SAS Enterprise Guide has about 150 options that you can customize in the Tools->Options window. With each release, the development team adds a few more options that have been asked for by customers, and they rarely decommission any existing optio…
It’s the Search
My friend Leslie posted this comment as her Facebook status: “There are no answers, just the search.” At first I thought, “Now that is just silly. Of course there are answers.” Then I thought about it a little more. Maybe she is right.
The Cu…
Semiparametric method in predicting loss given default
Sparse data is a big concern in building models for loss given default (LGD) for corporate risk. For LGD, most predictors are instrument-related, firm-specific, macroeconomic and industry-specific variables, while the costs to collect such data may be…
It’s the Search
My friend Leslie posted this comment as her Facebook status: “There are no answers, just the search.” At first I thought, “Now that is just silly. Of course there are answers.” Then I thought about it a little more. Maybe she is right. The Customer Sup…
NOTE: Parameter Validation – %DATATYP
In yesterday’s article on coupling, I showed how the use of macro parameters can decouple your macros, making them more maintainable and reliable. Building-in some parameter validation is always a good practice too. Some simple, basic validation can so…
NOTE: Coupling, Bad
In my recent article on %MEND I said I didn’t like nested macro definitions. Some of my correspondents have suggested it’s a good means of keeping macro code near to where it’s called. I think this suggests a bad approach; namely, the i…