A couple of years ago I shared a method for copying any file within a SAS program. It was a simple approach, copying the file byte-by-byte from one fileref (SAS file reference) to another. My colleague Bruno Müller, a SAS trainer in Switzerland, has since provided a much more robust
It’s that time of year again. The weather is cooling down and the buzz about the Analytics Conference is heating up. This year’s conference, taking place Oct. 21-22 in Orlando, will bring together more than 1,000 analytics professionals to learn the latest trends, technology and research in the field of
Vor der Wahl hat der Bundeswahlleiter eine interessante Aufgabe, er muss die Wahlkreise so einrichten, dass die Zahl der Wahlkreise in den einzelnen Ländern deren Bevölkerungsanteil soweit wie möglich entspricht. Die Bevölkerungszahl eines Wahlkreises soll nicht mehr als 15 % nach oben oder unten von der durchschnittlichen Bevölkerungszahl der Wahlkreise
There's an old expression "easy as pie." Have you ever tried to bake a pie??? ... It's not so easy, LOL! And neither is using pie charts correctly! :) Below are several examples of different kinds of pie charts you can create with SAS/GRAPH. And at the bottom of this
John Taylor has been using SAS for about 12 years and admits, he loves SAS! He was first introduced to SAS while working on his BA/MA in Statistics at Boston University. “It became immediately obvious to me that knowing SAS would be invaluable to me as a statistician, so I
SAS has supported calling R from the SAS/IML language since 2009. The interface to R is part of the SAS/IML language. However, there have been so many versions of SAS and R since 2009, that it is hard to remember which SAS release supports which versions of R. The following
The issue of data privacy has gotten a lot of attention lately, thanks in part to revelations by Edward Snowden and his kiss-and-tell with the press about several top-secret United States and British government mass surveillance programs. It doesn't matter that this is not a new issue, nor that his revelations specifically
This week's SAS tip is from Frederick Pratter and his oft-referenced book Web Development with SAS by Example, Third Edition. In case you're counting, I've featured 5 previous excerpts from Frederick's fine book on this blog. There's so much good content to choose from in this big book. After taking a look at this week's
I've written, talked and thought about data management for an entire decade now. In that time, I've collected examples of how data – and the processes for managing that data – can affect our everyday life. For years I used the "Have you ever gotten multiple pieces of mail from
This week I read an interesting blog post that led to a discussion about specifying the frequencies of observations in a regression model. In SAS software, many of the analysis procedures contain a FREQ statement for specifying frequencies and a WEIGHT statement for specifying weights in a weighted regression. Theis
SAS/Foresight Webinar Series The next installment of the quarterly SAS/Foresight webinar series is next Thursday, September 19, at 1:00pm EDT. Demand and Supply Integration: Achieving S&OP's Strategic Promise Join Dr. Mark Moon, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee, to discover the benefits of integrating demand
Like many of you teachers out there, I spent a lot of time recently preparing for the new school year. At home, it began with the therapeutic organization of children's rooms. As I sat amid in outgrown clothes, last year’s school work, and books to donate, I braced myself and
One of my favorite literary agents, Rachelle Gardner, often talks about the traits of good writers. Recently she posted a list of things that happy authors don’t do. I’ve quoted a few traits from her list that also apply to authors of technical material. Happy authors don’t … 1 …
SAS Data Management is a popular topic here on the SAS interwebs. You can find all types of information ranging from thought leadership to white papers to product details. At SAS Global Forum I sat down with Nancy Rausch, one of the principal R&D managers behind the SAS Data Management
When I think of digital assets, I become quickly overwhelmed. Just the volume of digital assets is mindboggling, without even accounting for how many individuals touch each digital asset before it is complete. Added complexity comes from organizational factors, such as legal review and standards, other internal departments' needs, multiple locations, subsidiaries,
Do you know how to create a bar chart using SAS, and when to use what kind of bar chart?!? If the answer doesn't come to you "easy as pie" then this blog is for you! Below are several examples of different kinds of bar charts you can create with SAS/GRAPH.
In a previous post, I showed how to solve differential equations in SAS by using the ODE subroutine in the SAS/IML language, which solves initial value problems. This article describes how to draw phase portraits for two classic differential equations: the equations of motion for the simple harmonic oscillator and
Differential equations arise in the modeling of many physical processes, including mechanical and chemical systems. You can solve systems of first-order ordinary differential equations (ODEs) by using the ODE subroutine in the SAS/IML language, which solves initial value problems. This article uses the equations of motion for the classic simple
My wife often jokes about the early years of our marriage, when her perspective was "what's mine is mine and what's your's is mine." And my retort is usually, "I learned early to understand exactly who's the boss." Fortunately, it wasn't exactly like that, but we both agree we each started out
Do you need to know if a SAS product is compatible your hardware and software? Do you have questions such as “Can I install SAS 9.3 Foundation on this computer? “ “Can I run the DataFlux qMDM Solution in a virtual environment? “ Or “What environments are supported for my
If you have been paying attention to the media, you might have heard that statistics is the hottest new field and career choice. According to a recent Wall Street Journal blog post, schools are seeing an influx of students interested in the field. Some students are getting an even earlier
Mit SAS 9.4 wird der Zugang zu High-Performanche-Analytics-Prozeduren durch zwei wesentliche Neuerungen erleichtert: Zum einen erhalten Nutzer von analytischen Pakten die korrespondierenden HPA-Prozeduren zur Nutzung auf vorhandener SMP-Hardware mit SAS 9.4. Ziel ist es die neuen, beschleunigten Funktionalitäten auf kleineren Datenmengen zunächst zu testen, bevor man auf leistungsfähigere Infrastrukturn umsteigt. Zum anderen
It's been almost 5 years since I posted one of the first custom tasks for SAS Enterprise Guide. It was a task that made it easier to convert SPSS data files into SAS data sets. Like many projects that begin as custom tasks, this one later became a feature in
Developing long-term, trusted business relationships doesn’t just happen. At the most senior levels, business takes place face-to-face. It’s about making true connections, sharing ideas, and connecting with the right people. The Premier Business Leadership Series (PBLS) offers just such an opportunity, a chance for business executives to build connections with
Last week I presented two talks at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, which has established a new Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analysis Using SAS. While in Milwaukee, I ran into an old friend: the ODS LISTING destination. One of my presentations was a hands-on workshop titled Getting Started
Die Rahmenbedingungen in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft haben sich irreversibel geändert: Ein Umbruch jagt den anderen, eine Veränderung überholt die nächste, Unsicherheit nimmt zu. Jeder Versuch, diese Dynamiken durch Detailplanung und verstärkte Kontrolle voll umfänglich in den Griff zu bekommen wird notgedrungen scheitern. Eine Welt des permanenten Wandels verlangt den Abschied
Message from Mohsen Hamoudia (IIF President): For the eleventh year, the International Institute of Forecasters, in collaboration with SAS®, is proud to announce financial support for research on how to improve forecasting methods and business forecasting practice. The award for this year will be two (2) $5,000 grants. The
If you're looking for an honest discussion around big data and IT from one technologist to another, look no further than the recent Forbes article, "SAS CTO On IT And Big Data Analytics."* In it, Keith Collins discusses Hadoop, shadow IT and more. Three excerpted points you won't want to
Perhaps I should have titled this post, "Riddle me this Batman..." Bam! Zap! etc.... now back to our regular scheduled blog post, where we explore the many lessons that can be learned from one industry to the next. Let's start with one of the easier comparisons: How is an
I am passionate about teaching. My colleagues would probably say this is the understatement of the year. And it likely has something to do with the fact that both of my parents were teachers. I started my teaching career at the university level and after many years an unexpected opportunity
