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Rick WicklinJanuary 3, 2018 0

The top 10 posts from The DO Loop in 2017

I wrote more than 100 posts for The DO Loop blog in 2017. The most popular articles were about SAS programming tips, statistical data analysis, and simulation and bootstrap methods. Here are the most popular articles from 2017 in each category. General SAS programming techniques INTCK and INTNX: Do you

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinDecember 20, 2017 0

How to create a sliced fit plot in SAS

I previously showed an easy way to visualize a regression model that has several continuous explanatory variables: use the SLICEFIT option in the EFFECTPLOT statement in SAS to create a sliced fit plot. The EFFECTPLOT statement is directly supported by the syntax of the GENMOD, LOGISTIC, and ORTHOREG procedures in

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Leonid BatkhanDecember 19, 2017 0

Running SAS programs in batch under Unix/Linux

While SAS program development is usually done in an interactive SAS environment (SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Display Manager, SAS Studio, etc.), when it comes to running SAS programs in a production or operations environment, it is routinely done in batch mode. Why run SAS programs in batch mode? First and

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeDecember 19, 2017 0

Getting started with SGPLOT - Part 9 - Bubble Plot

This is the 9th installment of the "Getting Started" series, and the audience is the user who is new to the SG Procedures. It is quite possible that an experienced users may also find some useful nuggets here. In this article, we will cover the basics of the BUBBLE plot.

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Visualize multivariate regression model by slicing the continuous variables. Graph created by using the EFFECTPLOT SLICEFIT statement in SAS.

Rick WicklinDecember 18, 2017 0

Visualize multivariate regression models by slicing continuous variables

Slice, slice, baby! You've got to slice, slice, baby! When you fit a regression model that has multiple explanatory variables, it is a challenge to effectively visualize the predicted values. This article describes how to visualize the regression model by slicing the explanatory variables. In SAS, you can use the

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Judi RourkeDecember 15, 2017 0

Test-Drive SAS' new Support site search

“Alexa, how many ounces are in a 750-ml bottle of wine?” “Waze, how many miles between Cary and Kannapolis, NC?” “Google, which NFL teams are favored to win this weekend?” Every day many of us turn to some sort of search vehicle to help us solve a work issue or win

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Ed OdomDecember 14, 2017 0

SGMAP: Now in BASE SAS!

Data with a geographic component begs to be mapped. That capability is now available to all SAS users. A new mapping procedure in the fifth maintenance release of 9.4 (SAS 9.4M5) allows any user to easily plot data on a map. Unlike previous mapping applications with SAS, the SGMAP procedure

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DataViz Meetup HD

Thomas KeilDecember 13, 2017 0

Wenn mehr als zwei Data-Science-Studenten zusammenkommen … Meetups als Plattform für Networking und Austausch

Meetup ist ein Online-Social-Networking-Service mit einem kleinen Unterschied zu Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn & Co. Das Format ist dazu gedacht, Face-to-Face-Treffen zu interessanten Themen zu organisieren. Die Offline-Welt ist also ein elementarer Bestandteil. Selbstorganisiert und thematisch vielfältig Gruppen gibt es zu fast jedem Thema: Bücherclubs, Socialising, R-Nutzer, Unternehmer oder künstliche Intelligenz

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinDecember 13, 2017 0

How to get the current TITLE in SAS

The SAS language is large. Even after 20+ years of using SAS, there are many features that I have never used. Recently it became necessary for me to learn about DICTIONARY tables in PROC SQL (and the associated SASHELP views) because I needed to programmatically obtain the text for the

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Self-similar Christmas tree created in SAS

Rick WicklinDecember 11, 2017 0

A self-similar Christmas tree

Happy holidays to all my readers! My greeting-card to you is an image of a self-similar Christmas tree. The image (click to enlarge) was created in SAS by using two features that I blog about regularly: matrix computations and ODS statistical graphics. Self-similarity in Kronecker products I have previously shown

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Data Management | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

SAS JediDecember 5, 2017 0

Jedi SAS Tricks: Pattern Search in DS2

Finding a pattern like a phone number or national ID number embedded in text can be difficult and time consuming.

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeDecember 4, 2017 0

Little things go a long way

In my previous post, I described a new options to control the widths of the caps for Whiskers, Error and Limit bars. This topic could have been titled "Little things go a long way", as such details really make for a good graph. In a similar manner, another detail issue

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Jerry LeonardDecember 4, 2017 0

Controlling your formats

During my 35 years of using SAS® software, I have found the CNTLIN and CNTLOUT options in the FORMAT procedure to be among the most useful features that I routinely suggest to other SAS users. The CNTLIN option enables you to create user-defined formats from a SAS data set (input

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Advanced Analytics | Learn SAS

Eric RosslandNovember 28, 2017 0

Learn more about SAS Viya with resources from SAS Education

SAS Viya is an exciting addition to the SAS Platform, allowing you to conduct analysis faster than ever before and providing you the flexibility to utilize open source technologies and generate insights from data in any computing environment. The blog post “Top 12 Advantages of SAS Viya” does a great

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeNovember 27, 2017 0

Customizing cap widths

The SG procedures and GTL statements do a lot of work for us to display the data using the specified statements. This includes setting many details such as arrow heads, line patterns etc, including caps. Often, such details have a fixed design according to what seems reasonable for most use

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SAS KoreaNovember 22, 2017 0

[SAS 프로그래밍 팁] ODS 템플릿 수정 기법

이 기사는 SAS Korea가 번역 및 편집했으며 원래 Rick Wicklin이 썼습니다. 원문이 여기에 있습니다. 이번 블로그를 통해 ODS 템플릿을 효율적으로 수정할 수 있는 SAS 프로그래밍 기법, 일명 ‘커펠드 템플릿 수정 기법(Kuhfeld’s Template Modification Technique; TMT)’을 소개하고자 합니다. 다섯 단계만 거치면 20줄 미만의 SAS 코드만으로 이 기법을 구현할 수 있는데요. 방법은 간단하지만

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

SAS KoreaNovember 17, 2017 0

데이터 시각화를 이용한 ‘노벨상 수상자’ 관련 흥미로운 인사이트!

노벨상의 유래 매년 10월 초, 전 세계의 이목이 스웨덴과 노르웨이로 쏠립니다. 바로 세계에서 가장 권위 있는 시상식 '노벨상(The Nobel Prize)'이 열리기 때문인데요. 노벨상은 다이너마이트를 발명해 거대 재벌이 된 스웨덴 화학자 알프레드 노벨(Alfred Nobel)의 유언에 따라 그가 남긴 재산으로 노벨 재단을 설립하며 시작됐습니다. 최초의 노벨상은 1901년 물리학, 화학, 생리학 및 의학, 세계

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinNovember 15, 2017 0

Catch run-time errors in SAS/IML programs

Did you know that a SAS/IML function can recover from a run-time error? You can specify how to handle run-time errors by using a programming technique that is similar to the modern "try-catch" technique, although the SAS/IML technique is an older implementation. Preventing errors versus handling errors In general, SAS/IML

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeNovember 14, 2017 0

Spark table

In the previous post, I discussed creating a 2D grid of spark lines by Year and Claim Type. This graph was presented in the SESUG conference held last week on SAS campus in the paper ""Methods for creating Sparklines using SAS" by Rick Andrews. This grid of sparklines was actually the

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Jim SimonNovember 10, 2017 0

Simple Proc Print trick for grouped data

Here's a Proc Print trick for grouped data. Suppose your data is divided into groups, such as males and females. You could sort by the grouping variable before printing, like this: Suppose you want to better emphasize the groups. You could add a BY statement, like this: OK, but, personally,

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeNovember 10, 2017 0

Spark grid

The 25th annual SESUG conference was held at in the SAS campus this week. I had the opportunity to meet and chat with many users and attend many excellent presentations. I will write about those that stood out (graphically) in my view. One excellent presentation was on "Methods for creating

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeNovember 8, 2017 0

Long category values

The South East SAS Users Group meeting wound up yesterday. The 25th anniversary conference was held on SAS Campus and it provided a great opportunity to meet with many enthusiastic SAS users and attend many informative presentations. More on this in a follow-up article. During one of these presentations, Mary

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinNovember 8, 2017 0

How to format rows of a table in SAS

A SAS programmer wanted to display a table in which the rows have different formats. An example is shown below. The programmer wanted columns that represent statistics and rows that represent variables. She wanted to display formats (such as DOLLAR) for some variables—but only for certain statistics. For example, the

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Natasha Ulanowski

Natasha UlanowskiNovember 6, 2017 0

SAS tips and tricks: Users-tell-all edition

There is certainly no shortage of terrific tips and tricks in various SAS blogs from some of our most distinguished SAS in-house experts. But, there's another group of equally qualified experts who don't often get to share their expertise on this channel: our customers. So, I went on a quest to get

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Leonid BatkhanNovember 1, 2017 0

Hopping for the best - calculations across SAS dataset observations

The purpose of this blog post is to demonstrate a SAS coding technique that allows for calculations with multiple variables and multiple observations across a SAS dataset. This technique can be useful for working with time series, clinical trials, - in any data step calculations involving values from different observations.

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeNovember 1, 2017 0

Legend order redux

Once in a while you run into a pesky situation that is hard to overcome without resorting to major surgery. Such a situation occurs when you have a stacked bar chart with a discrete legend positioned vertically on the side of the graph. A simple example is shown below. title

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Charu ShankarOctober 31, 2017 0

3 freaky ways PROC FREQ can work in your favor

A ghoulish Halloween Boo to all my readers! Hope my costume freaks you out, but even if it doesn't, I’m positive PROC FREQ will in a few amazing ways! Today’s Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques class asked about the power of PROC FREQ. Since I stopped to explain some of it's benefits to

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SAS JediOctober 31, 2017 0

Jedi SAS Tricks: The %PATHNAME to Enlightenment

I often create temporary ODS output files - and getting rid of those files after I'm done is an extra chore I don't relish. For example, if I want to generate a PDF-only report and email it from SAS (see "Jedi SAS Tricks: Email from the Front – Part 2")

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeOctober 30, 2017 0

Fill patterns

When a plot is classified by one or more variables, the different classes values are displayed in the graph either by position or by using different plot attributes such as color, marker shape or line pattern. For plots that display the visual by a filled area (bar, bin, band, bubble,

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeOctober 27, 2017 0

Legend items

Plot statements included in the graph definition can contribute to the legend(s). This can happen automatically, or can be customized using the KEYLEGEND statement. For plot statements that are classified by a group variable, all of the unique group values are displayed in the legend, along with their graphical representation

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