%macro RScript(Rscript);
data _null_;
file "&Rscript";
infile cards;
input;
put _infile_;
%mend;
%macro CallR(Rscript, Rlog);
systask command "C:\Progra~1\R\R-2.8.0\bin\R.exe CMD BATCH --vanilla --quiet
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SAS can allow the strings up to 32,767 characters long but some times SAS will write a Warning message ‘WARNING: The quoted string currently being processed has become more than 262 characters long. You may have unbalanced quotation marks.’, when...
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1) How to use SAS to merge base and look-up tables ? pro and con?1. array 2. sort-sort-merge;3. proc sql; 4. proc format; 5. hash objectCoding efficiency: 3>2>4>1>5I/O resource: 5>4>1>3>2flexibility: 3>>others2) What are the common methods for large...
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Description of concordant and discordant in SAS PROC LOGISTIC Part of the default output from PROC LOGISTIC is a table that has entries including`percent concordant’ and `percent discordant’. To me, this implies the percent that would corre...
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I introduced this series the other day. Next up in the list is “getting help”. In both SAS and R, there are many sources of help. SAS has one that the usual R package does not have – technical support – although if you read the ...
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"http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/Statistics/31224273.html"Derive new var in data step --> reshape data in proc transpose --> use proc sql to generate reportdata one;input good P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10;if sum(of good-P10)=11 then yes=1;else yes=0...
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In Chapter 2 of the book "Pharmaceutical Statistics Using SAS: A Practical Guide" (SAS Press), Prof. Rayens, W and Dr. Johnson K. presented their SAS implementation of boost algorithms, including AdaBoost, RealBoost, GentleBoost and LogitBoost. The o...
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Two days ago, I wrote an introduction to this series. Today, I will discuss ease of learning. Unlike the earlier post (and, I hope, most of the ones to come) this one is inherently subjective. “Ease of learning” is not the same for everyone...
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Lately, across the statistical blogosphere, the repeating discussion of R vs. SAS has started up again. In this series of posts, I’ll offer my opinions of the programs, and supply some information. In this post, I introduce the series and say a l...
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