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Tips and Tricks III: More Unique SAS/GRAPH Maps 2006-05-04 03:29:01 SAS Institute

Every organization has location-based data. The difficulty is in effectively transforming that data into useful information or intelligence. SAS/GRAPH has powerful mapping capabilities that can be used for visualizing the location data as geographic and non-geographic maps. This paper presents techniques and examples for harnessing that power and creating these maps. The key to building effective maps is to understand the building blocks available. With this understanding, one can choose the most appropriate components to construct the map. This paper gives an overview of SAS/GRAPH mapping components and highlights specific techniques used to build a few attention-grabbing maps.

SAS 8 Is Seen in the Rearview Mirror: Generate Statistical Graphics Using ODS in SAS 9 2005-12-06 01:01:57 SAS Institute

In SAS V8, the SAS Output Delivery System (ODS) in SAS/STAT greatly enhances the ability to manage statistical tables. In SAS 9.1, ODS Statistical Graphics (Experimental) enables SAS users to generate statistical graphics as easily as tables. This paper describes how to create statistical graphics automatically from a number of SAS/STAT procedures, as well as how to customize the layout and the appearance of statistical graphics using ODS templates and ODS styles.

%sas2xl: A Flexible SAS Macro That Uses Tagsets to Produce Complex, Multi-Tab Excel Spreadsheets With Custom Formatting 2006-09-15 01:00:16 SAS Institute

Converting SAS data to Excel format spreadsheets is not necessarily hard. But creating highly user-friendly spreadsheets with multiple tabs and complex formatting options is much more difficult. This paper explores how a custom SAS macro, %sas2xl, can be used to generate better spreadsheets more easily than other methods available. It harnesses the power of ODS tagsets to generate custom XML code that Excel reads in as sheet formats. %sas2xl is designed to be user-friendly and flexible, and it can produce spreadsheets with options such as multiple tabs, frozen column headers (first row doesn't scroll off the screen), print headers and footers, and traffic highlighting.

ODS MARKUP: The SAS Reports You've Always Dreamed Of 2006-12-22 01:00:22 SAS Institute

This paper explains why Output Delivery System (ODS) tagsets are going to take over the world. ODS tagsets are incredibly powerful tools that can simplify and conquer the worst of problems. New ODS markup destinations are being created all the time. One of the most powerful aspects of ODS markup is its ability to reuse and combine previous work to create more powerful and flexible ODS markup destinations.

An Introduction to Quantile Regression and the QUANTREG Procedure 2006-12-22 01:00:22 SAS Institute

Ordinary least-squares regression models the relationship between one or more covariates X and the conditional mean of a response variable Y given X = x. In contrast, quantile regression models the relationship between X and the conditional quantiles of Y given X = x, so it is especially useful in applications where extremes are important, such as environmental studies where upper quantiles of pollution levels are critical from a public health perspective. This paper describes the new QUANTREG procedure in SAS 9.1, which computes estimates and related quantities for quantile regression by solving a modification of the least-squares criterion.

SAS 8 Is Seen in the Rearview Mirror: Generate Statistical Graphics Using ODS in SAS9 2006-12-26 01:00:57 SAS Institute

In SAS V8, the SAS Output Delivery System (ODS) in SAS/STAT greatly enhances the ability to manage statistical tables. In SAS 9.1, ODS Statistical Graphics (Experimental) enables SAS users to generate statistical graphics as easily as tables. This paper describes how to create statistical graphics automatically from a number of SAS/STAT procedures, as well as how to customize the layout and the appearance of statistical graphics using ODS templates and ODS styles.

My Friend the SAS Format 2006-12-26 01:00:57 SAS Institute

The SAS System's FORMAT facilities provide a diverse and powerful array of tools to work with and present the data. By supplying a range of resources to control how the values of data set variables are portrayed in the SAS output (i.e., reports and analyses), SAS Format tools offer something for all SAS users, at all experience levels, and across the range of ways that the SAS System is used to report, manage, analyze and display data. This paper starts with the basics and then discusses many ways one can take advantage of the many ways SAS Formats can be applied to the data, reports and analyses.

The Power of TABLE Templates and DATA _NULL_ 2006-12-27 01:00:56 SAS Institute

For a DATA step programmer who wants to route DATA _NULL_ output to the Output Delivery System (ODS) and wants to convert classic DATA _NULL_ and FILE PRINT programs to take advantage of the ODS, this paper explains how to create and use a custom TABLE template with a DATA _NULL_ program. Through the use of concrete examples, the reader will learn how to become a power user of custom TABLE templates and DATA _NULL_. Topics covered include defining a new template, defining headers and footers, using GENERIC columns, and performing traffic-lighting based on data cell values.

Tips and Tricks: Using SAS/GRAPH Effectively 2006-05-04 03:30:06 SAS Institute

SAS/GRAPH is a powerful data visualization tool. This paper examines the powerful components of SAS/GRAPH and highlights techniques for harnessing that power to create effective and attention-grabbing graphs. The components examined include the SAS/GRAPH procedures, graphical global statements, the Output Delivery System (ODS), graph styles, client-rendered graphs, and the Annotate facility. Complete programs using these components and techniques are provided and examined in detail.

The Case for Business Modeling 2006-09-08 01:00:28 Hired Brains

The need for business modeling is greater than ever. Never before have organizations been faced with the magnitude of challenges such as visible supply chains, connected customers, internationalization and ever-greater regulatory issues, to name a few. The deployment of personal productivity tools that lack enterprise capabilities to do the job, such as spreadsheets and personal databases, is a major problem with colorful names such as spreadsheet hell, Shadow IT and spreadmarts. Spreadsheets are endowed with a magical quality, though, that is vital to modeling - their expressiveness. Business users gravitate to spreadsheets because they're inexpensive (at first), ubiquitous, autonomous and convenient, but their greatest quality is the way anyone can approach a model and render it in a spreadsheet easily.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Tips and Tricks III: More Unique SAS/GRAPH Maps	2006-05-04 03:29:01	SAS Institute
Every organization has location-based data. The difficulty is in effectively transforming that data into useful information or intelligence. SAS/GRAPH has powerful mapping capabilities that can be used for visualizing the location data as geographic and non-geographic maps. This paper presents techniques and examples for harnessing that power and creating these maps. The key to building effective maps is to understand the building blocks available. With this understanding, one can choose the most appropriate components to construct the map. This paper gives an overview of SAS/GRAPH mapping components and highlights specific techniques used to build a few attention-grabbing maps.
SAS 8 Is Seen in the Rearview Mirror: Generate Statistical Graphics Using ODS in SAS 9	2005-12-06 01:01:57	SAS Institute
In SAS V8, the SAS Output Delivery System (ODS) in SAS/STAT greatly enhances the ability to manage statistical tables. In SAS 9.1, ODS Statistical Graphics (Experimental) enables SAS users to generate statistical graphics as easily as tables. This paper describes how to create statistical graphics automatically from a number of SAS/STAT procedures, as well as how to customize the layout and the appearance of statistical graphics using ODS templates and ODS styles.
%sas2xl: A Flexible SAS Macro That Uses Tagsets to Produce Complex, Multi-Tab Excel Spreadsheets With Custom Formatting	2006-09-15 01:00:16	SAS Institute
Converting SAS data to Excel format spreadsheets is not necessarily hard. But creating highly user-friendly spreadsheets with multiple tabs and complex formatting options is much more difficult. This paper explores how a custom SAS macro, %sas2xl, can be used to generate better spreadsheets more easily than other methods available. It harnesses the power of ODS tagsets to generate custom XML code that Excel reads in as sheet formats. %sas2xl is designed to be user-friendly and flexible, and it can produce spreadsheets with options such as multiple tabs, frozen column headers (first row doesn't scroll off the screen), print headers and footers, and traffic highlighting.
ODS MARKUP: The SAS Reports You've Always Dreamed Of	2006-12-22 01:00:22	SAS Institute
This paper explains why Output Delivery System (ODS) tagsets are going to take over the world. ODS tagsets are incredibly powerful tools that can simplify and conquer the worst of problems. New ODS markup destinations are being created all the time. One of the most powerful aspects of ODS markup is its ability to reuse and combine previous work to create more powerful and flexible ODS markup destinations.
An Introduction to Quantile Regression and the QUANTREG Procedure	2006-12-22 01:00:22	SAS Institute
Ordinary least-squares regression models the relationship between one or more covariates X and the conditional mean of a response variable Y given X = x. In contrast, quantile regression models the relationship between X and the conditional quantiles of Y given X = x, so it is especially useful in applications where extremes are important, such as environmental studies where upper quantiles of pollution levels are critical from a public health perspective. This paper describes the new QUANTREG procedure in SAS 9.1, which computes estimates and related quantities for quantile regression by solving a modification of the least-squares criterion.
SAS 8 Is Seen in the Rearview Mirror: Generate Statistical Graphics Using ODS in SAS9	2006-12-26 01:00:57	SAS Institute
In SAS V8, the SAS Output Delivery System (ODS) in SAS/STAT greatly enhances the ability to manage statistical tables. In SAS 9.1, ODS Statistical Graphics (Experimental) enables SAS users to generate statistical graphics as easily as tables. This paper describes how to create statistical graphics automatically from a number of SAS/STAT procedures, as well as how to customize the layout and the appearance of statistical graphics using ODS templates and ODS styles.
My Friend the SAS Format	2006-12-26 01:00:57	SAS Institute
The SAS System's FORMAT facilities provide a diverse and powerful array of tools to work with and present the data. By supplying a range of resources to control how the values of data set variables are portrayed in the SAS output (i.e., reports and analyses), SAS Format tools offer something for all SAS users, at all experience levels, and across the range of ways that the SAS System is used to report, manage, analyze and display data. This paper starts with the basics and then discusses many ways one can take advantage of the many ways SAS Formats can be applied to the data, reports and analyses.
The Power of TABLE Templates and DATA _NULL_	2006-12-27 01:00:56	SAS Institute
For a DATA step programmer who wants to route DATA _NULL_ output to the Output Delivery System (ODS) and wants to convert classic DATA _NULL_ and FILE PRINT programs to take advantage of the ODS, this paper explains how to create and use a custom TABLE template with a DATA _NULL_ program. Through the use of concrete examples, the reader will learn how to become a power user of custom TABLE templates and DATA _NULL_. Topics covered include defining a new template, defining headers and footers, using GENERIC columns, and performing traffic-lighting based on data cell values.
Tips and Tricks: Using SAS/GRAPH Effectively	2006-05-04 03:30:06	SAS Institute
SAS/GRAPH is a powerful data visualization tool. This paper examines the powerful components of SAS/GRAPH and highlights techniques for harnessing that power to create effective and attention-grabbing graphs. The components examined include the SAS/GRAPH procedures, graphical global statements, the Output Delivery System (ODS), graph styles, client-rendered graphs, and the Annotate facility. Complete programs using these components and techniques are provided and examined in detail.
The Case for Business Modeling	2006-09-08 01:00:28	Hired Brains
The need for business modeling is greater than ever. Never before have organizations been faced with the magnitude of challenges such as visible supply chains, connected customers, internationalization and ever-greater regulatory issues, to name a few. The deployment of personal productivity tools that lack enterprise capabilities to do the job, such as spreadsheets and personal databases, is a major problem with colorful names such as spreadsheet hell, Shadow IT and spreadmarts. Spreadsheets are endowed with a magical quality, though, that is vital to modeling - their expressiveness. Business users gravitate to spreadsheets because they're inexpensive (at first), ubiquitous, autonomous and convenient, but their greatest quality is the way anyone can approach a model and render it in a spreadsheet easily.