We publish a lot of books by SAS experts at SAS Press, but how does someone become an expert in the first place? Becoming certified is one step, but who develops the certifications in the first place? Those are the true experts. They have to have a deep understanding of […]
Meet our SAS Press Author of the Month — Jane Eslinger was published on SAS Users.
Dear Miss SAS Answers, In PROC REPORT can I use one calculated (computed) variable in the calculation of another computed variable? In the example below, I’m trying to use the value of the Bonus column to calculate the Total column: compu…
At least, that’s according to my colleague, Rick Wicklin. In a recent blog post, Rick points out that estimating popularity based on results of Google searches is a bad idea. Well, that just disqualified my claim that PROC REPORT is more popular than…
Excel is the last stop in the pipeline of my daily work. Most clients of mine like colorful multi-sheet spreadsheets more than plain CSV files (I guess they all use Windows). I am not a power user of Excel, and honestly I am a little afraid of it: so…
Software’s strength depends on the cohesion of the community backing it. Though a commercial package comes with technique support guarantee, the speed and efficiency of telephone wired customer service may not suit the fast-evolving programming need….
The question came up on the SAS Enterprise Guide discussion forum: which do you prefer, List Report Wizard (PROC REPORT) or Summary Tables (PROC TABULATE)?
And as with most SAS-related questions, the proper response is: “it depends.” If you put …
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