SAS author's tip: Using MLOGIC

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|May 4, 2012

This week’s SAS author’s tip comes from Carol Matthews and Brian Shilling and their book Validating Clinical Trial Data Reporting with SAS.  SAS users have raved about this guide. In her review, Susan Fehrer said “Carol and Brian’s book provides a good overview, practical hands-on tips, and many examples of how to perform [...]

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Five reasons to see us at PharmaSUG

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|May 3, 2012

Between attending presentations and networking, you should make your way to the SAS Bookstore at PharmaSUG. While there are many reasons to add us to your list, here are the top 5: Save money on our books and documentation. We’re offering a special conference discount to PharmaSUG attendees. Talk to a [...]

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Four reasons to use SAS/GRAPH

Aimee Rodriguez
Aimee Rodriguez|May 1, 2012

Robert Allison’s SAS/GRAPH: Beyond the Basics collects examples that demonstrate a variety of techniques you can use to create custom graphs using SAS/GRAPH software. To celebrate the book’s publication, we asked Robert to tell us more about why he loves SAS/GRAPH. Here’s what he had to say: A graph is [...]

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What should banks be for?

Will Waugh
Will Waugh|April 30, 2012

The question above is posed in the SAS eBook The Transformation of the Banking Industry: a brave new world. The financial services industry is still the largest chunk of our sales, clocking in at over 40% globally. We like to talk to our customers a lot and share their stories. [...]

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Bookstore reports from SAS Global Forum: day 2

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 25, 2012

Nine Publications colleagues describe their favorite moments of day two at SAS Global Forum. A paper, the SAS authors’ dinner, SAS Visual Analytics, eBooks, documentation, attendees, and more made the list. Kathy Council – Vice President, Publications I’ve enjoyed two full days of conference activities and many meet-ups with attendees. Great folks! I [...]

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New analytics book from Bill Franks

Aimee Rodriguez
Aimee Rodriguez|April 24, 2012

Bill Franks’s new book, Taming the Big Data Tidal Wave: Finding Opportunities in Huge Data Streams with Advanced Analytics, has just released. This book shows how big data is changing the world of analytics; what people, processes, technologies, and mindsets are necessary to succeed in analytics in this new era; [...]

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Bookstore reports from SAS Global Forum: day one

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 24, 2012

Resourceful Publications colleagues shared highlights of day one at SAS Global Forum. SAS documentation, Kindle Fire surveys, SAS students, preview copies, and high-performance analytics top the list: Sean Gargan – Director, SAS Publishing Monday morning musing from the Bookstore at SAS Global Forum… I had the good fortune to meet three enterprising [...]

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SAS author's tip: a short-cut for requesting multiple tables

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 23, 2012

Ron Cody is the author of several bestselling SAS books, including his latest SAS Statistics by Example. He’s also one of the most highly regarded SAS experts anywhere. One could even make the case that Ron has achieved somewhat of a cult status within the SAS user community. Whether you’ve gotten a chance to meet Ron [...]

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10 ways statistical thinking improves business processes

Aimee Rodriguez
Aimee Rodriguez|April 19, 2012

Our newest book in the Wiley and SAS Business Series, Statistical Thinking: Improving Business Performance, Second Edition, has been called “probably the most practical basic statistics textbook that has ever been written within a business context.”* It prepares readers for business leadership by developing their capacity to apply statistical thinking to [...]

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39 all-star authors to appear at SAS Global Forum

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 18, 2012

Bring your questions and your books with you. SAS authors will be everywhere at SAS Global Forum. They’re presenting papers, autographing books in the Bookstore, and attending lots of networking events. Besides being extremely smart, SAS Press authors are a personable lot and enjoy connecting with users, their fellow authors, and [...]

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