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FOR ALL THE HATS YOU WEAR: SAS ENTERPRISE GUIDE HAS
GOT YOU COVERED
CHRIS HEMEDINGER, SAS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
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Angle is wrong“I tried the banana slicer and found it unacceptable. As shown in the picture, the slices are curved from left to right. All of my bananas are bent the other way.”
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WHAT MAKES A “TYPICAL USER”?
• Newbie• Business analyst• Programmer• Statistician• Data scientist• Administrator• Consultant
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TASKS FOR THE BEGINNER
• Import Data• Filter and Sort• List Report• Bar Chart, Scatter Plot,
Line Plot• Report Builder
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TASKS FOR THE BUSINESS ANALYST
• Characterize Data• Scatter Plot Matrix• Query Builder
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SMART USE OF THE SAS ENTERPRISE GUIDE PROJECT
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A LARGE PALETTE OF BUILT-IN TASKS
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HOW TO FIND THE STATISTICS YOU NEED
• Step 1: Find out how SAS supports the statistic SAS Note 30333: "FAStats: Frequently asked-for statistics”
• Step 2: Does SAS Enterprise Guide have a task for it?• Step 3: Explore the task and find the exact option you
need• Step 4 (if needed): Find a programming example
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A TYPICAL(?) PROJECT FROM A DATA SCIENTIST
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“LIGHT” ADMIN TASKS WITHIN SAS ENTERPRISE GUIDE
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RESOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION
• The SAS Dummy Blog: • http://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy
• SAS Enterprise Guide discussion:• https://
communities.sas.com/community/support-communities
• SAS Global Forum papers• Ex: Improving Your Relationship with SAS Enterprise Guide
• SAS Talks – free webinars• http://support.sas.com/sastalks
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