Showing the most popular jobs in each state is interesting (as I showed in my previous two blogs 1, 2) … but not that interesting. How about something a little more quirky?!? … Let’s determine the most disproportionately popular job in each state! …
Tag: gmap
Most common jobs in the US – a small multiples comparison
Using small multiples is a neat way to display a lot of information in a small amount of space. But depending on how deeply you want to analyze and scrutinize the data, you need to be careful in choosing just how small you make your small multiples. Le…
What are the most common occupations in each US state?
When I’m at a social gathering, someone always asks what type of work I do. I like to keep my social life separate from my work, therefore I usually give a vague answer such as “software” (and quickly change the topic). How vague or specific is your re…
Drawing paths on a map using SGplot
For those of you who don’t have SAS/Graph’s Proc GMap, I recently showed how to ‘fake’ a variety of maps using Proc SGplot polygons. So far I’ve written blogs on creating: pretty maps, gradient shaded choropleth maps, and maps with markers at zip codes…
Plotting markers on a map at zip code locations, using GMap or SGplot
Users frequently ask how to plot their data as markers on a map. There are several ways to do this using SAS software. If you’re a Visual Analytics user, you can do it using a point-and-click interface. But if you’re a coder, you might need a little he…
Bringing the heat! – Creating heat maps with proc sgplot …
If you’re a fan of SAS’ ODS Graphics, you probably know that it does pretty much everything except geographical maps. But it’s flexible enough that you can “fake it ’till you make it”! This example describes how to fake a geographical (choropleth) heat…
How to create a ‘pretty’ map with Proc SGplot
If you give an artist some tools, they can create a pretty picture. Sure, they might have a preferred tool – but they can probably do a pretty decent job no matter what you give them (paint, colored pencils, watercolor, charcoal, etc). And creating pre…
Breaking Bad (data) with SAS!
In the Breaking Bad TV series, Walter White has an impressive lab where he secretly makes the illegal drug methamphetamine (meth). Wouldn’t it be cool to use SAS to show the locations of all the clandestine meth labs in the US?!? Let’s do it!… In thi…