A SAS programmer asked how to create a graph that shows whether missing values in one variable are associated with certain values of another variable. For example, a patient who is supposed to monitor his blood glucose daily might have more missing measurements near holidays and in the summer months
Many businesses across the United Kingdom (UK) face price increases, cutbacks, or potential closures as they grapple with rising energy costs. The utilities market is facing its biggest challenge. It is set to be under scrutiny for a long time - with a supply shortage, inflation, rising demand and the
Did you know some scientists theorize that lions and tigers can hypnotize their prey using infrasound in their growl? You don’t hear it, but you feel it in your gut. That is exactly the level of intensity you feel coming off Oz Perlman in waves if you catch a show
I recently gave a presentation about the SAS/IML matrix language in which I emphasized that a matrix language enables you to write complex analyses by using only a few lines of code. In the presentation, I used least squares regression as an example. One participant asked how many additional lines
SAS' Chevell Parker walks you through eight formatting scenarios that can occur when using ODS Excel and how to address them using formatting and formatting values after export.
It’s tried-and-true, sage advice – there’s no substitute for preparation. Before an interview, career fair or other engagement with a company you’re interested in, it’s important to do your digging. After all, interviews are a two-way street: you have to be a good fit for the company you’re interviewing with,
Queens, New York native Ruben Santana is the owner and pit master of Bark Barbecue, a central Texas style and Dominican Republic influenced barbecue pop-up. Santana's DR roots and love for the art and soul of central Texas style barbecue have left many of his customer's hearts and bellies full. Bark
Using such features and Natural Language Processing capabilities like text parsing and information extraction in SAS Visual Text Analytics (VTA) helps us uncover emerging trends and unlock the value of unstructured text data.
In 2021, the RFC and ABLE EIG recruited volunteers for focus groups and interviews to find out more about fitness, wellness, and recreation experiences of people with disabilities at SAS. To read more about that process, check out this SAS Life blog. As we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month
If you’re a marketer, chances are you’ve heard about MadTech. But if you haven’t, don’t worry – it’s never too late to join the party. So let’s dive into what MadTech is, why it’s important, how we got here and three tips you can use to get ready for marketing
How can retailers start to navigate the current market volatility and risks and mitigate supply chain disruption?
Recently, I needed to write a program that can provide a solution to a regression-type problem, even when the data are degenerate. Mathematically, the problem is an overdetermined linear system of equations X*b = y, where X is an n x p design matrix and y is an n x 1 vector. For most
For 22 years, SAS Championship week – full of golf and community events - has provided countless memories for fans and attendees young and old. Golfing legends have walked the fairways of Prestonwood Country Club each year, battling for one of the largest purses on the PGA Tour Champions. PGA tour
In the competitive and highly regulated insurance industry, it’s easy to see why firms are hungry to unlock the value of their data. From tackling claims inflation and fraud to developing innovative new products and pricing strategies, they know that being able to make sense of this data quickly is
Leonid Batkhan reveals programming technique to build adaptive SAS programs to facilitate transition between various environments for a smoother SDLC.
SAS Summercamp brings innovations to next level The words curious, passionate, accountable and authentic best describe the atmosphere around the SAS office in Huizen during the SAS D[N]A Lab Summercamp 2022. From 16-19 August, the Dutch SAS office was transformed into a real Summercamp, including an actual campsite. During this
In my previous blog Programmatically export a Visual Analytics report to PDF - SAS Users, I use the SAS Visual Analytics SDK to export a report to PDF, which is quite simple if we have basic knowledge with JavaScript programming. It works for both the latest version of SAS Viya
Welcome to the continuation of my series Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya. In previous posts, I discussed how to connect to the CAS server, how to execute CAS actions, and how to summarize columns. Now it's time to focus on how to rename columns in CAS tables. Load and explore data
All students need hope at varying levels to graduate, especially those needing mental health support. Many students are still reacclimating to life after two years of COVID disruptions, on top of the usual anxiety that comes with beginning a new phase of life. New and unfamiliar surroundings, increased pressure of
Shopping at an Asian grocery store can be intimidating. Even I still get overwhelmed by all the choices. It helps to have a few staples to stick to, which is why I’ve narrowed down the fruit and vegetable essentials – plus a few of my personal favorites. H Mart places
On a SAS discussion forum, a statistical programmer asked about how to understand the statistics that are displayed when you use the TEST statement in PROC REG (or other SAS regression procedures) to test for linear relationships between regression coefficients. The documentation for the TEST statement in PROC REG explains
While for many the experience of the pandemic provided clarity on the relationships they wanted to pare from their life, I’d like to challenge us to take a moment to see how we can expand, in a meaningful way, the relationships in which we share connection. In his book The
The first Friday in October is National Manufacturing Day. This day recognizes the importance of manufacturing to the global economy and spotlights career opportunities in modern manufacturing for students. Take a minute to enjoy this photo album from the event featuring SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper,
One of the benefits of social media is the opportunity to learn new things. Recently, I saw a post on Twitter that intrigued me. The tweet said that the expected volume of a random tetrahedron in the unit cube (in 3-D) is E[Volume] = 0.0138427757.... This number seems surprisingly small!
Group and aggregate CAS tables Welcome to the continuation of my series Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya. In previous posts, I discussed how to connect to the CAS server, how to execute CAS actions, and how to summarize columns. Now it's time to focus on how to group and aggregate CAS
Have you ever typed your credit card into an online order form and been told that you entered the wrong number? Perhaps you wondered, "How do they know that the numbers I typed do not make a valid credit card number?" The answer is that credit card numbers and other
In the modern world, hyperautomation is a way to speed up the development and launch of new digital products and processes – but how exactly can this be done? Throughout part 1 and part 2 of this blog series, we’ve been looking at what hyperautomation is and what it looks
La analítica de datos es conocida porque permite detectar patrones y comportamientos para predecir situaciones. Gracias a ella, las instituciones tienen la capacidad de anticiparse a las necesidades de los ciudadanos y poder tomar decisiones. Otra de las aplicaciones que tiene para, por ejemplo, las marcas, es poder recomendar productos
Getting demand right – or getting it wrong – can have a significant impact on customer perceptions of your brand, particularly in this age of instant gratification. The need for agile, accurate demand planning has never been greater. Predicting forward-looking demand signals and shifting consumer demand patterns to recommend balanced, profitable commercial
The benefits of AI and machine learning do not present themselves without risks. From the trustworthy use of AI and machine learning to the ability to explain the workings of the algorithms to the amplified risk of propagating bias in decision making, internal and external stakeholders are rightly concerned. However,
