topic How to Post a Question That Is Likely to Be Answed in SAS/IML Software and Matrix Computations https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-IML-Software-and-Matrix/How-to-Post-a-Question-That-Is-Likely-to-Be-Answed/m-p/50481#M303 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We're getting a lot of posts recently. This is a good time to reiterate these points.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:23:17 GMT Rick_SAS 2011-11-02T09:23:17Z How to Post a Question That Is Likely to Be Answed https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-IML-Software-and-Matrix/How-to-Post-a-Question-That-Is-Likely-to-Be-Answed/m-p/50480#M302 The following are "best practices" for getting a quick (and correct!) response to a post:<BR /> <BR /> 1. Use a good Subject line. "How to Extract a Submatrix" is better than "Newbie Question."<BR /> 2. Use simple language. You might be an expert in nonparametric statistics, but other readers are not. Explain your problem so that a reasonably smart person can understand.<BR /> 3. Include example data. Either include a DATA step, access data from SASHELP, or define a SAS/IML matrix or vector.<BR /> 4. Describe the operation that you want to carry out. Saying "I want output that looks like this..." (give example) is often extremely helpful.<BR /> 5. Post any example code that you've tried, even if it doesn't quite work. It helps to see the shell of an attempt.<BR /> <BR /> The SAS-L discussion group lists other ways to post good questions: <A href="http://www.sascommunity.org/wiki/SAS-L" target="_blank">http://www.sascommunity.org/wiki/SAS-L</A><BR /> There is also a nice SUGI paper by Howard Schreier: <A href="http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi29/247-29.pdf" target="_blank">http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi29/247-29.pdf</A><BR /> <BR /> Any other tips or links? Post in the comments. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:36:17 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-IML-Software-and-Matrix/How-to-Post-a-Question-That-Is-Likely-to-Be-Answed/m-p/50480#M302 Rick_SAS 2011-04-14T12:36:17Z How to Post a Question That Is Likely to Be Answed https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-IML-Software-and-Matrix/How-to-Post-a-Question-That-Is-Likely-to-Be-Answed/m-p/50481#M303 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We're getting a lot of posts recently. This is a good time to reiterate these points.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:23:17 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-IML-Software-and-Matrix/How-to-Post-a-Question-That-Is-Likely-to-Be-Answed/m-p/50481#M303 Rick_SAS 2011-11-02T09:23:17Z