from scratch using other SAS datasteps and procedures. I can't help you with that though as I have no idea what a Pareto chart actually is.
That's actually quite irritating. SAS/EG shows the procedures listed, but when you go to run them, it throws out an error that you don't have them. Nasty.

 

[jen9814]

Makes you wonder why the option for a Pareto is displayed when it really isn't an option.

I am going to export the data into Excel and do the chart there.

Thanks for your help.

 

[dje]

The QC module may be worth the investment. I have used that module for years and find it to be the workhorse in a manufacturing process control environment. Base, STat, QC, Graph, Access to PC File formats, ODBC, and the SAS Intranet products provide an excellent set of tools to support a production unit...

in my opinion...

dje