Fit Discrete Distribution in SAS

Fit Discrete Distribution in SAS

In the blog post Fit Distribution to Continuous Data in SAS, I demonstrate how to use PROC UNIVARIATE to assess the distribution of univariate, continuous data. While PROC UNIVARIATE handles continuous variables well, it does not handle the discrete cases....
Range Attribute Map In PROC SGPLOT

Range Attribute Map In PROC SGPLOT

In my previous post SAS Discrete Attribute Map In PROC SGPLOT, I demonstrate how to use discrete attribute maps to link specific variable values with specific visual attributes in PROC SGPLOT. However, the discrete version is not the only map in town. The Range...
Stuck on a SAS Problem? Ask for Help

Stuck on a SAS Problem? Ask for Help

Have you ever been in a situation where you know what you want SAS to do, but you can not quite figure out how? I sure have. Luckily, there is help out there and plenty of experienced SAS users who are willing to guide you. That is why I devote this blog post to one...
SAS ODS Style Option

SAS ODS Style Option

There are many ways to alter how your SAS ODS output looks. Whether you want to alter how your graphs, tables or other output looks, it is important to understand how SAS controls the visual characteristics of your output. This post provides a short introduction to...

What SAS Books Are On My Shelf?

I like the SAS programming language and I especially like doing statistics in it. Also, I like to gain knowledge and learn about topics not yet familiar to me. One of the best ways to do this is through the many books out there, covering many different topics. My SAS...
Save Statistics in Macro Variables

Save Statistics in Macro Variables

Statistical analysis in SAS often requires the use of several SAS procedures and data steps. It is often useful to perform some computation and use the result in the following procedure or data step. For this purpose, you should know how to pass these results or...