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Leonid BatkhanNovember 28, 2014 4

Drill, baby, drill—using SAS to drill down through Google maps

➤ DISCLOSURE! In June 2018 Google introduced changes to the way it handles its Maps platform. They now require API key in order to embed a map, plus Google Maps "projects" must now be associated with a billing account. Unless these new Google rules are met, Google maps described in

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Grace WhiteisNovember 21, 2014 0

SAS arrays—be not afraid!

Arrays are a powerful SAS programming tool. They can be used to simplify coding for repetitive calculations, to transpose data and to evaluate variables in a non-sequential manner. Sometimes users are intimidated by the term array, but in SAS, an array is simply a grouping of variables that lasts for

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Russ TyndallNovember 14, 2014 3

SAS macro errors: the answers you’re looking for

Have you ever received an error or warning in SAS macro and did not know what to do next or even where to look? Now there is an answer! And debugging your SAS macros just got easier. All macro errors and warnings are now documented in the SAS 9.4 Macro

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NIST 5 characteristics of cloud computing

Erwan GrangerNovember 7, 2014 4

5 characteristics you meet in the cloud

If someone asks you whether SAS runs in the cloud, there are exactly two wrong answers: "yes" and "no". Instead, this question should spark a discussion. It should be a discussion about which of the five characteristics of cloud computing they are interested in. The answers will point you in

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Lelia McConnellOctober 17, 2014 5

Symbols in SAS 9.4 graphs: unlimited possibilities

Beginning with the first maintenance of SAS 9.4, you have the ability to define your own symbol markers using the SYMBOLCHAR and SYMBOLIMAGE statements. With these statements you can select a Unicode value or you can select an image file that exists on the local file system—making the possibilities for

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Leonid BatkhanOctober 13, 2014 9

Circling Google maps with SAS

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Teri PatsilarasOctober 3, 2014 5

Use layering to design reports in SAS® Visual Analytics

Report design includes several phases. Granted, these phases aren’t official: they’re more a reflection of my own thought processes and how my report designs typically unfold: the initial “get the data on the screen to see what we have” phase the addition of filters and prompts to assist with guided

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Bari LawhornSeptember 26, 2014 4

Encoding: helping SAS speak your language

If you live in an English speaking country you are used to a relatively unadorned alphabet. Take a look at the French and Spanish languages, where vowels are decorated with accents like “acción” in Spanish, and the circumflex, or the hat used in “pâte” in French. Look at the gorgeous

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