2020 roundup: SAS Users YouTube channel how to tutorials
Find out the most popular SAS Users YouTube channel how to tutorials, and learn a thing or two!
Tag: video
Shaping the future of lifelong learning
I think we can all agree that lifelong learning is the future, for all of us. We know that we need to learn and develop all the time, simply to stay abreast. The world is changing fast, and we must change with it. Investing in analytics talent is an investment
Back to School: Spanish
Looking for ways to learn and review Spanish vocabulary for the new school year? Check out our new Spanish Vocabulary Series. Created for beginning-level students, these resources offer visuals and audio support as students enhance their Spanish vocabulary. And don't forget about our popular Spanish Video Library and Quick Tutorials!
Video: New random number generators in SAS
My 2018 SAS Global Forum paper was about "how to use the random-number generators (RNGs) in SAS." You can read the paper for details, but I recently recorded a short video that summarizes the main ideas in the paper. In particular, the video gives an overview of the new RNGs
Video: A new syntax for lists in SAS/IML
I recently recorded a short video about the new syntax for specifying and manipulating lists in SAS/IML 14.3. This is a video of my Super Demo at SAS Global Forum 2018. The new syntax supports dynamic arrays, associative arrays ("named lists"), and hierarchical data structures such as lists of lists.
Video: Create and use lists and tables in SAS/IML
My presentation at SAS Global Forum 2017 was "More Than Matrices: SAS/IML Software Supports New Data Structures." The paper was published in the conference proceedings several months ago, but I recently recorded a short video that gives an overview of using the new data structures in SAS/IML 14.2: If your
Video: Writing packages: A new way to distribute and use SAS/IML programs
My presentation at SAS Global Forum 2016 was titled "Writing Packages: A New Way to Distribute and Use SAS/IML Programs." The paper was published in the conference proceedings several months ago, but I recently recorded a short video that gives an overview of using and creating packages in SAS/IML 14.1:
Video: Ten tips for simulating data with SAS
One of my presentations at SAS Global Forum 2015 was titled "Ten Tips for Simulating Data with SAS". The paper was published in the conference proceedings several months ago, but I recently recorded a short video that gives an overview of the 10 tips: If your browser does not support
Elementary Spotlight: Spanish
In Curriculum Pathways, elementary students and teachers will find a wealth of thematically organized resources that are age-appropriate and help students learn basic expressions, words, and phrases in context. Students explore and discover the Spanish language and culture by interacting with the resources. Our Spanish Language Videos introduce and reinforce
Elementary Spotlight: Writing
Let me start by stating the obvious: teaching students to write well is hard. Yet teachers who have had success at the elementary level know that young writers can thrive when certain conditions and practices exist in the classroom. For instance, they know students need to be given time to
Teleport Your Spanish Students!
Jumper cables, safety goggles, rubber gloves, a charmingly mad scientist, an endearingly animated and naïve student, a dangerous-looking contraption for “teleportation,” a boondoggle of frayed electrical wires—this unlikely mélange forms the set for our Spanish language videos—which follow the adventures of Miguel Del Mundo and his sidekick, Sabo. “Our primary
Video: Using heat maps to visualize matrices
One of my presentations at SAS Global Forum 2014 was about the new heat map functions in SAS/IML 13.1. Over the summer I created a short video of my presentation, which gives an overview of visualizing matrices with heat maps, and describes how to choose colors for heat maps: If
Are you craving ice cream? Blame the humidity.
Knowing what your customers want and when they want it is valuable insight for any business. The key is to know how to find out. At Oberweis Dairy, one of their important product lines is ice cream - and for them, higher temperatures mean more ice cream sales, right? Not
Predictive analytics described in one word (now with video)
As a follow up to my previous post that described analytics in one word, I decided to revisit my choice of the word "strategic" with a video. If the adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" is true, you'll like this version even better than the original. Watch the video
Video: What's new in SAS/IML 13.1
SAS/IML 13.1 shipped a few months ago. I was asked to produce a video that highlights some of the new features in SAS/IML 13.1. In this video I describe several changes to the language before introducing the new built-in subroutines that create ODS statistical graphs. If your browser does not
What's New: March 5th Edition
Here at SAS Curriculum Pathways, we are constantly creating content. In our latest update, we have everything from hover cars to dinosaurs! Check them out! La casa From our Spanish language video series, our newest installment is designed to build mastery of the language, introducing and reinforcing Spanish vocabulary about
Aprende el español con Miguel del Mundo
(Editor's note: The latest addition to our Spanish Video Library, La gente, is now available both within Curriculum Pathways and on YouTube.) ¡Saludos! Es un placer introducirte a nuestra serie de videos para aprender el español. Seguirás las aventuras del Profesor Miguel del Mundo y su amigo Sabo, quien quiere aprender el
Supporting the Flipped Classroom
Every summer we try to attend the Pitt County Tech Fest, a great event for teachers in Eastern North Carolina. Two years ago I noticed that one session was filled to overflowing, with participants literally standing in the hallway straining to hear the presenter. The topic? Flipping the middle school
So what is SAS?
Actually, we get that question a lot. Curriculum Pathways is just one education product of SAS, a global leader in data analytics – that “Big Data” thing you may have heard about. In fact, SAS has over 200 software solutions, many for helping education. While Curriculum Pathways has been around
How to align for success with customer intelligence
It should be no surprise that our marketing department here at SAS has a strong culture of measurement and accountability. As a result, it should shock nobody that we actually use our own customer intelligence solutions to help achieve our continuous improvement. My colleague, Matt Fulk, heads up the team that has been
Video: Calling R from the SAS/IML Language
In SAS/IML 9.22 and beyond, you can call the R statistical programming language from within a SAS/IML program. The syntax is similar to the syntax for calling SAS from SAS/IML: You use a SUBMIT statement, but add the R option: SUBMIT / R. All statements in the program between the
Video: Calling SAS procedures from the SAS/IML language
In SAS/IML 9.22 and beyond, you can call any SAS procedure, DATA step, or macro from within a SAS/IML program. The syntax is simple: place a SUBMIT statement prior to the SAS statements and place an ENDSUBMIT statement after the SAS statements. This enables you to call any SAS procedure
Video: Embracing social media in the life sciences industry
I'm pleased to share a new installment of our “Nuts & Bolts of Social Media” video series. In this video, SAS’ Deb Orton talks with Charlotte Sibley, of Sibley Associates, about how engaging in social media can benefit the life science industry with regards to better patient outcomes and return on
Video: Developing marketing leadership - 3 tips from a pro
This is the year of the Marketer. We are emerging as leaders in business due to our unique blend of abilities to gain insights from market and customer data and our keen interest in people. We are active in Social Media and Karl Gustafson reminds us in Elevating The Role
Video: How to stop annoying your customers
Do You Wow Your Customers or Give Them Woe? That was the question addressed during a SAS sponsored presentation at the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit in San Francisco. In this video, Retha Keyser, Business Development Manager for the SAS Customer Intelligence Global Practice, talks about using customer analytics to solve
The sound of the Dow...in SAS
At the beginning of 2011, I heard about the Dow Piano, which was created by CNNMoney.com. The Dow Piano visualizes the performance of the Dow Jones industrial average in 2010 with a line plot, but also adds an auditory component. As Bård Edlund, Art Director at CNNMoney.com, said, The daily
Video: Insights and tips from Chico’s CIO
Our “Nuts & Bolts of Social Media” video series carries on with a new interview between SAS’ Deb Orton and Gary King, CIO of national clothing retailer Chico’s. Gary begins with a brief story of how Chico’s started as a small store selling folk art (Really? Yes, really.), before transforming
Video: Integrating and balancing traditional and social marketing
We’re pleased to offer another segment of “The Nuts & Bolts of Social Media,” this time with my esteemed colleague, Justin Huntsman. In this short video, Deb talks to Justin about how he’s integrating social media into his campaigns. During the discussion, Justin provides some great ideas about how to
Video: Advice from the SAS social media manager
“The Nuts & Bolts of Social Media,” is the title of the series of video interview segments we're producing, beginning with the Chris Brogan interviews, and continuing on with some of our internal social media champions, and when possible, with customers. Look for future posts tagged "The Nuts and Bolts