ODS Graphics have matured. With SAS 9.2, GTL and SG procedures were a new direction for creating analytical graphs in SAS. The motivation and design of the GTL framework and the SG procedures was driven primarily by the needs of the procedure writers…
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Try the sampler platter at SAS Global Forum
I’m a sucker for the sampler platter at restaurants – it gives you a little taste of everything. “The crispy, gooey cheese sticks are delicious, but man, I really want more of the chicken skewers as my meal,” is typically how my thought process goes. S…
Calculate your survival chance on the Titanic
On the 10th of April, 1912, the RMS Titanic set out on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean carrying 2,223 passengers. On the 14th of April, it hit an iceberg and sank. There were 1,517 fatalities. Identifying information was not available for…
Build your own SAS data set viewer using PowerShell
In about 30 lines of PowerShell script, we can build a SAS data set viewer that: Does not require SAS on the PC Provides very basic filtering capability Also allows for easy export to CSV All you need is the ability to run PowerShell scripts, and the SAS Local Data […]
Syntactic sugar – 6 SAS essentials
The 25 boys I teach on Sundays loved these cupcakes I baked for them for Easter… the sugared peeps had them completely satisfied. I love my tea or coffee laced with sugar. I think you‘d all agree that it is always more pleasant to meet a nice custo…
The Heme-finder: Where I’ll be during SAS Global Forum
I’m sorry to say that there will be no “Dummies around Me” smart phone app for SAS Global Forum this year. That means that if you want to catch up with me, you’ll have to do it the old-fashioned way: plan to be in the same place that I am, […]
The 7-year question
I have been at SAS for 7 years and up until 10 days ago, I had never been asked this question. Since then, I’ve been asked four times, so now must be the time to answer it! Question: Can we simply use a linear regression model to predict the response …
Top 10 SAS training courses
Usually I like to write a blog at the end of the year with a top 10 list of most popular classes or most read blogs for that year. Somehow I forgot to do that at the end of 2011, so here I am writing this blog today. I figured […]