Headed to SAS Global Forum

Kathy Council
Kathy Council|April 22, 2013

It’s that time of year again, where I make my plans to head to SAS Global Forum. This year, the meeting is in San Francisco and, since I love this city, it makes me more excited than ever to meet with SAS friends. This user conference is planned and organized [...]

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6 bestselling books at 4 fabulous conferences

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|December 5, 2012

Many new books topped the charts at NESUG, SESUG, SCSUG, and Analytics 2012. Did any of your go-to SAS books make the lists? If you’re curious, take a look at our previously featured post What SAS users are reading this fall: early book buzz to view bestselling titles at these [...]

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Want to see your name in lights- or at least on a list?

Shelley Sessoms
Shelley Sessoms|November 29, 2012

We’ve been busy this year producing books for SAS users. Take a look at our Upcoming Titles list. These are just a few of the titles we have going right now. You’ve seen me promote specific topics throughout the year. Now is your chance to tell me where your experience [...]

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Which SAS books would be on your ideal bookshelf?

Julie Platt
Julie Platt|November 27, 2012

David Sedaris, a native of Raleigh, NC, who has made it big as a humorist and author, recently posted his “Ideal Bookshelf” on Facebook. The picture was created by a company called Ideal Bookshelf, which “paints portraits of people through the spines of their favorite books: the ones that changed [...]

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More eBooks for everyone

Kathy Council
Kathy Council|November 13, 2012

SAS Publishing has been offering eBooks through partners like Amazon, Apple, and Google, for a number of years. Our content is also available through subscription-based companies like Books 24×7, Safari, and EBSCO. We have learned that taking content developed for hardcopy and turning it into an ebook is not a [...]

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Early praise for PROC DOCUMENT by Example Using SAS

Aimee Rodriguez
Aimee Rodriguez|November 9, 2012

Hot off the press and debuting at NESUG is Michael Tuchman’s new book, PROC DOCUMENT by Example Using SAS. Tuchman’s book demonstrates the practical uses of the DOCUMENT procedure, a part of the Output Delivery System, in SAS 9.3. The DOCUMENT procedure allows general SAS users to store and manage [...]

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What SAS users are reading this fall: early book buzz

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|October 3, 2012

Forget the New York Times bestseller list. We’ve created our own lists for book-bound SAS and JMP users. Besides featuring the top 5 bestselling SAS books at September conferences (WUSS, JMP Discovery, and MWSUG), we’ve provided greater insight by including comments from some observant Publications representatives. WUSS 2012 Carpenter’s Guide to [...]

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SAS author's tip: Check data for errors with summary statistics

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|September 28, 2012

This week’s SAS tip is from Sandra Schlotzhauer and her book Elementary Statistics Using SAS. Besides being a long-time SAS user, Sandra has extensive experience teaching basic statistics to non-statisticians. Her accessible style resonates with SAS users, including these reviewers of the book.  The following excerpt is from SAS Press author Sandra Schlotzhauer and her [...]

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A report from MWSUG 2012

Kathy Council
Kathy Council|September 25, 2012

I am now back from MWSUG, where I gave the opening session keynote. I was a first-timer at MWSUG, and I would like to congratulate Rex Pruitt and Donalee Wanna for co-chairing a great conference. My keynote went well, but I no longer have a 100% success rate on everyone [...]

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The best excuse ever for taking a break from writing

Michael A. Raithel
Michael A. Raithel|July 24, 2012

Think that you have a good excuse for not completing that SAS users group conference paper, technical article, or SAS Press book chapter?  Well, whatever your excuse is, I’ve got a bigger one.  Really! Things at the office are so busy that you need to take work home?  I can [...]

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