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!
In the SAS Communities Library there are hundreds thousands of helpful articles on just about any SAS related topic. SAS also has a very active blog site, again with years worth of posts, on many different topics. For the next SAS Bowl, we'll turn our focus to one of the more popular blogs: Graphically Speaking.
SAS Bowl XIII, Graphically Speaking blog, is scheduled for Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 4 PM ET.
Graphically Speaking blog 411
The Graphically Speaking blog focuses on the usage of ODS Graphics for data visualization in SAS. The blog covers topics related to the Statistical Graphics procedures, the Graph Template Language and the ODS Graphics Designer.
The blog is written and curated by familiar SAS Community Super Freqs @GraphGuy and @DanH_sas. The duo somehow publish on a weekly basis, on some of the most interesting topics found on the site.
Resources
It was extremely hard to whittle down the vast archive to focus on a few posts. Here is a list of we'll use to pull questions from for the SAS Bowl.
Cary NC data - parks and trails - uses Proc SGmap and a tile background, with markers and lines overlaid
SAS graphs for R programmers - maps from shapefiles - imports a Shapefile, and overlays choro polygons on Proc SGmap tiles
SAS graphs for R programmers - paneled graphs - introduces and uses Proc SGpanel
SAS graphs for R programmers - needle plots - needle plot in Proc SGplot, showing gasoline prices (a timely topic):
These mortgage rates look shady to me! - shading areas in a line plot
Will vinyl records outsell CDs in 2019? - an analysis using a stacked bar chart
This list misses some of my top picks (see the end of this post for my faves). I HIGHLY encourage you to view the blog and dig into more of it's awesomeness. I truly check the blogs site on a weekly basis to see what's new.
SAS Bowl and event details
For those who may be new to the SAS Bowl, you can find game history and specifics in this Community memo. There you'll also find links to previous events, which include recordings.
Add the game to your calendar, download the article attachment for an event reminder, or select the 'Yes' option to the right in this Community Calendar Event. No pre-registration is required. On game day, access the game URL, provide your SAS Support Communities username (so we can identify you when you win), and show off your SAS and worldly knowledge while competing for bragging rights and SAS Community game gear.
Join the game.
'See' you October 12!
More from the blog
Here are some of my favorite posts. They won't necessarily provide content for the game, but are certainly worth a read.
How to make your data look worse (than it really is)
Animating US COVID-19 data over time, on a county map
Cracking the code, of the Star Wars timeline!
Where can you own a pet kangaroo in the US?
The "who can't spell what" map
