I recently updated my plots of the data analysis tools used in academia in my ongoing article, The Popularity of Data Analysis Software. I repeat those here and update my previous forecast of data analysis software usage. Learning to use … Continue reading →
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Predictive Analytics in the 17th Century
I recently stumbled across the work of John Graunt, a London resident in the mid 17th century. Graunt used London’s Bills of Mortality to publish an insight into the causes and spread of the plague. Among other things, he was able to use the data to …
Which Little SAS Book?
One of the problems that Lora Delwiche and I face as authors of two books with similar titles (The Little SAS Book and The Little SAS Book for Enterprise Guide) and multiple editions (five of LSB and three of LSBEG) is explaining how the books are different. The two books are totally different–and complementary. So […]
NOTE: Metadata-Bound Libraries – Updates at SGF 2013 #sasgf13
Back in November last year I mentioned Metadata-Bound Libraries. This v9.3 M2 (and above) functionality allows you to force access to your data through metadata libraries, thereby enforcing your metadata security plans.
One of the nuggets of informati…
NOTE: SAS Global Forum 2014 #sasgf14
No sooner has SAS Global Forum 2013 finished than we get to see the 2014 web site. Next year’s conference is in Washington, D.C. between March 23rd and 26th.
I hear there are some changes afoot in the organisation of the conference. Along wit…
Improve Your Mobile Typing (KALQ)
I didn’t see this paper presented at SAS Global Forum (!) but maybe I’d have benefited from having the associated software installed on my Android tablet whilst writing notes and blog posts.
It’s (yet another) alternative keyboard for mobile (phone and…
SAS, SPSS, Stata Users: Learn R from Home June 17
Has learning R been driving you a bit crazy? If so, it may be that you’re “lost in translation.” On June 17 and 19, I’ll be teaching a webinar, R for SAS, SPSS and Stata Users. With each R concept, … Continue reading →
NOTE: High-Availability Metadata #sasgf13
One of the most notable features of v9.4 wasn’t mentioned in the SAS Global Forum Technology Connection but I caught a paper by Bryan Wolfe on the subject. SAS v9.4 will remove SAS’s most notable “single point of failure” – the metadata ser…