SAS CEO Jim Goodnight will be a keynote speaker at the Analytics 2012 conference coming up in just a few short weeks. I had the chance to sit down with him for a one-on-one interview to get a preview and find out what attendees can expect at this year
NOTE: Prompts, Beyond the Basics With Enterprise Guide
There’s an enormous number of capabilities in Enterprise Guide (EG). I’m not just referring to the wide range of tasks for data manipulation and data analysis, nor the fact that you can type your SAS code or you can drag and drop tasks to make a flow d…
SAS Custom Tasks: Wrap your variable names appropriately
The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book: Creating Custom Tasks for SAS Enterprise Guide using Microsoft .NET. If your custom task generates a SAS program, the chances are pretty high that your program will reference one or more variables within a SAS data set. Despite our best efforts, […]
Example 10.3: Enhanced scatterplot with marginal histograms
Back in example 8.41 we showed how to make a graphic combining a scatterplot with histograms of each variable. A commenter suggested we change the R graphic to allow post-hoc plotting of, for example, lowess lines. In addition, there are further refi…
Behind the scenes: Statistical Business Analysis certification exam
Ever wonder how the SAS Global Certification team comes up with a new exam? Well I’m about to take you behind the scenes of our latest certification – SAS Certified Statistical Business Analyst Using SAS 9: Regression and Modeling Credential. Wit…
Statistical Notes (5): Confidence Intervals for Difference Between Independent Binomial Proportions Using SAS
A guy notices a bunch of targets scattered over a barn wall, and in the center of each, in the "bulls-eye," is a bullet hole. "Wow," he says to the farmer, "that’s pretty good shooting. How’d you do it?" "Oh," says the farmer, "it was easy. I painted the targets after I shot the holes." […]