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Getting Started with SAS - New User Starter KitFive practical steps for those who are just getting started with SAS analytics.
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Watch SAS Tutorials on YouTubeThese how-to videos are taught by some of our top trainers – and can help you master skills that matter.
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New developers community has launchedThe developers community provides a forum for collaboration, Q&A and knowledge sharing.
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Now more examples in your SAS documentationIn the SAS Help Center, click on "Resources" to open a list of content related to what you're reading.
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Moving from SAS Enterprise Guide to SAS StudioSAS® Enterprise Guide is a mature SAS product with many years of R&D behind it. It has an established user base and is a reliable and trusted product. So why move to SAS® Studio?
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How to refactor SAS code to leverage SAS ViyaIf you’re a SAS programmer who now uses SAS Viya and CAS, it’s worth your time to optimize your existing programs to take advantage of the new environment.
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Multiple linear regression in SASLearn how to run multiple linear regression models with and without interactions from Alex Chaplin, a Fraud Strategist for Bank of America.
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Free certification webinarsCheck out our on-demand versions as a supplemental resource for your certification prep journey!
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What's new with SAS Model Manager?SAS’ Diana Shaw outlines features like macros that generate JSON files, pzmm (Python Zip Model Management) module updates, simple filtering dashboards, and the ability to customize performance reports.
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How to use SAS to access Microsoft 365 In this video, SAS’ Chris Hemedinger shows you how to use SAS programs to reach into your Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint cloud to read and update your files.
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Removing repeated characters in SAS stringsIn this blog post, SAS’ Leonid Batkhan creates a new user-defined function UNDUPC that removes duplicate characters from SAS strings, effectively expanding functionality of the COMPBL function to all other characters.
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How to choose a machine learning algorithmHere’s a handy guide to weigh the pros and cons of a few commonly used machine learning algorithms: decision tree, neural network and deep learning.
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Latest SAS Viya release now availableThe latest release of SAS Viya has a completely redesigned architecture that is compact, cloud native and fast.
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Using Microsoft Excel functions in SASLeonid Batkhan explains how you can easily use in SAS many Microsoft Excel functions that are not natively implemented in SAS.
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How to access and manage Microsoft Azure Cloud Data using SASSAS’ Kumar Thangamuthu gives an overview of SAS to access and manage data in Azure Storage.
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Preparing for promotion, migration, and modernization of your SAS platformIn preparation for migration, promotion or upgrade activities, read this community article for tips on when to use what applications for assistance.
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Corporate training resourcesWhether you're an individual learner looking to enhance your skills in the workplace, or a manager looking to close the skills gap and meet your business goals, we have free resources available to help you on your journey.
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Debugging SASUSER issues when you use SAS® software A variety of things can cause issues with the SASUSER directory. These issues can occur when one or more catalogs or item stores in your SASUSER directory become corrupted or are created with an earlier installation of SAS. SAS’ Martin Mincey walks you through five common issues and how to solve them.
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SAS Academy for Data Science resources hubTake advantage of free webinars, podcasts, tutorials and other relevant, timely content that supplements the SAS Academy for Data Science.
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Introducing a new newsletter for SAS admins and architectsThe SUGA Download debuted this month, tailored specifically for SAS admins and architects.
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Introducing your SAS Global Forum 2021 chair Dina DuhonTake a read through our Q&A. I think you’ll find her SAS experience (conference and work-related) quite impressive!
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Combining data in SAS: DATA Step versus SQLWhen combining data in SAS, which one do you use: SQL join or DATA Step merge? For more efficiency, you may consider SQL; for more control, you may want to use the DATA Step. In this tutorial, SAS instructor Dominique Weatherspoon tells you the benefits of each and why it’s not a one-size-fits-all scenario.
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Cautionary Tales in Designed ExperimentsThis free e-book aims to explain statistical design of experiments (DOE), Ronald Fisher’s great innovation, to readers with minimal mathematical knowledge and skills.
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10 Ways to Make Your SAS® Code Run More EfficientlySAS expert Shannon Moore covers how to use your compute and SAS language concepts and processing to make your programs more efficient.
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Open Source Model Management through REST APIsLearn how to use the sasctl library to interact with SAS Viya and register a model.
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Using SAS with Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint)In this post, SAS’ Chris Hemedinger shows you how to use SAS programs to reach into your Microsoft OneDrive (or SharePoint Online) cloud to read and update your files.
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How to concatenate values in SASSAS’ Andy Ravenna shows us some “cool CATs” in his latest video.
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How to unquote SAS character variable valuesIn this post, SAS’ Leonid Batkhan spells out all the aspects (including pitfalls) of unquoting character strings.
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Inclusive terminology: Knowing better, doing betterThe SAS company culture is built on a foundation of caring for one another and holding ourselves and others accountable. That includes recognition and accountability for where we can improve. Like other members of our industry, SAS is updating our software terminology to remove language that can perpetuate hurtful prejudices.
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Want to know why you should get SAS certified?Check out the top 10 reasons to get a SAS certification and how you can start your journey towards validating your skills and achieving professional (and personal) goals!
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Analytics for everyone with SAS ViyaSAS Viya makes it easy for anyone to ingest and prepare data without a single line of code. The integrated data preparation components within SAS Viya support ad-hoc, agile-oriented data management tasks where you can profile, cleanse, and join data easily and rapidly.
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Cortex analytics simulation gameCortex is a fun and engaging way to learn SAS and engage with classmates or co-workers. This analytics simulation game provides everything you need for some fun competition including a problem statement, data set, leaderboard and access to SAS software.
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4 ways to standardize data in SASNeed to perform a variation of the “standard” standardization in statistical data analysis?
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Free COVID-19 modeling environmentsCheck out three ways to explore COVID data on your own using SAS® Viya®:
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The SAS 9 content assessment toolThe SAS 9 content assessment tool is a collection of four applications to help you understand your current SAS 9 system: SAS 9 inventory, SAS 9 profile, SAS 9 code check for SAS® Viya®, and SAS 9 system evaluation.
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Six easy ways to import local SAS data sets into CAS (SAS® Viya® 3.5)SAS® Viya®, like any good multifunctional tool, offers many functions to import a local SAS data set, stored on your PC, into CAS. The most common six are discussed in this post.
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Ready to transform your team? We can helpIn order for organizations to stay competitive, an analytics workforce is essential. How do you identify and onboard the analytics talent you need, and get your existing team up to speed? SAS' strategic approach will help you recruit talent, develop innovative training plans, and retain your analytics talent
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Splitting a data set into smaller data setsSAS’ Leonid Batkhan shows you how to split a large data set into many by subsetting by a number of observations in order to produce smaller, better manageable data sets.
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How to create PDF, HTML and SAS outputs with JupyterLooking to share your Jupyter Notebook data analysis with coworkers, your supervisor or a fellow SAS programmer? Use the “File then Export Notebook As” option and choose the format that works best for your recipient.
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What’s new in Customer Intelligence 6.6?Curious about what's new? Check out two free hands-on tutorials recently added to the SAS video portal.
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How to sort data in SASThis community article shows how to sort SAS data sets using the SORT procedure to sort records in ascending or descending sequence, by one or more variables.
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How do I prepare my SAS Visual Analytics deployment on SAS® 9 for Adobe Flash end of life?Join this free Ask the Expert webinar where experts will cover two update paths and review case studies from customers who have already transitioned. They'll also help you plan the next steps of your transition.
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New SAS Welcome destinationPacked with training info, how-to videos, support communities and more, it gives a comprehensive peek into how easy it is to get up and running with SAS.
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Multi-way lookup tablesFollow along with SAS author Ron Cody as he explores temporary arrays and two-way table lookups in this informative blog post.
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Partition your CAS tables to greatly improve performanceKevin Russell explains what it means to partition a table and describes the advantages of a partitioned tables in this Problem Solvers blog post.
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Visual Modeling SpecialistLearn to model a simple linear regression using SAS Visual Analytics/Visual Statistics with this informative 33-minute video.
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How to create macro variables and use macro functionsUsing the SAS® Macro Language, you can produce SAS programs that are easier to modify and maintain – or better yet, programs which modify and maintain themselves.
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How to restructure your data using arrays and DO LoopsBased on an example using COVID-19 data, Jennifer Waller, Professor at Augusta University, steps you through how to restructure those pesky "short and wide" data sets to be "long and skinny" in this SAS Users YouTube video tip.
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Free trial of SAS ESP in the SAS Analytics Cloud using PythonExperience SAS® Event Stream Processing in the SAS® Analytics Cloud using SAS and/or Python through a free 30-day trial offer. You'll generate streaming models with an easy UI, using our pre-built scenarios or your own data.
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Introducing The SAS Bowl, your friendly SAS Community trivia gameDo you find yourself spouting out random facts at the dinner table? Put that knowledge to good use by playing SAS Community Trivia on August 25! Read up on the first "SAS Bowl" theme, SAS Enterprise Guide, and sign in with your community username for a chance to win some swag.
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Connecting from SAS 9.4 to Azure QuickstartIf you need to connect, for example, from a Windows on-premise SAS 9.4 DI Studio client to the CAS Viya controller in an Azure Quickstart to load data, SAS’ Frederik Vandenberghe has you covered. He steps through how to do this, starting by assigning a public IP to the CAS controller for access to the SAS environment.
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Global Academic Program WorkshopsProfessors: Bring the Power of Analytics to your Curriculum for Free!
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How to save Jupyter notebooks in assorted formatsWhether you’re an analyst creating a report or a data scientist monitoring data streaming models, you may have the need/requirement to transform you work from Jupyter notebook to a more consumable asset.