Scatter plots are probably the simplest kind of graph, and provide a great way to visually look for relationships between two variables. But, do you know (right off the top of your head) the simple SAS/GRAPH code you would use to create them? ... This tutorial leads you step-by-step through the
Call them tricks or call them nuggets of information. With a language as complex and versatile as SAS there are any number of small bits of knowledge that we accumulate and use – sometimes without even thinking about them. Often we discover a gem of information, but what gems have we
Fasten your seat belts - it's time to put the pedal to the metal. In this segment, we're going to burn rubber and unleash the full fury of the advanced RPM model on the unsuspecting burglary data! We will pop the hood and take a sneak peek at the drive
This week's SAS tip is from Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter's bestselling The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Fifth Edition. With over 50 years of combined SAS experience, this powerhouse duo has helped thousands of programmers. You, too, can benefit from their instruction. The following excerpt is from SAS Press authors Lora
Occasionally, people ask me what is the best thing about writing a book. Is it the notoriety you get from being a SAS Press author? Fame is always pleasant. Is it the money you make from the advance and the royalties? Money is always useful. Is it displaying technical expertise
Last month, a question came in via an earlier blog post. Peter Timusk, a reader of SAS books and potential author, asked Emmett Cox how to be seen as the expert you are by writing a book. Emmett was more than happy to answer Peter’s question. “First pick a topic that
Back in the early days of college, I had a friend who was pledging a fraternity. He had always talked about joining a frat, but never really knew what it entailed to become a part of the “brotherhood.” Once he decided to go Greek, he started rushing different fraternities, and
Back in 2011, I wrote about the all new SAS Framework Data Server in 9.3 and how it needs to be running for certain web applications to function properly. But it is actually used as the data storage device for multiple SAS components including webdav content, alerts, comments, and workflows.
Welcome to my new blog series Data Preparation (DP) and Data Quality (DQ) on the road. The main actors here are my two SAS books Data Preparation for Analytics Using SAS and Data Quality for Analytics Using SAS, which are allowed to accompany me to many conferences, SAS events, and
People take SAS Training courses for a variety of reasons. Dr. John Taylor puts the skills he learns in the classroom to work at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Office. As you’ll see in this entertaining video, Taylor has a passion for big data and big trout. “An unexpected
