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Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Using SAS to track the spread of ... Walmarts!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2013/10/walmart_82.png)
SAS has been used to track the spread of many things, such as wild animals, tornadoes, and money launderers -- but this time I'm using it to track the spread of Walmart stores across the U.S. over time! Since its start in the 1960s, Walmart has grown to be the largest
![What if Minard (or Napoleon) had a computer and digital maps](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2013/10/minard1.png)
Many people today just use their computer to play Angry Birds or post pictures of their most recent meal on Facebook ... but what would some of the great minds of the past have done with a computer?... For example, Charles Minard was creating impressive information graphics without a computer over 100 years ago,
![Saving lives in the emergency dept. with analytics and forecasting](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/01/Analytics-1.png)
Reacting to the demand in the rapidly changing environment of an emergency department can be a major challenge. Frequent mismatches between patient need and the health care professionals available to provide that care can result in significant human and financial costs. Analytics 2013 Orlando presenters, Kevin Armstrong of Vanderbilt University
![Using transparent colors in SAS Graphs](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2013/10/transparency_thumbnails.png)
This graph certainly makes it clear! I can see right through your lies! Clearly, you know what you're talking about! We need more transparency in our organization! What was that all about, you might ask?!? ... I was just getting all the obvious puns out of the way, so I
There’s a lot of talk about the gap between the demand for analytics talent and the short supply. Jennifer Priestley of Kennesaw State led a panel at Analytics 2013 to discuss how universities are minding the gap. I caught up with her to ask what schools need to be doing
![SAS Certification tips from Analytics 2013 Orlando](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/02/LearnSAS-3.png)
Another benefit of attending the Analytics conference is the SAS Training and SAS Certification exams offered before and after the conference. We interviewed an attendee who just finished the exam for his SAS Certified Predictive Modeler using SAS Enterprise Miner 7 credential. Here’s his advice for people interested in SAS Certifications.