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Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Jedi SAS Tips - Favorite Resources for SAS Programmers](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/08/JediTips_resources-702x336.png)
I frequently get asked about my favorite book on a particular topic, how to find free SAS learning materials online, how to get help with SAS issues, etc. So I thought I'd share it with you here! Last updated 2/25/2020 Getting Started Resources New to SAS? Here's your SAS Starter
![Tracking floods and droughts in Jordan Lake, NC](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/08/flood_2016.png)
If you know me, you probably know that I spend a lot of time on the water. I like speed paddling (dragon boat, outrigger canoe, surfski, and racing SUP), and I also have a big pontoon boat at Jordan Lake where I try to go fishing at least once a
![How far are you from North Korea?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/08/north_korea_range-702x336.png)
With North Korea's growing missile capabilities in the news lately, I thought it would be interesting to create a map showing how far (or close) they are from other parts of the world. I first did a few searches on the Web, to see what maps are already out there.
![So, 27 US states are farther north than Canada, eh?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/08/us_north_of_canada3-702x336.png)
With all the recent talk about some people wanting to move from the US to Canada, I got to wondering how cold, and how far north Canada is. And after a few Google searches, I was surprised to learn that 27 US states are actually farther north than the southernmost point
![3 steps to prepare your data for accurate predictive models in SAS Enterprise Miner](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/08/Sarma_thumbnailcover.jpg)
In this post I describe the important tasks of data preparation, exploration and binning.These three steps enable you to know your data well and build accurate predictive models. First you need to clean your data. Cleaning includes eliminating variables which have uneven spread across the target variable. I give an
![Sunsquatch - tracking the eclipse and Bigfoot ... at the same time!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/08/sunsquatch-702x336.png)
In the spirit of my Forecasting Sharknadoes blog post, I now bring you Sunsquatch! In this blog post, I create a map that helps you find a location where you can see the total eclipse *and* have a chance of seeing Bigfoot (aka, Sasquatch)! But before we get into the nitty-gritty