Graph a mathematical function

[Daniel]

Dear All,

Aside from simulating data in a data step and then use a procedure such as PLOT, GPLOT, SGPLOT, etc. is there any way to graph a mathematical function (say y = x**2) by simply inputting the function and requesting a graph?

For me, the go-to method was the above, i.e. simulate the data first and then plot it, but I thought there might be some function out there (or something in either EG or IML Studio perhaps) that would do the trick.

Thank you for your input 

[PGStats]

Took me about 30 seconds to write

data function;
do x = -1 to 4 by 0.05;
    y = x**2;
    output;
    end;
run;

proc sgplot data=function;
series x=x y=y;
run;

and get a decent basic graph. SAS software (GTL, SG, SAS/GRAPH, even JMP) doesn't graph user-specified functions, only data.

[Jeff_Perkinson]

Just to clear up a misconception, JMP will plot functions.

See the Formula Element in Graph Builder or for more flexibility the Y Function() in graphic scripting.

For functions in more than two dimensions the various Profilers in JMP offer the ultimate flexibility.

-Jeff

[Rick_SAS · Accepted solution]

@PGStats shows the usual method.  Since you mentioned IML, I'm thinking that perhaps your function is defined by a function module? If so, you can use a similar approach from inside SAS/IML:

proc iml;
start MyFunc(x);
   return( x##2 );
finish;

t = do(-2, 2, 0.1);
call series(t, MyFunc(t));

From inside SAS/IML Studio you can get an interactive plot by using

LinePlot.Create("function plot", t, MyFunc(t));