2020 is here and systems that use 2-digit years in date values are getting confused. Do we mean 1920 or 2020? In SAS, the YEARCUTOFF= option lets you decide.
Why does my SAS date have the wrong century? was published on SAS Users.
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Adventures of a SAS detective and the fantastic FIND function
Did I trick you into seeing what this blog is about with its mysterious title? I am going to talk about how to use the FIND function to search text values. The FIND function searches for substrings in character values. For example, you might want to extract all email addresses […]
Adventures of a SAS detective and the fantastic FIND function was published on SAS Users.
How to filter variables by percentage of missing values or duplicate values in SAS
This article discusses how to use SAS to filter variables in a dataset based on the percentage of missing values or duplicate values. The missing value statistics can be implemented by either DATA step programming on your own or reusing the existing powerful PROC FREQ.
How to filter variables by percentage of missing values or duplicate values in SAS was published on SAS Users.
How many people does it take to publish a book?
The next time you pick up a book, you might want to pause and think about the work that has gone into producing it – and not just from the authors.
How many people does it take to publish a book? was published on SAS Users.
SAS Language Clone Now Free for Commercial Use
The WPS Analytics’ version of the SAS language is now available in a Community Edition. This edition allows you to run SAS code on datasets of any size for free. Purchasing a commercial license will get you tech support and … Continue reading →
Machine Learning with SASPy: Exploring and Preparing your data – Part 3
Parts 1 and 2 of this blog post discussed exploring and preparing your data using SASPy. To recap, Part 1 discussed how to explore data using the SASPy interface with Python. Part 2 continued with an explanation of how to prepare your data to use it with a machine-learning model. […]
Machine Learning with SASPy: Exploring and Preparing your data – Part 3 was published on SAS Users.
Adding SAS® procedures to the SASPy interface to Python
Bringing the power of SAS to your Python scripts can be a game changer. An easy way to do that is by using SASPy, a Python interface to SAS allowing Python developers to use SAS® procedures within Python. However, not all SAS procedures are included in the SASPy library. So, […]
Adding SAS® procedures to the SASPy interface to Python was published on SAS Users.
Old reliable: DATA step tips and tricks
The DATA step remains a popular way to create and manipulate SAS data sets. Whether you are reshaping a data set entirely or simply assigning values to a new variable, there are numerous tips and tricks that you can use to save time and keystrokes.
Old reliable: DATA step tips and tricks was published on SAS Users.