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Money magazine (Jan/Feb 2018) contains an article about how much it costs to give birth in the US. The costs, which are based on insurance data, include prenatal care and hospital delivery but exclude infant care. The data are compiled for each state (including Washington, DC) and by type of

In this article, I want to give you an overview of the authentication options available with SAS Viya 3.3. SAS Viya 3.3, released in the second week of December 2017, and the second release with the new microservices architecture, presents more options for authentication than the previous releases. In future

I've used SAS with a bunch of different REST APIs: GitHub, Brightcove, Google Analytics, Lithium, LinkedIn, and more. For most of these I have to send user/password or "secret" application tokens to the web service so that it knows who I am and what data I can retrieve. I do

Die RiskTek Veranstaltung von SAS vereint Praxis und Theorie. Welche Praxis und Theorie das bei der vergangenen RiskTeck nochmal war? Die Theorie: Regulierung fordert. Die Praxis: Umsetzung der Forderungen bei Kostendruck und ständigen technologischen Neuerungen. Hier stelle ich Ihnen zwei Beispiele aus der Branche vor, die den Weg der Tat

DRAW statements provide to GTL what SG annotation provides to the SG procedures--a way to add text, shapes, lines, and arrows to graphs.

If you are a SAS programmer, you may wonder why you should read this. After all isn’t SAS Enterprise Guide just for folks who don’t want to be bothered writing SAS code? SAS Enterprise Guide is just point, click, and get results, right? Well there is a lot more to

금융소비자보호국, 불공정 행위로부터 소비자 보호 버락 오바마 미국 전 대통령은 2008년 글로벌 금융 위기 이후 소비자 보호를 강화하고, 금융 업계를 규제함으로써 사태 재발을 막기 위해 다양한 노력을 기울였습니다. 그 중 하나가 바로 2011년 월스트리트에 대한 연방 감독 기구로 출범한 미국 금융소비자보호국(CFPB; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)인데요. 금융소비자보호국은 소비자를 불공정 행위, 사기, 권력

Last week I got the following message: Dear Rick: How can I create a normal distribution within a specified range (min and max)? I need to simulate a normal distribution that fits within a specified range. I realize that a normal distribution is by definition infinite... Are there any alternatives,

Supply Chain Lead Times Most companies with a supply chain have to deal with supply lead times. When I worked in the processed meats industry many years ago, production plans were locked three weeks in advance.That's how long it took to secure raw materials and schedule the production lines. Many

Each year the SAS Global Users Group Executive Board (SGUGEB) solicits applications for the SAS Global Forum Conference Chair for the conference three years from now. Individuals are identified, applications are requested, submitted applications are reviewed, candidates are interviewed, and finally a choice is made. We are asking for interested

We are excited to announce a new Work/Life class offering: “Powerful Tools for Caregivers”. You might be thinking “This sounds great, but I’m not sure if it really applies to me – I’m not really a caregiver, I just do ……………. for (my wife, my husband, my mom, my dad, etc)

Den optimalen Mitarbeiter zu finden ist schwierig. Viele Firmen backen sie sich deshalb selbst: Sie investieren in sie und fördern sie so, bis sie ihren Traum-Mitarbeiter haben. Doch reicht das? Nicht ganz. Denn Traum-Mitarbeiter wollen einen Traum-Arbeitsplatz. Da muss die Unternehmenskultur und - struktur für sie passen. Denn ohne diese

Sin duda, la industria del retail se ha transformado radicalmente en lo que va del presente siglo. La manera en que las empresas y consumidores interactúan ha rebasado el espacio físico de las tiendas para trasladarse a nuevos canales: sitios de comercio electrónico, aplicaciones móviles, call centers, medios sociales y

Former U.S. Chief Technology officer Megan Smith stressed the importance of continued investments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in her keynote address at SAS Analytics Experience, sharing a quote from George Washington. In his first address to Congress, in 1790, Washington said, “There is nothing which can better

Without a doubt, working with teachers and educational leaders to understand education data is what I love most about my job. I have enjoyed engaging with these dedicated public servants and learned so much from our collaborations. One of the highlights of my role is planning conferences for EVAAS users,