RThere are often times when it is useful to create an individual level dataset from aggregated data (such as a table). While this can be done using the expand.table() function within the epitools package, it is also straightforward to do directly with…
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The magical ESTIMATE (and CONTRAST) statements
When asked to select the best (or worst) of something in a business setting, do you wish you had “magic glasses” to see the answer? PROC GLM and other statistical modeling procedures have their own versions of such an item with their ESTIMATE (and CONT…
SAS & Excel Via Local Provider
A question came up on SAS-L for how to get Excel to read SAS datasets using the Data Sources within Excel. Here are some screenshots showing how it works:
Not in Orlando for SAS Global Forum? Attend virtually!
We already miss you and wish you could be here. WAIT! Don’t cry in your office! There are so many ways to stay connected to the SAS Global Forum happenings this year. If you are not able to attend in person, here is a list of sites that you can […]
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NOTE: SAS Global Forum 2012 #sasgf12
It’s Monday morning; this is where the conference really starts.
Last night we had the opening session with Jim Goodnight running through the now familiar Big Data themes such as minimising movement of data and increasingly sending code to the data. Pr…
125 years of experience can’t be wrong
Occasionally we see students in our more advanced courses who have skipped the Programming 1: Essentials class. Usually they are familiar with SAS or other programming languages. Sometimes they are even fluent and proficient in other programming langua…
NOTE: Live-Streaming at SAS Global Forum 2012 #sasgf12
If you can’t make it to Orlando for SAS Global Forum 2012, you can view selected sessions live, online at the SAS Global Forum Live site.
Aside from the opening session, the selected sessions will include the SAS Global Forum Technology Connectio…
NOTE: Looking Ahead to SAS Global Forum 2012 #sasgf12
Tomorrow morning (Saturday) I’ll be leaving on a jet plane and heading to Orlando for SAS Global Forum 2012.
There’s plenty to look forward to but some of the key interests for me include:
1) A new version of the Metacoda Security Plug-in. I look …