We decided to take a look back at our blogs in 2012 and see what piqued the interest of our readers. We had a little bit of everything from tricks to advice on all things SAS. Here’s the list of the Top 10 Blogs from 2012. Enjoy reading them again [….
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3 gifts to magically transform your data
‘Tis the season to be gifting! So what could be better than gifting your fellow SAS user or yourself with three gifts to celebrate the holiday season? As 2012 comes to an end, we think it’s a great idea to be thinking of ringing in the New Year w…
Warming up for the International Year of Statistics with some “statistique à la française” on the Nobel Prize winners
Are you ready for the upcoming International Year of Statistics? I have prepared myself by doing a correspondence analysis. Excusez-moi? Correspondence analysis is a technique that has been very popular in France and is therefore sometimes referred to …
Using SAS to access data stored on Dropbox
I used “Dropbox” in the title for this post, but these techniques can be used for other cloud-based file sharing services, such as GitHub and Google Drive. Using PROC HTTP, you can easily access any “cloud-based” file as long as you have a public link to reach it. I’m a […]
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,…
How to make better data-based decisions
Many companies are stressing the use of analytics and have a desire to make data-based decisions. But what kind of training should one take to enhance their abilities to meet this broad objective? Certainly some advanced training on statistical techniq…
It’s war… Stat Wars!
There’s a new video series launching in the SAS Education department unlike anything that’s ever been done before. It’s called Stat Wars. Here’s how it works… two SAS instructors go head-to-head and battle it out over a statistics challenge…
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Tis the season of repeating holiday specials. Each brings its own message of hope, love, and personal growth. If you get sucked into these shows — like I often do — you realize that they really do mimic life. Take Fred Claus. In this holiday special,…