I like to think that I have a graph for all occasions – Chinese New Year is no exception! … This year, the Chinese New Year is on Feb 10, 2013. The date varies from year to year, because it’s based on the lunar (moon) cycles. I thought it would […..
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Tracking tornadoes with SAS
We had some fierce wind storms all across the United States yesterday, which even spawned some tornadoes! It looks like we weathered the storm OK here in Cary (but I still need to run out to the lake and make sure my pontoon/houseboat is still there, …
A neat new trick to trim your macro variables in 9.3
SAS macro variables are a great way to store a calculated value, so you can use it later in your code. They are not just limited to the data step — you can also use macro variables in title statements, axis statements, etc. By default, the macro v…
Santa’s information dashboard
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the world … dot-matrix printers were humming as Santa’s naughty/nice list was unfurled… Can you imagine what it must have been like years ago when Santa had to maintain his naughty/nice list by hand,…
Fun SAS graphs for the holidays
While I’m waiting for the next “data intense” event to show up in the news (so I can blog some SAS graphs about it), I thought I’d share a few fun SAS graphs in the spirit of the holiday season! Please don’t hold me to too high of graphical “best prac…
Are you at a graphics crossroads?
When we were out to dinner one night, with my daughter and her friend, Leanne, the girls were having a hard time deciding on their orders. Leanne joked that it was too hard to “tween bechoose” all the items on the menu. When I talk to some of my studen…
Talking Turkey with SAS Graphs
Have you heard the expression “Talk Turkey”? Well then, what better (tongue-in-cheek) thing to do around the Thanksgiving holiday, than talk some turkey using SAS Graphs! 😉 I don’t usually decorate my graphs with images and pictures (they typically ma…
Will there be analytics for Frankenstorm?
“Frankenstorm” is what the U.S. National Weather Service is calling the combination of Hurricane Sandy, an early winter storm heading east, and a blast of arctic air from the North. SAS headquarters is located in the middle of the U.S. east c…