Right now, grid computing is one of the hottest topics here at SAS. To get more information about the technology and how people can get trained in it, I talked to Nancy Goodyear who manages e-Learning products at SAS. What is grid computing? Grid compu...
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Would you like to know the secret of how I landed my job at SAS? Since I’m asked this question so frequently, I thought it might be useful to share my tips. 1. Know yourself Are you a people person? Or are you an analytical person who enj...
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As a (certified) SAS platform administrator I often get asked how best to prepare for the SAS Certified Platform Administrator 9 exam. I don’t have a magic formula other than study and experience. My standard response is to direct people to the b...
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As a Master Chief in US Navy submarines, one of my favorite sayings was “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgment.” I've always had difficulty solidly learning new programming techniques in a traditional class...
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A student in my multivariate class last month asked a question about prior probability specifications in discriminant function analysis:
What if I don't know what the probabilities are in my population? Is it best to just use the default in PROC D...
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Happy New Year!! This is a good time to think about what was going on here in SAS Education one year ago, and to introduce you to a big project that I'm really excited to "take public."
In January 2010 (as well as throughout 2009), we kept getti...
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You know the old joke,
Q. How can you tell an extroverted statistician from an introverted statistician?
A. The extrovert looks at your shoes when they talk.
Well, the statisticians that I work with every day are a pretty lively bunch, so th...
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Let's face it: ever since cats learned how to access the Internet, they've managed to besmirch their prestigious status as the "smarter-if-a-bit-aloof" pet. They've starred in many demeaning YouTube videos, bringing shame to their species for the...
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