NOTE: More on LENGTH Functions

I got a good amount of feedback on my recent article on LENGTH functions, including a blog comment from Rick@SAS. In addition to providing some useful detail on LENGTH functions within SAS/IML, Rick also suggested:
I think a source of confusion with ch…

NOTE: More on LENGTH Functions

I got a good amount of feedback on my recent article on LENGTH functions, including a blog comment from Rick@SAS. In addition to providing some useful detail on LENGTH functions within SAS/IML, Rick also suggested:
I think a source of confusion with ch…

The eve of Lehman Brothers’ demise

Recently Moody’s warned the US government to degrade its credit rating if the nation’s debt limit increase is not approved [Ref. 1]. The news came right after Standard & Poor’s lowered US’s sovereign rating from AAA to AA. Those rating change…