Instructor profile: Chris Murtha

Though she won't disclose the actual date, Chris was introduced to SAS during her graduate program at N.C. State University. She always thought teaching SAS would be a fun job, but with 5 kids, traveling was out of the question. Once her youngest left the house however, Chris decided to revisit the idea and she is glad she did.



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Quick tip: Exploring the world of indexes

SAS users are always interested in techniques that speed up data access. One way to improve information retrieval from a SAS data set or table is to explore the world of indexes.

Learn more about how indexes can help you in your work.
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Quick tip: Preventing data pollution

As Larry English discusses in his article, "e-Quality for e-Business: Providing Information Quality in Cyberspace," the Internet is a major source of the data quality problems that organizations face. The Internet has exponentially increased data quality issues as it introduces, literally, hundreds of thousands of new data providers. For example, Web surfers worried about identity theft might falsify the information that they provide.

SAS' Lisa Flint has some recommendations for protecting the quality of your organization's data.
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SAS^® training courses at SUGI 31

Once again, SAS will be offering training courses in conjunction with SUGI (SAS Users Group International). Arrive in San Francisco a little early, or stay a little later, and take advantage of these special opportunities to improve your SAS skills. Courses will be offered at both the Grand Hyatt Hotel and the SAS San Francisco Training Center on Union Square. Both facilities are conveniently located within walking distance from the Moscone Convention Center.
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SAS Certification testing event at SUGI 31

Maximize your time in San Francisco and take a SAS Certification exam. Join the SAS Certified Professional Program at the Moscone West Convention Center on Saturday, March 25, from 2-5 p.m. where we'll offer you the opportunity to take any of our exams, giving you the chance to walk away as a SAS Certified Professional. The exam fee is $150, however, during this special event, all standard training discounts will apply. Register and pay early to save 10% with the Early Bird discount, or register with a co-worker and take advantage of our 15% quantity discount.
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Deliver award-winning SAS^® training to users across your organization

Looking for a cost-effective way to deliver SAS training to multiple users across an organization? SAS OnlineTutor^® software is the answer. Available for beginning, intermediate or advanced SAS programmers, this computer-based training can be installed on individual user workstations, or deployed over a corporate network or intranet on all platforms that run SAS. Since it's always accessible, your users can learn what they need, when they need it. They'll receive the training they expect from SAS - while minimizing travel expenses and time away from work.

Learn more about SAS OnlineTutor for beginning or intermediate SAS programming or SAS OnlineTutor for advanced SAS programming. Contact your local SAS office for more information and pricing. (In the U.S. , call 1-800-333-7660.)
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New courses added to Live Web schedule

Start the new year off right and learn SAS from the comfort of your home or office. The Live Web course list is constantly expanding. Courses newly added to the schedule include Statistics II: ANOVA and Regression; SAS Enterprise Guide: ANOVA, Regression and Logistic Regression; and Creating Markup Language Files in SAS.
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Dive in and discover at the JMP^® User Conference

The Third Annual JMP User Conference will take place June 20 - 21 in Cary, NC. Check out the new additions to this year's conference program, including such special events as roundtable discussions, a scripting workshop and exclusive new training courses. Add your name to the interest list for more information.

Feedback from last year's conference:
"The JMP conference was very well-run and very professional. I liked seeing how companies used JMP for their analysis. The step-by-step procedures were also very helpful."
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SAS now offers Six Sigma Green Belt training

The Design Institute for Six Sigma has added two new courses to the curriculum - Green Belt training for both Manufacturing and Transactional Process Excellence. Register now for the Transactional Green Belt Training class in Irvine, CA, starting Jan. 25 or in Cary, NC, beginning in April.
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Book review: SAS Programming in the Pharmaceutical Industry

This publication offers a real-world reference guide for clinical trial SAS programming. Packed with solutions that programmers can apply to their day-to-day problems, the book shares key techniques and tools available within Base SAS (including the macro language and PROC SQL), SAS/GRAPH^®, and SAS/STAT^® that can be used to resolve many common issues in working with clinical trial data.
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