Japan has a superfast train called the Shinkansen. The first I heard of it was when my sister visited Japan on a scholarship. Engine-awestruck, we wanted a ride, but weren’t able to get to Japan. Nor, did we know the language. (With over 5000 ka…
Tag: tips and tricks
Jedi SAS Tricks: Custom Bookmarks
I was building a nice little PDF report the other day. I love the way ODS PDF replicates the SAS Results window navigation structure as PDF bookmarks, but… I’d much rather write the text for the bookmarks myself. So, I decided to &qu…
Why Can’t SAS Read My CSV file?
Many SAS users receive data in the form of CSV (Comma Separated Value) files, and need to convert them to SAS data sets. A typical record in a CSV file might look like this:Jeter,Derek,1995,,234,”22,600,000”
Note the following about the reco…
Is It Random or Repeated?
Last week, a student in my Mixed Models Analysis Using SAS class sent in the following text message during a discussion of crossover designs (sometimes known as ABBA designs, where factors vary within subjects, not ABBA designs where you’re like…
Top 5 Tips from a Popular SAS BI Blog
Contributed by Angela Hall, author of the Real Business Intelligence for Real Users’ blog, an acclaimed blog for tips and tricks on SAS BI. Angela works for SAS Professional Services as a Technical Architect and holds a MBA with a Technology Mana…
Possum Romance and Other Data Analysis Anomalies
Today I took my 3-year old, Elizabeth, to lunch at the on-site cafeteria. As she enjoyed some mac & cheese, we noticed a spot on the floor.
Elizabeth: What’s that, mommy?
Me: I don’t know, I think it must be where the rug got messed up …