Motivating students is one of the major challenges teachers and student advocates face on a daily basis and encouraging students to be interested in analytics is a whole other mountain to climb, or is it? What motivates students? Often we make assumpti…
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Does your dashboard measure up?
Information Dashboards were the hot topic a few years ago, but the hype seems to have died down lately. A good dashboard is still a very useful way to summarize, analyze, and share data – so I thought I’d re-visit the topic, and try to improve an old d…
Simple Proc Print trick for grouped data
Here’s a Proc Print trick for grouped data. Suppose your data is divided into groups, such as males and females. You could sort by the grouping variable before printing, like this: Suppose you want to better emphasize the groups. You could add a BY sta…
When are the fall leaves at their peak?
One of the great things about living in an area that has seasons is you get to see the leaves change colors in the fall. If you’re a big fan of seeing the leaves at their peak, you could actually travel around the country and see the leaves at their [….
Graphing mistakes to avoid … like the plague!
I recently saw an alarming article on social media about an outbreak of airborne plague spreading from Madagascar to Africa (and potentially to the rest of the world). The plague?!? – I thought that only happened hundreds of years ago?!? I don’t really…
3 freaky ways PROC FREQ can work in your favor
A ghoulish Halloween Boo to all my readers! Hope my costume freaks you out, but even if it doesn’t, I’m positive PROC FREQ will in a few amazing ways! Today’s Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques class asked about the power of PROC FREQ. Since I stopped to explain some of it’s benefits to […]
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Jedi SAS Tricks: The %PATHNAME to Enlightenment
I often create temporary ODS output files – and getting rid of those files after I’m done is an extra chore I don’t relish. For example, if I want to generate a PDF-only report and email it from SAS (see “Jedi SAS Tricks: Email from the Front – Part 2”) […]
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Which country has the most powerful passport?
If you plan to travel abroad and see the world, you’ll need a passport. And, depending on several factors, you might also need travel visas. Which passports allow you to travel with the least amount of hassle (and the least amounts of visas)? Let’s cre…