Deleting a substring from a SAS string
SAS' Leonid Batkhan shows you how to delete a substring from a character string - one of the common character data manipulation tasks.
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Inserting a substring into a SAS string
SAS' Leonid Batkhan demonstrates a common character data manipulation task of inserting a substring into a character string.
Game on! Here's a fun way to learn SAS
SAS' Leonid Batkhan encourages you to join him at SASensei, an independent, third-party online SAS learning resource (game).
Running SAS programs in parallel using SAS/CONNECT®
SAS' Leonid Batkhan demonstrates a popular "divide-and-conquer" efficiency strategy using SAS/Connect®.
Pensamiento analítico y capacidad de innovar, las principales habilidades que se requieren para poder trabajar en 2025
Recientemente, fueron publicados los resultados del Informe sobre el Futuro de los Empleos del Foro Económico Mundial, el cual no solo traza el mapa de lo que serán los empleos y las habilidades del futuro, sino que tiene en consideración el impacto que producirá en la forma de trabajar en la
Removing repeated characters in SAS strings
SAS' Leonid Batkhan explains the data cleansing task of removing unwanted repeated characters in SAS character variables.
Report Center: SAS SysAdmin's secret weapon
SAS instructor Raymond Thomas touts the benefits of Report Center, part of SAS Environment Manager Extended Monitoring.
A day in the life of the SAS Platform Administrator
SAS instructor Raymond Thomas describes a typical day in the life of a SAS Administrator.
Multi-way lookup tables
A lookup table is a programming technique where one or more values can be used to retrieve another value. For example, many years ago, I had benzene exposure estimates for 10 years (1940 to 1949) for each of five locations in a factory. Given a year and a job location,
How to access Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) with SASEFRED in SAS/ETS® software
SAS Public Sector's Elena Shtern is your guide as you extract data from the Federal Reserve Economic Data site using the SASEFRED interface engine, part of SAS/ETS® software.
How to save Jupyter notebooks in assorted formats
Learning never stops. When SAS had to change this year’s SAS Global Forum (SASGF) to a virtual event, everyone was disappointed. I am, however, super excited about all of the papers and stream of video releases over the last month (and I encourage you to register for the upcoming live
Multi-purpose macro function for getting information about data sets
SAS' Leonid Batkhan describes programming technique for creating multi-purpose SAS® Macro functions.
What to expect when you take SAS training: Before, during and after
You’ve chosen the right class, added-to-cart, and hit submit. You’re committed – now what? Once you book a class with us, no matter the format, you can expect an email confirming your request within 24 hours. For instructor-led training courses, a reminder email is sent 3-5 days before the course
The value of SAS certifications
Updated Nov. 18, 2020 The demand for data skills has been growing at a rapid rate and will continue to progress for years to come. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Data and AI will experience the highest annual growth rate for job opportunities, at 41%. It’s no surprise
Six tips to prepare for SAS programming certifications
Preparing for the SAS Certified Base Programmer exam? SAS' Mark Stevens reveals the best ways to prepare.
Free e-book: SAS Programming for R Users
At SAS Press, we agree with the saying “The best things in life are free.” And one of the best things in life is knowledge. That’s why we offer free e-books to help you learn SAS or improve your skills. In this blog post, we will introduce you to one
Learn to Love SAS LIKE
In honor of Valentine’s day, we thought it would be fitting to present an excerpt from a paper about the LIKE operator because when you like something a lot, it may lead to love! If you want more, you can read the full paper “Like, Learn to Love SAS® Like”
Missing data? Quickly impute values using SAS Viya
This blog is part of a series on SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning (VDMML). If you're new to SAS VDMML and you want a brief overview of the features available, check out my last blog post! This blog will discuss types of missing data and how to use imputation
YouTube.com/SASusers: a pop of personality
Editor's Note: SAS' Evan Mann contributed to this post. First came SAS' reputation as a great place to work. Next came a storytellers article series offering a glimpse of the people behind the brand. Now there's the SAS Users YouTube Channel, where tutorial videos provide a window into some of
Esri integration with SAS Visual Analytics: Geocoding
Geocoding is no longer limited to just Base SAS. You can also geocode from within Visual Analytics, thanks to the integration with the Esri geocoding api. This feature is part of the Esri Premium agreement, and became available in VA 8.3.
Passing comma-delimited values into SAS macros and macro functions
Have you ever tried to pass comma-delimited values to SAS macro or to a SAS macro function? How can SAS distinguish commas separating parameters or arguments from commas separating parts of the values? Passing comma-delimited value as an argument to a SAS macro function Let’s say you want to extract
Visual machine learning using SAS Viya: a Graduate Intern’s perspective
Are you a seasoned data scientist looking for a fast, all-inclusive machine learning solution? Curious about machine learning but have little to no programming experience? Interested in using AI to take over the world? Follow my lead and use SAS VDDML to fast track your world domination. This blog is
New at SAS: Psychometric testing
Human behavior is fascinating. We come in so many shapes, sizes and backgrounds. Doesn’t it make sense that any tests we write also accommodate our wonderful differences?
Essentials of Map Coordinate Systems and Projections in Visual Analytics
If you spend any time working with maps and spatial data, having a fundamental understanding of coordinate systems and map projections becomes necessary. It’s the foundation of how spatial data and maps work. These areas invariably evoke trepidation and some angst, even in the most seasoned map professional. And rightfully
Why Maps matter: Lessons learned from London's 1854 Cholera outbreak
The catch phrase “everything happens somewhere” is increasingly common these days. That “somewhere” translates into a location on the Earth; a latitude and longitude. When one of these “somewhere’s” is combined with many other “somewhere’s”, you quickly have a robust spatial data set that becomes actionable with the right analytic
Creating custom region maps with SAS Visual Analytics
SAS Visual Analytics supports region maps for Country, US states, and provinces out-of-the-box. These work well for small scale maps covering the world, a continent, or a single country. However, other regions are often needed. Beginning in version 8.3, VA supports custom polygons to display regions such as sales territories,
Using Custom Coordinates for map creation in SAS Visual Analytics
In this post, we continue our discussion of geography variables, the foundation of Visual Analytics Geo maps. This time we will look at Custom Coordinates. As with any statistical graph, understanding your data is key. But when using Custom Coordinates for geographic maps, this understanding becomes even more important. Use
Fundamentals of SAS Visual Analytics geo maps
Creating a map with SAS Visual Analytics begins with the geographic variable. This blog post explains the first type of geography variable that VA supports: predefined. Future posts will cover the other two types of geography variables in VA: custom coordinates and custom polygons.
Secrets from a SAS Expert: An Interview with Leonid Batkhan
You’re probably already familiar with Leonid Batkhan from his popular blog right here on The Learning Post. In fact, he’s one of our most engaging authors, with thousands of views and hundreds of comments. Leonid is a true SAS Sensei. He has been at SAS for nearly 25 years and
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