I’m always glad to meet-up with the folks from Metacoda when I attend SAS Global Forum. They always have something new and valuable to show. Historically it’s always been new features for their Metacoda Security Plug-Ins, but this year they were keen…
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3 Tips for Testing Large Data on Slow Connections or Escaping Upper Hell
Do you ever find yourself wondering if you are paying for sins from a past life while you wait for SAS Enterprise Guide to show …
The post 3 Tips for Testing Large Data on Slow Connections or Escaping Upper Hell appeared first on Business Intelligence Notes for SAS® BI Users. Written by Tricia Aanderud.
Training options for SAS Visual Analytics
Have you seen SAS Visual Analytics yet? If not take a look at this site where you can try the software right from your browser. SAS Visual Analytics enables you to explore your data visually and then present your results, even to a mobile device. The b…
Go further building custom graphs and reports with SAS Enterprise Guide
I probably shouldn’t admit this… When I first started learning the SAS programming language 15 years ago, I just couldn’t figure out how to easily create pretty, customized graphs and reports. So, I would prepare my data in SAS, then export t…
Using fast food prices as an index of purchasing power
I recently read an interesting article in The Economist, where they describe “The Big Mac index.” This is an index they invented as a lighthearted guide to compare currencies in different countries. In their article they create a multi-panel displa…
Recent Writing (Infomous)
I recently added a new widget to the right margin of the NOTE: blog – “Recent Topics”. It’s a form of word cloud, but it’s far more dynamic and interactive than a traditional word cloud. Hover over a word (or click on it) to see a list of NOTE: ar…
Describe Your Table in SAS to Write the SQL Code
Ever had the need to write SQL create statements for existing tables but felt too lazy to write it by hand? Ever wanted to reverse …
The post Describe Your Table in SAS to Write the SQL Code appeared first on Business Intelligence Notes for SAS® BI Users. Written by Steve Overton.
NOTE: Infographics with SAS
I saw a nice post by Rob Allison last month on creating infographics with SAS. Whilst we mostly endeavour to create hi-fidelity graphics in SAS that show a relatively high volume of detailed graphical information, there are a wide variety of uses for…