SAS Learning Post
Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Tableplots and ACS data](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/06/tableplot_acs_cap-702x336.png)
A question recently popped up in a discussion forum about creating table plots using SAS. So I thought I'd dabble in this topic, and see what I could come up with. If you're interested in tableplots, or American Community Survey (ACS) data, or data visualization, I invite you to follow
![Changing font size in SAS](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/06/Font01.png)
When making a new piece of code, I like to use the smallest font I can read. This lets me fit more text on the screen at once. When presenting code to others, especially in a classroom setting, I like to make the font large enough to see from the back of the room. Here’s how I change font size in SAS in our three programming interfaces.
![SAS analytics for the Gorge Downwind Champs race](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/06/map_mouseover.png)
Ever since the Moneyball book & movie came out, athletes have been scrambling to use data and analytics to gain a competitive advantage. One of my favorite sports is boat racing - the ones you paddle. Follow along as I lead you through some maps and graphs I created for
![Cremation rates in the US, by state](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/06/us_cremation_rates-2-702x336.png)
I recently read an interesting article that claims "a single cremation emits as much carbon dioxide as a 1,000-mile car trip." This got me wondering about cremation data, and I ended up on the Wikipedia page about cremation rates. They had a map of the US cremation rates by state ... but the more
![Where is that volcano in Guatemala?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/06/guatemala_volcanoes-702x336.png)
You've probably seen in the news that a volcano erupted in Guatemala recently. But do you really know much about this volcano, or even where it's located? Hopefully this blog post will get you up to speed on your volcanology! Pictures of a recent volcano erupting in Hawaii show slow-moving
![Using Texas as a unit of measure](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/06/texas_map_units-1-702x336.png)
Everything's big in Texas - at least that's what they say! Therefore let's have a bit of graphical fun, and use Texas as a unit of measure (let's call it a 'tex'). More on that later - but first, here's a picture of my friend Jennifer posing beside a rather