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Shelly GoodinDecember 22, 2011 0

What’s the name of the first SAS book that you used?

This question and the 53 comments that followed became a highlight of SAS Publishing’s social media engagement in 2011. We initially posed this question on our Fans of SAS Books LinkedIn page earlier in the year and responses occasionally still trickle in. I've greatly enjoyed reading users’ experiences with their “first”

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Shelly GoodinDecember 16, 2011 1

SAS author's tip: Using PROC FREQ to export descriptive statistics

This week's SAS author's tip comes from Jack Shostak - manager of statistical programming at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Despite his youthful appearance, Jack's been using SAS since 1985 and is the author of SAS Programming in the Pharmaceutical Industry and coauthor of Common Statistical Methods for Clinical Research with SAS Examples,

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December 12, 2011 0

Author to author: top tips for new writers

SAS Press prides itself on being a place where users come to help other users. Collaboration is key here—not just between authors and the SAS Press team, but among authors alike. So we asked two of our authors, one experienced and one currently working on his first book, to share

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Shelly GoodinDecember 9, 2011 0

SAS author's tip: PROC MEANS for descriptive statistics

This week's featured tip comes from Professor A. John Bailer and his popular book Statistical Programming in SAS. SAS Press published John's book a little over a year ago and it's a one-size-fits-all resource. Data analyst and SAS user Christine Leonard Westgate says it best in her review "For programmer-analysts tasked

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Charu ShankarDecember 7, 2011 8

Mmm... Dr. G and the M&Ms

“Do you really serve M&Ms every Wednesday? Tell us the story!” clamored a wide-eyed class after sampling the M&Ms lighting up the breakout area. Seeing how hard they worked on their exercises, it seemed ok to have a slight diversion from technology. Besides as you’ll find out, the story has

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Shelly GoodinDecember 6, 2011 2

Our 9 bestselling books in November

Last month’s bestseller list is an eclectic blend of new, tried and true, and titles related to what you do. (think industry). SAS Press books do cover a wide variety of topics. But these top 9 in November are a particularly striking example of that. November was a strong month for us. And we publish

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Shelly GoodinDecember 2, 2011 7

SAS author’s tip: SQL pass-through

Consultant Frederick Pratter continues his winning streak with this third edition of Web Development with SAS by Example. Web programmers of all levels will appreciate Frederick's many real-world examples and clean delivery. Speaking of delivery, I'd encourage those of you who attend SAS Global Forum and regional user group conferences to seek out Frederick if

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Michael A. RaithelDecember 1, 2011 8

26.2 miles, 1 book, and a simple SAS program

26.2! If you smiled when you read that number, then you are likely one of the cognoscenti who ran a marathon or know somebody that ran a marathon. If you didn’t recognize that number, then by now you may have guessed that it is the number of miles in a

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Shelly GoodinNovember 18, 2011 0

SAS author's tip: variable criteria

This week's SAS author's tip comes from Gerhard Svolba, author of Data Preparation for Analytics Using SAS and the upcoming book Data Quality for Analytics Using SAS. Gerhard is a product manager and pre-sales consultant at SAS in Austria. Gerhard wrote his first book on analytics about five years ago and

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Shelly GoodinNovember 11, 2011 0

SAS author's tip: copying live database data into SAS

Everyone is short on time. Fortunately, SAS user and consultant Phil Holland isn't short on ideas. Phil wrote Saving Time and Money Using SAS a couple of years ago and it has become a go-to reference for users around the globe. Phil is one of the most dynamic people I know. If you

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