Hash tables are a very powerful and flexible data structure. Most SAS applications of hash tables focus on just one of their many powerful facilities: table lookup. Hash tables are a fantastic table lookup tool and their use for that should never be di…
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Fact checking a reddit post about GDP
I peruse many different websites to get my news, and I always keep an eye out for good (or bad) presentations of data. I recently saw a posting on reddit claiming “U.S. GDP is greater than the total of all others combined.” This news seemed too good to…
Choose your markers carefully! (for scatter plots, that is)
There are many quotes with words of wisdom to help you live your life. But sometimes one quote seems to contradict another. For example, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” … and “The devil is in the details.” When it comes to creating graphs (and perhaps…
Cumulative values – “We can do this the easy way, or the hard way…”
In many movies, there is often a scene where the star says “We can do this the easy way, or the hard way” (and the hard way usually involves quite a bit of pain). So it is with interrogations … and so it is with writing SAS code! Today I’m […]
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SAS graphs and Excel data, from Unix!
I started my computer career as a Unix system administrator, and when I began using SAS almost 30 years ago it was only natural that I used it on Unix computers (they were the most powerful/capable computers I had access to at the time). I’ve picked up…
What’s the most popular language in each US state?
I can recognize several languages when I hear people speaking them (mostly because I lived in the Alexander International Dorm at NC State University). Therefore when I found a map of the most common languages spoken in each US state, it caught my attention, and I decided to try creating my […]
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Speed -vs- stability? … let’s graph it!
As you might have guessed from some of my previous blog posts, I’m an avid paddler. I like to paddle boats, and I like to try to go fast! And when I’m considering buying a new boat, it’s only natural that I would analyze the data to make an informed […]
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Fun with Dots in PROC REPORT
You should play a little. Add dots. Add color. Your PROC REPORT output does not have to be boring. As a matter of fact, it can be both functional and appealing. Any Unicode value will do, but this blog shows how to use the Unicode value for a dot (fill…