Copy/paste is my favorite method for creating new SAS programs. In my work projects, I maintain a sort of genealogy of SAS programs, because the DNA of one program can be used to spawn many other SAS programs as its progeny. When things (inevitably) aren’t working as I intend in […]
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Would you rather see a list of the world’s 50 best roller coasters, or an interactive map? (… how about both!) Before we get started on this ride, here’s a picture of my friend Jennifer’s daughter, getting an early/young start on riding roller coasters (she’s in the back, with her […]
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I never feel that I have enough time in this city. Typically I’m flying in fairly late at night from Saskatchewan and snatching a late dinner before bed… then a fast morning meeting, an efficient lunch and a sprint to the airport. One of these days I…
The topic of fracking has been in the news a lot lately – this blog post explores some of the finer points of plotting opinion data related to fracking … I recently saw the following graph on dadaviz.com. It showed some interesting data, and presented the data in a way […]
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Where does the time go… well, that’s a bit of a silly question I suppose. It marches on and on and on. But I must admit to being more than a little shocked when I realized I had not offered a new post here in almost a calendar year’s time. I sup…
Just this morning, the course leader at our newly created SAS Space & Astronomy School told me that they picked up a broadcast signal from outer space. By analysing all the data they have been collecting, they were able to quickly spot a spike in the trend pattern, which helped […]
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In my ongoing quest to “analyze the world of analytics”, I’ve added the following section below to The Popularity of Data Analysis Software: It would be useful to have growth trend graphs for each of the analytics packages I track, … Continue reading →
This blog post discusses the use of a black background in a graph. But before we get started, I invite you to have a listen to one of my favorite songs – “Paint it Black” by the Rolling Stones. Perhaps this song subliminally persuaded people to use black backgrounds in […]
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