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Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Free eBook: Discovering data science with SAS](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/09/data-science-ebooks.jpg)
Data science may be a difficult term to define, but data scientists are definitely in great demand! Wayne Thompson, Senior Product Manager at SAS, defines data science as a broad field that entails applying domain knowledge and machine learning to extract insights from complex and often dark data. To further
![Where did that gasoline pipeline break?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/09/pipelines.png)
Last week, one of the major pipelines supplying gasoline to the eastern US broke. Do you know where the break is, and which states will be having shortages? Me neither! ... So, of course, I created a SAS map to help... First I read up about the spill on various
![A few (hundred) SAS graphs to choose from!...](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/09/google_images2.png)
I've created several hundred SAS graphs over the years. I was just musing to myself this morning how nicely Google lets me peruse through images of my graphs. And I thought some of you might also like to know how to do that... Most of you know how to search for keywords
![How to create your own QR codes with SAS!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/09/qr_robslink.png)
You've seen the QR codes that you can just scan in with your smartphone's camera, rather than writing down a web URL or other information, right? But do you know how to create your own QR code? Here's an easy way to create them, using SAS... You're probably familiar with
![You've got 10 minutes to present your analysis](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/09/presentinganalysis.jpg)
A good data analyst has to be focused, methodical, creative, rigorous, analytical and more when doing their work. If that is not enough, when presenting their work the wisdom of a philosopher may be required. It seems the requirements do not stop. The analyst is wise to remember the words
![Where will the 'union vote' matter most in the upcoming election?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/09/union_workers_map.png)
In the past, a large percentage of US workers have been union members, and the unions could exert a big influence on elections. How powerful are the unions these days, an where do they wield the most influence? Let's map it out... In 1954, almost 35% of US workers belonged to