Standardized (or beta) coefficients from a linear regression model are the parameter estimates obtained when the predictors and outcomes have been standardized to have variance = 1. Alternatively, the regression model can be fit and then standardized …
Generate random numbers
options pageno=1 nodate ls=80 ps=64;data u1(keep=x);      seed = 104;      do i = 1 to 5;            call ranuni(seed, x);            output;      end;     …
Putting the "Guide" in Enterprise Guide
Some of you will remember that in the very early versions of SAS Enterprise Guide, we introduced a unique approach to helping you to learn SAS: an animated “agent” who could suggest your next steps within your project.
We furloughed the agent (wh…
To Tall Pines & Temperate Climes
I’m sipping my morning coffee and preparing for my last truly big push of the user group season… and boy oh boy, it’s a big one. In just a few hours time I’m headed off to beautiful British Columbia for the Victoria (SUAVe) and Vancouver (VANSUG) use…
Usability car salesmen
Hot on the wake of World Statistics Day, when there were close to 7,012 blogs from SAS about it,
World Usability Day almost passed unnoticed. But the keen-eyed noted that at SAS, we celebrated World Usability Day
with an internal showcase event.
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A Regional Love Affair
Texas gets into your blood and good people at a great conference get into your heart. At least that’s what happened to me this week when I went to the Hilton Austin Airport Hotel in Austin Texas* for the South Central SAS Users Group (SCSUG) annua…