SAS Learning Post
Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Geographical hotspot visualization of election data](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2015/02/election_candidate1.jpg)
I'm ramping up my visualization skills in preparation for the next big election, and I invite you to do the same! Let's start by plotting some county-level election data on a map... To get you into the spirit of elections, here's a picture of my friend Sara's dad, when he was
![Solving Sudoku with SAS/IML – Part 2](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2015/02/Figure-1.png)
Part 1 of this topic presented a simple Sudoku solver. By treating Sudoku as an exact cover problem, the algorithm efficiently found solutions to simple Sudoku problems using basic logic. Unfortunately, the simple solver fails when presented with more difficult Sudoku problems. The puzzle on the right was obtained from
![Which North Carolina state park is trending?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2015/02/occoneechee.jpg)
North Carolina is one of those lucky states that has a huge variety of scenic destinations, such as mountains, piedmont, coastal plains, beaches, and 'outer banks' islands. We have state parks in all of these areas, but can you guess which state park has been trending the most during the past
![Is Google Fiber coming to your city?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2015/01/google_fiber_cities_thumbnail-702x336.png)
Google recently announced that they will be adding Google Fiber high speed network and TV to my area. This was great news, because it will give us more choices ... and a little competition among providers tends to make them all 'try harder' to please the customer. :-) I was curious what other
![Eating liver and prepping data: How are they similar?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2015/01/liver_yuck.jpg)
This week, I finally ate some liver, for the first time in over 20 years - and I realized it's a lot like prepping data (which I'll explain in this blog post). Here are a few of the similarities: They're both good for you. Thinking about them makes you go
![Why statisticians need strong communication skills](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2015/01/PeopleWorking.jpg)
This year the American Statistical Association Conference on Statistical Practice (CSP) has some weighty themes including Big Data Prediction and Analysis and all of its exciting applications. But just as important is the theme Communication and Impact. Everyone knows that if you have a great idea or discovery but you