This R code fits an artificial neural network in R and generates Base SAS code, so new records can be scored entirely in Base SAS. This is intended to be a simple, elegant, fast solution. You don’t need SAS Enterprise Miner, IML, or any other spe…
Tag: Statistics
My Collection of SAS Macro Repositories
Then I just find that the most effective and safest way to synchronize bookmarks across machines is making them Google searchable, i.e, putting them online. Followings are my personal collections of SAS macro Repositories (I will keep it update according to new sites reached and your inputs). Most of them are rich, well documented and […]
Moving standard deviation
Dear Miss SAS Answers, I am having a tough time developing SAS code to determine volatility ( i.e.: the moving standard deviation using GARCH approach). I need a conditional volatility measure of exchange rate from past 40 years. I have data from the
SAS Bloggers In Action(1): Rick Wicklin, SAS/IML and “Color Revolution”
It is well known that the French writer, author of The Three Musketeer, Alexandre Dumas, wrote his master piece of work in different colored papers according to literary genre:
non-fiction on rose,
fiction on blue,
poetry on yellow
The SAS blog writer, author of Statistical Programming with SAS/IML Software, Rick Wicklin of SAS Institute, also leads a strong “color […]
Proc Fcmp(3): brute force for a distribution’s pdf
Proc Fcmp can produce arbitrary distribution formulas. In this example, suppose that I don’t know too much statistics, what if I want to evaluate the pdf of the absolute value of the subtraction between two independent random variable from the unifo…
I forgot all about World Statistics Day
Did any of you SAS folks know that yesterday, Oct 20, 2010, was World Statistics Day (WSD)? I missed it!
Why a World Statistics Day?
“…to raise awareness of the many achievements of official statistics premised on the core values of serv…
I <3 STATISTICS
Like John Sall, I’m wearing my “I <3 STATISTICS” pin today… and I’m not even a statistician. When I tell new acquaintances that I work at SAS, I usually get one of these responses: “Oh that’s nice. I’ve never heard of them.” “Oh that’s nice…
UN World Statistics Day
We’re told that SAS no longer stands for Statistical Analysis System, but it’s still used for an awful lot of statistical analysis. So, it’s worth noting that tomorrow (Wednesday October 20th) has been named World Statistics Day (WSD) by…