 Is your organization transitioning to SAS®9? Do you need a big-picture view of the software's capabilities? SAS Education offers two entry-level business intelligence (BI) courses that may be of interest to you: Overview of SAS Business Intelligence & Data Integration Applications and Introduction to SAS Business Intelligence Applications for Reporting & Analysis . Both courses are geared toward beginner BI users and both require the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform.
So how do you choose which course best meets your needs?
Training and Technical Services Manager Eric Rossland recently took some time to help answer that question. Rossland has developed several of SAS' BI courses, teaches most of them, and manages SAS Education's Business Intelligence team. He has used SAS software since 1987 and provided training services for SAS since 1998.
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The %MULTNORM macro provides tests and plots of multivariate normality. A test of univariate normality is also given for each of the variables. A chi-square quantile-quantile plot of the observations' squared Mahalanobis distances can be obtained allowing a visual assessment of multivariate normality. Univariate plots with overlaid normal curves are also available.
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Check out the new courses, lecture series and offerings we've added to the schedule. Topics addressed include forecasting, an introduction to Enterprise Miner, ISO 9001, statistical analysis with GLIMMIX, multi-level modeling and much more.
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SAS Certification: Advanced Programming for SAS®9 is now available from SAS Self-Paced e-Learning. This course is for intermediate to advanced SAS users who use SAS 9 and who want to prepare for the SAS Advanced Programming for SAS 9 exam (available Fall 2006). This course covers all of the objectives tested on the exam and more. The major topics include advanced programming techniques, macro programming, using SQL with SAS and optimizing SAS programs. This course also includes a 50-question practice certification exam that mirrors the type and weighting of questions on the actual certification exam.
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 The third annual JMP User Conference set attendance records in June, attracting more than 220 users to SAS' headquarters in Cary, N.C., an 11-percent increase over 2005. The conference, which has increased its attendee numbers each year of its existence, included representatives from 103 different business, academic and government organizations, many from some of JMP's most prominent customers.
The event's success, however, wasn't just in its outstanding numbers. The conference afforded attendees an opportunity to hear some big-name keynotes in the world of JMP, explore some hot topics surrounding the software, and network with hundreds of peers using JMP in efficient and creative ways.
Speaking highlights included a presentation by SAS co-founder and JMP's principal designer John Sall and presentations by Princeton Professor Emeritus J. Stuart Hunter and Damon R. Stoddard, a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and the manager of hardware quality at Microsoft.
Fresh off this year's success, SAS Education has already begun planning for the fourth annual JMP Users Conference, scheduled for the week of June 11, 2007. Check the conference's Web site www.jmp.com/juc06 for the most up-to-date information.
 With six keynote addresses, more than 35 session talks, six in-depth training opportunities and an expected attendance of more than 700, SAS' annual data mining conference has become the largest data mining conference in the world. Given its appealing location (M2006 will be held again at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas) - and the fact that the conference gives attendees access to some of data mining's best and brightest minds - it's easy to see why the conference is so hard for practitioners and business decision-makers alike to resist.
Make sure you are in attendance for the world's premier event for data mining professionals. M2006 will be held at the in Las Vegas Oct. 23-24. All attendees who register before September 15 will receive $200 off the cost of the conference.
Enjoy 30 percent off all training from SAS Self-Paced e-Learning until August 31st, 2006. Training for programming, certification for SAS®9 preparation and business intelligence is available 24/7 at your desktop. You will have immediate access to award-winning training when and where you need it-- at the office, at home or on the road.
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For the first time, learn JMP from the people who know it best in Austin, Texas. Join us in September at the Austin Training Center for two of our most popular JMP courses. Register now for our one-day beginner course, JMP Software: Statistical Data Exploration on September 6 or learn more advanced statistical analyses with JMP Software: ANOVA and Regression on September 7-8.
 Exploratory Analysis for Large and Complex Programs presents perspective changing combinations of graphics and predictive analytics in a framework that addresses the realities an analytical staff faces in developing and presenting new exploratory findings.
Introduction to Survival Analysis Using Empirical Hazards is designed for technical savvy business managers, SAS Programmers, and anyone interested in learning about applying time-to-event analysis to business problems.
The Business Knowledge Series seminar The Time Series Approach to Quality with J. Stuart Hunter, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been rescheduled for September 14th.
For more information on this course or to register, click here.
 The SAS Certified Professional Program is proud to announce the release of the SAS Base Programming Exam for SAS®9. Global Certification Manager Bob Austin states, "As SAS software evolves, so will our SAS Certification exams. SAS users around the world will be able to test their SAS programming knowledge on the latest version of the software and earn global recognition for their knowledge."
The successful completion of this new exam is required to earn the SAS Certified Base Programmer Credential for SAS®9. Be a competitive player in the workforce.become SAS Certified!
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