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Social Media Specialist, SAS Publications

Shelly Goodin is SAS Publications' social media marketer and the editor of "SAS Publishing News". She’s worked in the publishing industry for over thirteen years, including seven years at SAS, and enjoys creating opportunities for fans of SAS and JMP software to get to know SAS Publications' many offerings and authors.

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Bestselling SAS books at spring conferences

I can attest first-hand that the SAS bookstore was super busy at SAS Global Forum. I helped many customers find just the right book(s). Some users showed up with a general topic in mind, while others knew exactly what they wanted (often after hearing a book referenced during a paper). Now that

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SAS author's tip: SAS/ACCESS interface to PC Files

This week's SAS tip is from Frederick Pratter and his handy book Web Development with SAS by Example, Third Edition. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've probably noticed that this book is frequently excerpted. There's just so much to choose from! View Pratter's previously featured tips here. The

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13 most viewed SAS documentation titles in 2013 - to date

We've analyzed traffic to SAS Documentation pages and these 13 titles are leading the list as the first quarter winds down.    The top 13 of 2013, thus far SAS 9.2 Language Reference: Dictionary, Fourth Edition Base SAS 9.2 Procedures Guide SAS/STAT 9.2 User's Guide, Second Edition Base SAS 9.2 Procedures Guide: Statistical Procedures, Third

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12 bestselling SAS books of 2012

With their mass SAS appeal, these twelve books packed a powerful punch in 2012. From SAS and JMP basics to more advanced applications, to SAS certification, to business intelligence - these titles cover a range of users' interests. Did you use any of these titles this year? Do you have any predictions for popular book topics

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SAS author's tip: Sending ODS output to your printer

This week's SAS tip is from Lauren Haworth, Cynthia Zender, and Michele Burlew's book Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond. This mega book is packed with multiple examples that can help all levels of SAS users. If you're using ODS, take a look at these previously featured tips from the book:

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SAS author's tip: Creating permanent data sets

This week's SAS tip is from Phil Mason and his ever-popular book In the Know...SAS Tips and Techniques From Around the Globe, Second Edition. In a review, SAS user Ian Whitlock said "Phil Mason is the grand master in the art of the SAS software tip." It was definitely difficult picking just one excerpt to

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6 bestselling books at 4 fabulous conferences

Many new books topped the charts at NESUG, SESUG, SCSUG, and Analytics 2012. Did any of your go-to SAS books make the lists? If you’re curious, take a look at our previously featured post What SAS users are reading this fall: early book buzz to view bestselling titles at these

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SAS author's tip: General items to watch for when transferring data

This week's SAS tip is from Carol Matthews and Brian Shilling's book Validating Clinical Trial Data Reporting with SAS. Written for SAS programmers, this engaging guide contains many hands-on tips--including the featured excerpt below. The following excerpt is from SAS Press authors Carol Matthews and Brian Shilling's book "Validating Clinical Trial Data Reporting with SAS"

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SAS author's tip: The basics of decision trees

This week's SAS tip is from Barry de Ville and his book Decision Trees for Business Intelligence and Data Mining: Using SAS Enterprise Miner.  Barry is a technical and analytical consultant at SAS. To learn more about Barry and his forthcoming new edition of the book, following this week's excerpt, visit his author

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SAS author's tip: The concept of a sampling distribution

This week's tip is from Professor Willbann D. Terpening and his book Statistical Analysis for Business Using JMP. If you're intrigued by the following excerpt, visit Terpening's author page for additional bonus book content. And take a look at his previously featured tip The Student t-distribution, on this blog: The following excerpt is from

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