SAS Learning Post
Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Using analytics and big data effectively](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2013/09/Analytics-20131.jpg)
Leading up to the Analytics 2013 conference, we’re going to dive into some of the big topics in the industry. Up first, the hurdles to using analytics and big data effectively in your organization. We reached out to some of our conference speakers and sponsors to get their take on
![32 SAS graphs for health and life sciences](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2013/10/med1.png)
"It slices, it dices ... it helps test laboratory mices!" In a joking way, this is a perfect description of SAS software, don't you think!?! :) And to prove it, this blog contains a collection of 32 examples, showing a variety of ways SAS can be used to graph data
![SAS author's tip: A brief review of the SAS Enterprise Miner ARBORETUM procedure](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2013/09/bar00641.png)
This week's SAS tip is from Barry de Ville and Padraic Neville's new book Decision Trees for Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Miner. Filled with a multitude of examples and figures, this comprehensive book has received strong early user reviews. I hope that you'll also find this week's excerpt helpful in your
![SAS graphs, everywhere along your business pipeline!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2013/09/cap1.png)
"It's a floor wax, and a dessert topping" - this pretty much describes SAS/Graph! (bonus points if you know where this quote came from!) Some people think of SAS as just a quality control tool. Others think of it as just a sales & marketing tool. And yet others think
![A beginner's tutorial on ... geographical maps](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2013/09/map0011.png)
Your biggest problem with maps used to be learning how to fold a paper road map. Today, with the advent of GPS, Google Maps, and location-specific data, the bar has been raised! ... you now need to know how to plot your data on a map! Below are several examples of different kinds
![Importing CSV files into SAS datasets](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2013/09/JS_11.png)
Sometimes, your first impulse may not be correct, like trading in your practical sedan for a hot 2-seater. Other times, your first impulse is perfect, as in the examples below. Suppose the automobile data you wish to analyze resides in a CSV file. Naturally, your first impulse is to import