Join the Michigan SAS Users Group for their next meeting this August!
Join the Online Webinar!
Date: Thursday, August 26, 2021 Time: Noon - 1:00 PM ET Place: Online- link will be provided to pre-registrants Cost: Free! But please pre-register by Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Register now! Agenda SAS and R and SAS - Barry DeCicco, Michigan State University SAS and R both have considerable flexibility to access each other's capabilities. This allows SAS users to stay in SAS, but to access R when needed. R, in turn, can access SAS (and many other languages), allowing R users to access SAS as needed. This presentation will explain and demonstrate how to run SAS jobs which access R data sets and commands, and then how to run R jobs which access SAS data sets and commands. The code used will be made available. We are always looking for speakers for future meetings - please contact us if you are interested in presenting!
Watch for announcements of later webinars on the MSUG website! We are actively recruiting speakers to keep this series going. We are also considering the possibility of offering one or more half-day seminars this fall, and welcome suggestions for topics and/or instructors.
The Western Users of SAS® Software (WUSS) is a non-profit organization that exists to support local SAS® software users groups within the western region.
While we won’t be returning to our normal in-person conference format for 2021, there will be many opportunities to be a part of the WUSS community this year. We are planning a variety of virtual content and networking events for later in the year, so please check back here often for more information. In addition, WUSS is sponsoring a series of online training classes hosted by industry experts throughout the remainder of 2021 and into next year.
Registration is now open for Kevin Lee's Python Programming Seminar – Basics for Statistical Programmers and Statisticians.
Agenda for the seminar: Python Programming Seminar – Basics
Introduction to Python for statistical programmers and statisticians
Jupyter Notebook (Python programming platform) download and implementation
Python Variables Type: Number, String, Lists, Dictionaries, Arrays, Data Frames
Simple variable manipulation – If & For statements
Python Function development and comparison with SAS Macro
Import external Modules/Functions
Reading and writing external data (excel, SAS datasets, Images)
Data manipulation using Python
Introduction of NumPy and Array
Introduction of Pandas and DataFrame: DataFrame vs SAS datasets
Basic data manipulation – merge, sort, variables drop/addition
Create SDTM DM dataset using SAS raw datasets
Please click here to view the lineup of online training classes and register!
The Western Users of SAS® Software (WUSS) is a non-profit organization that exists to support local SAS® software users groups within the western region.
While we won’t be returning to our normal in-person conference format for 2021, there will be many opportunities to be a part of the WUSS community this year. We are planning a variety of virtual content and networking events for later in the year, so please check back here often for more information. In addition, WUSS is sponsoring a series of online training classes hosted by industry experts throughout the remainder of 2021 and into next year.
Registration is now open for SAS Essentials (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Code) Part 1
SAS Essentials is a three-part instructor-led course that provides a thorough introduction to the basics of SAS programming including DATA steps, PROC steps, and the Output Delivery System. In these classes we focus entirely on coding, providing a fundamental education in how SAS thinks and unlocking the power to use the incredible versatility of SAS code. Whether you’re entirely new to SAS, new to coding, or just want to brush up on the fundamentals, these classes are for you.
Part 1: DATA steps and data manipulation (or How to Train Your SAS Datasets)
Together we’ll walk through the fundamental building blocks of a SAS program with a deep dive into DATA steps and data manipulation, including SAS libraries, conditional processing, functions, and more.
Please click here to view the lineup of online training classes and register!
The Western Users of SAS® Software (WUSS) is a non-profit organization that exists to support local SAS® software users groups within the western region.
While we won’t be returning to our normal in-person conference format for 2021, there will be many opportunities to be a part of the WUSS community this year. We are planning a variety of virtual content and networking events for later in the year, so please check back here often for more information. In addition, WUSS is sponsoring a series of online training classes hosted by industry experts throughout the remainder of 2021 and into next year.
Registration is now open for Python Programming Seminar – Advanced with Machine Learning
The advanced Python programming seminar will cover more advanced Python programming. It is recommended for those who took morning seminar or last year’s Python course, or for those who have some knowledge, but want to learn more advanced Python programming. This seminar will also cover Machine Learning implementation using Python.
Agenda for advanced Python programming seminar
Simple review of basic Python Programming seminar
Metadata analysis (PROC CONTENT)
Advanced Programming – transpose, remove duplicate record, group-by
Statistical Analysis – Pair t-test, Fisher Exact Test, Survival Analysis
Data visualization – Scatter Plot, Histogram, Kaplan Meier Curves
Machine Learning Introduction – concepts and theory
Machine Learning Algorithm – Regression, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree
Deep Learning Algorithm – Deep Neural Network (DNN), Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), Recurrent Neural Network (RNN)
Python Machine Learning modules – Sklearn, Tensorflow, Keras
Python Machine Learning workshop using image data
Please click here to view the lineup of online training classes and register!
Are you a part of the VA SAS Users Group?
If so, join the team via Microsoft Teams on October 20th for a special presentation from Principal Data Scientist, Melodie Rush!
In this meeting, Melody will be covering "Machine Learning in SAS." This presentation answers the questions of What is Machine Learning? And what does SAS offer for Machine Learning? Examples of specific machine learning techniques for both supervised and unsupervised projects. These algorithms include Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, Support Vector Machines, Neural Networks and K-means.
This meeting is organized, held and led by the VASUG team. Click here to join directly or call +1 872-701-0185 with the Conference ID of 783 904 628# on the date of the call.
In the meantime, want to know more about the speaker Melodie?
Melodie works in the Global Customer Success Technical Team at SAS. She received both her B.S. in Statistics and her Masters in Science of Management from North Carolina State University. Before joining SAS, Melodie worked for Research Triangle Institute as a Statistician. Her responsibilities included implementing national and local surveys of various topics, such as health care, employee benefits, and drug abuse. As part of her research, she has published work for both the American Statistical Association and the American Public Health Association. After joining SAS, Melodie has developed presentations and methodology for doing many types of analysis, including data mining, machine learning, forecasting, data exploration and visualization, quality control and marketing. She has spent the last 20 years helping companies identify and solve problems in each of these analytical areas.
