SAS Learning Report
August 2019

Dear Reader,

It seems that the integration between SAS, R, and Python is all the rage! And, why not? It is a big deal! To fuel your thirst, here are a few items you may not have seen: Have you read this insightful blog about using Python functions inside SAS programs? For more in-depth reading, check out SAS® Viya®: The R Perspective and SAS® Viya®: The Python Perspective. These are both general-purpose introduction books to using R and Python with SAS Viya. While SAS Viya can be used by various SAS applications, it also enables you to access analytic methods from SAS, Python, Lua, and Java, as well as through a REST interface using HTTP or HTTPS. These books introduce an entirely new way of using SAS statistics from step-by-step instructions to using R and the Python client on SAS Viya. Both books are great for novice and experienced users.

If you’re more of a visual learner, register for the Sept. 12 free webinar, Have Your Cake and Eat It Too, with R, Python + SAS. Tune in to this webinar to see how to give your developers the best of both worlds: the comfort of their preferred languages and the advantages of SAS to scale results without code rewrites. Happy learning!

Thanks for reading,

Shelley Sessoms
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Editor, The Learning Report

Training and Certification News

Free webinar: Best Practices in Migrating SAS Code to Leverage CAS

CAS has a lot to offer. Join us and learn how to capitalize on its capabilities. Our experts will cover terminology and processes, CAS’ sweet spot, challenges in migration and steps for getting started including workarounds. This webinar will feature coding examples, case studies, demos, and next steps.

Free webinar: Best Practices for Data Scientists and Analysts: Communicating Your Results

You’ve done the discovery work. Now it’s time to present your findings. Jeff Thompson, ever-popular Senior Analytical Training Consultant, introduces best practices in creating the most effective messages and how-to’s on demonstrating the value of your findings. (Now if you could just bottle his voice for your presentation!)

Unleash Analytics

Discover how organizations use enterprise and open source technology to put analytics in action at Unleash Analytics – Making Analytics & AI Real. This six-city tour will offer separate tracks for business leaders and practitioners to engage in thought-provoking discussions, demos, and hands-on workshops.

Have you heard? Our multi-city programming tour is rocking

Don’t miss this chance to train with SAS experts in person near you. SAS® CodeFest 2019 is scheduled across 11 U.S. cities to prepare you for the BASE SAS® Programming credential at a 50% discount. You’ll receive everything needed to pass the SAS Certified Specialist exam, including five days of SAS Programming 1, SAS Programming 2, exam prep materials, VIP access to e-Learning, and a limited-edition t-shirt. Don’t have a stop near you? Check out our live web dates to attend virtually.

Free webinar: Bringing Analytics Simulation into the Classroom

It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s what you learn from the game. That’s the thinking behind a collaboration between SAS and HEC Montréal, where students can play an online simulation game and learn analytics skills using predictive modeling technology. Join us Sept. 11 at 1:00pm ET. Attendees will get an activation code for a free trial, prior to integration in the classroom.

New ways to learn with SAS Visual Analytics

Check out our fresh new course offerings for SAS Visual Analytics. Whether you are just getting started or looking to dive deeper into advanced topics, we’ve created courses to meet you where you are.

Save 50% on SAS certification exams with our back to school offer

Back to school promotion with 50% off SAS exams

Early fall is back to school time in many parts of the world, and to celebrate this wonderful time of year we are extending our academic discount on SAS certification exams to nearly all exam takers. Save 50% when you take a SAS exam between September 1 and October 31. Some restrictions apply.

SAS Book News

September Book of the Month: SAS® Business Intelligence for the Health Care Industry: Practical Applications

This book teaches health care executives, managers, providers, and business analysts how to use SAS Business Intelligence tools to convert data into knowledge and value at all levels in the health care industry. Use code BOM40SEP to get 40% off this title through September 30, 2019.

New book for SAS novices

Using a spiral curriculum that returns to build upon topics introduced earlier, Fundamentals of Programming in SAS®: A Case Study Approach by Jim Blum and Jonathan Duggins provides new SAS users, including those seeking certification as a SAS Base Programmer for SAS 9, an in-depth introduction to all the topics required to become a proficient SAS programmer. The book also includes real-world, large-scale projects presented as case studies.

Tips and Tricks

Summarization in CASL

Some key components of CASL are the action statements. This blog looks at three main actions, which are good places to start as you begin to learn CASL: SIMPLE.SUMMARY, AGGREGATION.AGGREGATE, and DATAPREPROCESS.RUSTATS.

A DATA step compiler trick to get the record count

Follow along as Ron Cody discusses how SAS evaluates the “zeroed-out” code during the compile phase in DATA step.

Certification Prep

Base Programming Specialist

In this short video from the SAS Users YouTube channel, go inside the SAS Base Programming Specialist exam to see a performance-based programming project in action.

Forecasting and Optimization Specialist

This quick demo shows you how to use PROC OPTMODEL to solve an NLP problem to optimize portfolio investments.

SAS News

Submit your ideas to present at SAS Global Forum 2020

Share your SAS story and join analytics enthusiasts for learning and networking at SAS Global Forum. Call for content open through Sept. 30.

SAS Global Forum mentoring program

Are you a SAS professional or student who would be interested in presenting at SAS Global Forum 2020, but don't know where to start? The Presenter Mentoring program can help.

Free SAS® Tutorials

Free SAS e-Learning

Learn SAS quickly and easily with free, hands-on training that you can access wherever you have an internet connection.

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Live Web Courses (US)

Bayesian Analyses Using SAS	03-06 SEP 2019
SAS Visual Analytics 1 for SAS Viya : Basics	03-06 SEP 2019
Longitudinal Data Analysis Using Discrete and Continuous Responses	04-06,11-13 SEP 2019
Strategies and Concepts for Data Scientists and Business Analysts	04-06,09-11 SEP 2019
SAS Grid Manager Administration	04-06,09-11 SEP 2019
SAS Platform Administration: System Administration	09-13 SEP 2019
SAS SQL 1: Essentials	09-13 SEP 2019
SAS Programming 1: Essentials	09-13 SEP 2019
SAS Enterprise Guide 1: Querying and Reporting	09-13 SEP 2019
SAS Visual Analytics for SAS 9: Getting Started	10-11 SEP 2019
JMP Software: Custom Design of Experiments	10-11 SEP 2019
Time Series Modeling Essentials	10-13 SEP 2019
JMP Software: Designing and Building a Complete JMP Script	10-13 SEP 2019
SAS Visual Investigator: Building the Interface	10-13 SEP 2019
Statistics 1: Introduction to ANOVA, Regression, and Logistic Regression	11-13 SEP 2019
Statistics 2: ANOVA and Regression	11-13,18-20 SEP 2019
JMP Software: Modern Screening Designs	12-13 SEP 2019
Workload Orchestrator Administration for SAS Grid	12-13 SEP 2019
SAS CodeFest 2019	16-20 SEP 2019
Managing the SAS Platform with SAS Environment Manager	16-17 SEP 2019
SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques	16-20 SEP 2019
Processing Database and PC File Data with SAS/ACCESS Software	17-18 SEP 2019
SAS Macro Language 1: Essentials	17-18 SEP 2019
JMP Software: Introduction to the JMP Scripting Language	17-18 SEP 2019
SAS Event Stream Processing	17-20 SEP 2019
SAS Programming 1: Essentials	18-20 SEP 2019
SAS Office Analytics: Getting Started	19-20 SEP 2019
SAS Report Writing 1: Essentials	20,23-27 SEP 2019
SAS Platform Administration: Metadata Administration	23-27 SEP 2019
Applied Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Miner	23-25,30 SEP-02 OCT 2019
SAS CodeFest 2019	23-27 SEP 2019
SAS Office Analytics: Fast Track	23-26 SEP 2019
SAS Certification Review: SAS 9.4 Base Programming Performance-Based Exam	23-27 SEP 2019
SAS Visual Analytics for SAS 9: Administering a Non-Distributed Deployment on Windows	24-27 SEP 2019
Self-Service Data Preparation in SAS Viya	24-27 SEP 2019
Survival Analysis Using the Proportional Hazards Model	24-27 SEP 2019

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