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Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Machine Learning at Scale with SAS and Cloudera](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2014/10/MachineLearning_2.jpg)
Imagine being able to get into your car and say “Take me to work.” Then, it automatically drives as you read the morning paper. We’re not there yet. But we’re closer than you think. Google has already developed a prototype for a driverless car in the U.S. Driverless cars are
![Big data becoming reality with SAS](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2014/10/BigData.jpg)
In the last 5 years, the buzzword "big data" has spread like wildfire. One could argue big data had been around prior, but during this time media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and C-level executives started to take a keen interest in this topic. No longer a problem
![The taxman cometh - for Amazon.com!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2014/10/pirate_rings.jpg)
Do you order things online, to avoid paying sales tax? Those "good old days" might be coming to an end soon... Here's a snapshot of my latest purchase from Amazon.com (a little something for the Talk Like a Pirate party I had on Sept 19): In the US, each of
![Which cars get the most speeding tickets?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2014/10/fast_motor.jpg)
Is the type of car you drive more likely, or less likely, to get a speeding ticket? Let's analyze some data to find out! Do red cars attract more attention from the police, and get more tickets? How about cars with a 'racing stripe'? Or cars with a big chromed motor,
![Analysis of credit scores, and automobile loans](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2014/10/jims_miata2.jpg)
Have you heard the old saying that "Banks only loan money to people who don't need it"? Let's analyze the data and see if that is true!... I'm very much a car-guy, and I love learning about all the new vehicles, and love the new-car feel ... and even the smell. It's hard to not like a
![Help! Why does the WHERE clause choke on the INPUT function?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/01/LearnSAS-2.png)
A student brought in this coding problem after her manager was struggling with this issue for a while. They played guessing games, but to no avail. Here’s what happened when they submitted data step and proc sql code using a WHERE clause with an INPUT function? data aileen; length hcn