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![SAS author's tip: Using PROC PRINT to list observations in a data set](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/08/Bailer_2012cover.jpg)
This week's SAS tip is from A. John Bailer and his book Statistical Programming in SAS. A Fellow of the American Statistical Association, John has been using SAS for 30 years. He's also Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Statistics at Miami University. To read a free chapter and user reviews
![SAS author's tip: Converting SAS/ACCESS view descriptors to SQL views](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/08/Holland_bookdark2.jpg)
This week's SAS tip is from master user Phil Holland and his popular book Saving Time and Money Using SAS. If you're not yet familiar with Phil and his extensive work in the user community, start out by visiting his author page. If you're on LinkedIn, look for him on SAS Professional Forum
![SAS author's tip: Examples using combined power definitions](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/08/Westfall_bookimage.jpg)
This week's SAS tip comes from Peter Westfall, Randall Tobias, and Russell Wolfinger and their book Multiple Comparisons and Multiple Tests Using SAS, Second Edition. If you're interested in this topic, additional bonus content includes a free chapter from the book. The following excerpt is from SAS Press authors Peter Westfall, Randall Tobias,
![4 ways to cure yourself after writing a book](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/08/Gerhard_BookBurning-23.jpg)
Writing a book (especially for SAS Press) is an incredible experience. If you are playing with the thought of doing so, I highly recommend that you proceed with this idea. You’ll get a much better structured view of your favorite topic, learn a lot about yourself, and enter a very
![SAS author’s tip: Useful secret options](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/07/Mason_cover1.jpg)
In honor of the 2012 Olympics, this week’s SAS tip is from award-winning UK author Phil Mason and his book In the Know...SAS Tips and Techniques from Around the Globe, Second Edition. SAS user Ron Fehd proclaimed Phil Mason "one of the SAS user community's famous creative tinkerers--the SAS user version
![The best excuse ever for taking a break from writing](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/07/michael_house3.jpg)
Think that you have a good excuse for not completing that SAS users group conference paper, technical article, or SAS Press book chapter? Well, whatever your excuse is, I’ve got a bigger one. Really! Things at the office are so busy that you need to take work home? I can
![SAS author's tip: Selecting the right-sized tree](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/07/Sarma_Covertree.jpg)
Economist and statistician Kattamuri Sarma and his book Predictive Modeling with SAS Enterprise Miner are the source for this week's SAS tip. In a review of the book, SAS user Andrea Wainwright-Zimmerman said "The content is wonderful, clear, and thorough." If you're using SAS Enterprise Miner, I'd invite you to visit Kattamuri Sarma's
![SAS author's tip: Define variables once](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/07/Shostak_poolcover1.jpg)
Jack Shostak is the Associate Director of Statistics at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. A SAS user since 1985, Jack has two SAS books under his belt with a third on the way. This week's SAS tip is from Shotak's SAS Programming in the Pharmaceutical Industry. The following excerpt is from SAS Press
![SAS author's tip: Using JMP to compare two variances](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/06/Carver_photo.jpg)
If you're using JMP, please read on. This week's tip is from Professor Robert Carver and his popular book Practical Data Analysis with JMP. To read a free chapter and reviews of the book, visit Robert's author page. The following excerpt is from SAS Press author Robert Carver and his book "Practical Data Analysis with JMP" Copyright ©