Tag: Software

Graphs: Comparing R, Excel, Tableau, SPSS, Matlab, JS, Python, and SAS

Are you a visualization & graphing expert? Can you identify which tool (R, Excel, Tableau, SPSS, Matlab, JS, Python, or SAS) was used to create each of these graphs? No cheating! I recently read Tim Matteson’s blog where he presented 18 graphs, and had his readers try to guess which […]

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The Hardware and Software 2013 I’m Most Thankful For

It’s time of year to give thanks. As a programmer, e-book reader, blog writer and web surfer, I should express my sincere appreciation to such hardware and software (I use majority of them at daily basis and most of them are free): 0. Hardware Lenovo Thinkpad W520 (This is not free): my workhorse machine, now replaced […]

Peer Revue

Perhaps you are like me and have gotten top-ten list fatigue from the typical press that SAS gets. The pervasive coverage leaves the impression that we all arrive on campus at 10:00AM, grab a massage before heading to the natatorium for a few laps, tak…

Impressed with SAS Text Miner Help Files

As a tech junkie, people in the office often come by to ask for help with various software.  As this is not a part of my job description and I have deadlines to meet, sometimes my response is “Press F1”.  Of course, this will usually open the…