Really Cool Graphics With SAS/GRAPH - Plotting and Embedding Likert Scales in Your Reports

Overview

The use of Likert scales can be a very effective approach in reporting one's data. While this type of scale is commonly used across a wide-range of professions to show where a given measure fits within a predefined scale, references on how to generate this as a high-quality professional looking graphic in SAS are rare at best. This paper will discuss an approach to generating Likert scale graphics that is unique, yet basic. By utilizing PROC GPLOT within SAS/GRAPH along with a few nifty ODS features, a SAS programmer can easily plot and embed his or her own Likert scales into reports. Users of this approach will undoubtedly get a "Wow, those are really cool graphics!" reaction from their coworkers.