Ready for some fun facts? These tidbits were all shared during the Western Users of SAS Software (WUSS) conference held in San Francisco this week:

 

 1.    How many million dollars did a simple Excel spreadsheet error cost TransAlta?

 Answer: $24 million 

2.    What percentage of mobile phone users older than 18 have smartphones?

Answer: 40 percent 

3.    How many people have attended every SAS Global Forum/SUGI conference?

Answer: Two people: Jim Goodnight and J. Philip Miller 

4.    What percentage of the estimated 500 WUSS 2011 attendees are first-timers?

Answer: 48 percent

5.    How many attendees presented at WUSS 2011?

Answer: 91

6.    How many states make up the WUSS region? 

Answer: 12 states, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming 

7.    How many people are there per square mile in San Francisco?

Answer: 17,179 people 

8.    How many pages were in the SAS manual in 1976?

Answer: 330 pages

 

Be sure to check out the WUSS website and make plans now to attend WUSS 2012 in Long Beach!