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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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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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Expanding lengths of all character variables in SAS data setsRead SAS’ Leonid Batkhan’s latest blog post and learn why and how you’d want to expand variable lengths.
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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.
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Academic Hub resources: For educators and studentsCheck out the relaunch of academic resources including free e-learning and software, tutorials, certification resources and more to learn SAS, teach SAS – or learn to teach SAS.
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Explore Endlessly On Demand! SAS® Global Forum 2020View more than 150 sessions from SAS Global Forum 2020, venture into our immersive virtual Quad experience, and dive into our Executive Connection series. It’s a digital experience that keeps on giving!
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Cleveland Clinic and SAS share COVID-19 predictive modelsModels help forecast bed and ventilator needs and predict impacts on critical supply chains, finance and staffing to optimize hospital preparedness before, during and after regional peaks.
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What is SAS® Viya®?This tutorial provides an overview of SAS® Viya® architecture, how it can be used for faster processing of huge amounts of data and the most complex analytics.
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How to add sticky headers with ODS HTMLThis blog by Chevell Parker demonstrates how to modify your ODS HTML code to make your column headers “sticky,” or fixed in position. Using sticky headers is most beneficial when you have long tables on your web page and you want the column headers to stay in view while scrolling through the rest of the page.
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Using STYLE/MERGE and STYLE/REPLACE in PROC REPORT When you route REPORT procedure output to any of the ODS destinations, you might want to apply style attributes to a column based on multiple variable values. To do that, you need to use CALL DEFINE statements in a COMPUTE block
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How to restructure your data using arrays and DO loopsDo you get data that are “short and wide”? Such data sets have one observation per subject and multiple time points and variables within one row. In this SAS how-to tutorial, Jennifer shows you how to restructure data sets by setting up arrays and then using DO loops on those arrays.
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What can I expect when I take SAS training?If you're curious about what happens before, during and after you take a SAS training course with us, read this new blog to find out!
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Season 2: Global Forum 2020 Users Program Sessions.You Asked. We Delivered. More Sessions Now Playing!
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SAS® Enterprise Guide®: 20 Tips in 20 MinutesThe practice exams for these high-demand credentials are now available for free for everyone from SAS as eLearning courses. These are full-length practice exams and provide a realistic test of the actual exam material.
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How to debug 5 common SAS® software font issuesThe practice exams for these high-demand credentials are now available for free for everyone from SAS as eLearning courses. These are full-length practice exams and provide a realistic test of the actual exam material.
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Tips and resources for making the most of your SAS experienceThe practice exams for these high-demand credentials are now available for free for everyone from SAS as eLearning courses. These are full-length practice exams and provide a realistic test of the actual exam material.
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Programming AssociateSpend 30 minutes with SAS Instructor Davetta Dunlap in this video from the SAS Users YouTube Channel and pick up some great pointers about SAS Date Functions.
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Explore 80 SAS Global Forum 2020 Users Program Sessions.Your safety and well-being are a top priority, so we're bringing the sessions to you virtually.
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Free practice exams for base and advanced programming credentialsThe practice exams for these high-demand credentials are now available for free for everyone from SAS as eLearning courses. These are full-length practice exams and provide a realistic test of the actual exam material.
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Continue to learn from the comfort of your home Our Live Web training courses offer the same benefits of classroom training without having to leave home. Check out the training experience and view our expanded list of available courses.
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SAS Enterprise Guide: Macro variablesIn this SAS Tip, Chris Hemedinger demonstrates the Macro Variable viewer in SAS Enterprise Guide. You can use this tool to track the current values of our SAS macro variables, copy them to your code, and evaluate new macro expressions without interrupting your code flow.
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The data scientist learning journey: AI & machine learningAnalytical talent is in high demand. So, it’s no secret that learning data science skills can open doors to new, advanced career opportunities. Cat Truxillo explains what data science means at SAS, and how SAS can help you build your skillset and set you up for a prosperous analytics journey – at your own pace.
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Making remote learning more accessibleGet a quick, easy start with SAS® online training – or expand your learning without spending a dime.
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Shifting a date by a given number of workdaysYou may find yourself running a task for a given date and there’s a need to shift it by a specified number of days excluding weekends and holidays. SAS’ Leonid Batkhan presents ways to handle date and interval challenges like this, and several SAS practitioners chime in with additional solutions in the comments.
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How to prepare for the SAS® Programming Specialist ExamGet exam prep guidance from programming experts. You’ll come away with tips for exam success and a better understanding of the most challenging exam topics.
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New look and navigation for SAS Support CommunitiesIf you haven’t already, check out the new modern look and style of the SAS Support Communities. As SAS’ Chris Hemedinger explains, an improved search function, responsive web design and text editor are just a few of the goodies you can enjoy with the new experience.
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Expand your SAS knowledge by learning PROC SQLOne great thing about being a SAS programmer is that you never run out of new things to learn. SAS often gives us a variety of methods to produce the same result. One good example of this is the DATA step and PROC SQL, both of which manipulate data. The DATA step is extremely powerful and flexible, but PROC SQL has its advantages too. Find out more in Lora Delwiche’s blog post.
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How to utilize Customer Lifetime Value with SAS Visual AnalyticsThis blog post focuses on how a business analyst can build a functional analytical dashboard for a fictional company that is seeing its revenue, margins, and a customer’s lifetime value decrease and what steps they can take to correct that.