Maybe programming isn’t quite as dangerous as a lightsaber battle, but if you think using SAS to turn data into action feels a little bit like magic, you should know that nobody is better at harnessing “the Force” of DS2 than SAS Jedi Mark Jordan. Mark has a resume that […]
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If you consider yourself as a visualization expert, you strive to create graphs that set you apart from the data analysts and statisticians. Graphs that merely plot the data in a clear/concise manner aren’t enough for you. You want your graphs to also be intuitive, easy to read, and provide […]
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Recently, my fellow SAS blogger Rick Wicklin wrote a post showing how to graph the ages of all the US presidents. And Chris Hemedinger showed how to create a bar chart showing the number of presidents having each of the 12 zodiac signs. Both are interesting graphs, but I wanted to […]
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Are you the lone-wolf SAS programmer in your company – managing the data, performing the analyses, and graphing the output for everyone else? And what’s the only format they all know how to work with, and wish they had your output in? Let’s face it … that’s probably an Excel […]
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Rick Wicklin showed us how to visualize the ages of US Presidents at the time of their inaugurations. That’s a pretty relevant thing to do, as the age of the incoming president can indirectly influence aspects of the president’s term, thanks to health and generational factors. As part of his […]
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I’ve supplied dozens of custom tasks for SAS Enterprise Guide, but the Copy Files task is easily the most popular. The Copy Files task allows you to capture “file transfer” steps inside your process flow, so that you can automate any file upload and download operations between your PC and […]
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Does it seem like there just aren’t enough daylight hours to get things done these days? It might not be that you’ve got more to do – it might be that we actually have fewer daylight hours in the winter (here in the northern hemisphere). And since “seeing is believing,” […]
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In the US presidential election, each of the 50 states has a certain number of electoral votes, based on the population. Typically, most states cast all their electoral votes for the candidate who wins in their state (all or nothing). But states can split their electoral votes if they want […]
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