Author tip: How to sample efficiently in SAS

Rick Wicklin
Rick Wicklin|February 25, 2011

Contributed by Rick Wicklin, author of Statistical Programming with SAS/IML Software This year at SAS Global Forum 2011, I am presenting a statistical tutorial, “Data Simulation for Evaluating Statistical Methods in SAS”. In this course, I show how to create data with known properties (such as skewed or heavy-tailed) and [...]

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What’s in It for You? 5 Reasons to Read SAS Publishing’s Blog

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|February 4, 2011

As the new editor of SAS Publishing’s blog, I’m a bit nervous about this first post. Besides following in the footsteps of former blog editor and new SAS Social Media Manager Kirsten Hamstra, I’m attending the Blogging Success Summit 2011 presented by some of the best bloggers in the business. [...]

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Getting the most out of user group events

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|September 28, 2010

Contributed by Bruce Stegner, Ph.D, Executive Consultant I am new to this blog and to social networking via electrons. I have been to a fair number of SAS gatherings and have been reflecting on various aspects of them. I thought it might be a good idea to focus on people [...]

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SAS Authors Answer: Tips for New SAS Users

Kirsten Hamstra
Kirsten Hamstra|September 20, 2010

In this next installment of our video series, SAS Authors Answer, I asked our authors what tips they could offer to new SAS users. If you’re new to SAS, be sure to also check out our new user page that is a great introduction to our books, documentation and newsletters. [...]

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A Technical Writer's 5 Habits to Remember

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 28, 2010

Contributed by Michael Harvey, Technical Writer, Publications In my previous post, I wrote that being successful as a technical writer meant being “technical” and a “writer.” I elaborated on what it meant to be “technical.” In this post, I say more about what it means to be a “writer.” As [...]

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On the Job: Getting Technical

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 6, 2010

Contributed by Michael Harvey, Technical Writer, Publications Having worked in the field of technical communication for over 20 years, I have given a lot of thought about what it takes to be a successful technical writer. It is as simple as the job title itself. You have to be “technical” [...]

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10 Lessons Learned about Integrating a Social Media Strategy

Kirsten Hamstra
Kirsten Hamstra|February 23, 2010

I am blogging from O’Reilly’s Tools of Change Conference in New York City, where I will be co-presenting a case study today with my colleague Sean Gargan about the work we have done over the past year with social media. While working on our presentation, Sean and I realized that [...]

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