SAS Learning Post
Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Looking for cheaters in the Boston Marathon data](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/04/boston_marathon_2014.png)
With more and more data available these days, and computers that can analyze that data, it's becoming feasible to look for fraud in events such as the Boston Marathon. So put on your detective hat, and follow along as I show you how to use SAS to be a data sleuth!
![Maximize your conference experience by getting SAS certified](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/04/sascertified.jpg)
SAS users are always looking for ways to optimize, maximize, and prioritize just about everything. And that includes the precious commodity of time away from the office, even for users at a premier event like SAS Global Forum. Sure attendees get to learn and share with the best and brightest
![How much will that taxi cost me?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/04/nyc_yellow_cab_fare_distance.png)
Are you afraid that if you take a ride in a taxi, you might get "taken for a ride"? If trying to figure out the reasonable price of a taxi is a bit voodoo/black-box to you, here is a SAS data analysis of over 12 million NYC Yellow Cab rides, that
![Getting down and dirty with lake water quality data](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/04/lake_wheeler_enterococci_2009.png)
Just like my hero Mike Rowe on the Dirty Jobs TV show, I'm finally diving into an area involving water quality ... and poop! Let's take a graphical look at just how clean (or dirty) the water is, at the lake where my Raleigh Dragon Boat Club practices... Before we get
![Broadcast your SAS credentials with digital badging](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/04/Certification_digitalbadge.png)
If you happen to be a SAS credential holder, like most candidates, you have invested a lot of time and effort in earning your SAS certification. Wouldn’t it be great if you could broadcast and manage verifiable proof of your achievement where you want and when you want? That’s where
![PROC REPORT versus other Base SAS procedures](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/04/PROC-REPORT.jpg)
When you’re making a report, how do you choose which procedure to use? The answer is – it depends. It depends on: whether you are doing an ad hoc analysis or creating a final report that many people will see whether you will run statistical tests with your data or