SCASA eNewsletter September 2015.pub
SCASA: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
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Predicting the Path of Technology Innovation Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 5:30 PM California Lutheran University, Huddle Campus By Mike Jay, Co-Vice President of Membership, SCASA
I have arranged a joint meeting between SC-ASA and Westlake Village Data Science Meetup on Tuesday Evening October 13, 2015. Gareth James, PhD. the E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration, Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, will present a talk on Predicting the Path of Technology Innovation.
Dr. Gareth James, USC
Watch for the SCASA Fall Kick-off date announcement in future communications
Details can be found here: http://www.meetup.com/WestlakeVillage-Data-Science-Meetup/events/225231007/
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SAS Savvy Upcoming Webinars SAS Savvy currently* offers the following webinars. Registration is open at http://www.sassavvy.com
SEPTEMBER SDTM Overview 24 Sep 2015 11:00 AM PDT
OCTOBER Applying SAS program validation techniques 08 Oct 2015 11:00 AM PDT NOVEMBER Compare and Conquer Key SDTM and ADaM Variables 19 Nov 2015 11:00 AM PDT
DECEMBER Dress up your data values and summary tables with SAS formats 03 Dec 2015 11:00 AM PDT
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Book Review for Exercises and Projects for The LiƩle SAS Book By Sunil Gupta, Associate Director of Statistical Programming, Cytel
"Following the great success of The Little SAS Book, both new and experienced SAS programmers can now take advantage of the companion exercises and projects workbook to reinforce their SAS knowledge. From getting data into SAS, reporting and statistical analysis to advanced SAS macro programming, there are numerous practical questions, exercises and projects included in the book. "Each chapter has three sections: multiple-choice questions confirm key SAS points, short Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book by Rebecca A Ottesen, Lora D Delwiche, and Susan J Slaughter, SAS Institute, 5th edition, July 1, 2015
answers allow you to explore SAS programming techniques, and projects allow more time to master SAS concepts. One approach may be to answer the
The publisher’s site is located at
chapter questions and then
http://www.sas.com/store/prodBK_67330_en.html complete short answers if you missed several questions. When combined, these three methods help users write smarter SAS programs, take advantage of SAS options and SAS procedures, as well as take less time to debug programs." This and a few other reviews for this book can be found at http://www.sas.com/storefront/aux/en/splsbex/67330_review.html
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Dr. Normalcurvesaurus Ph.D. PRESENTS
If you would like to submit an entry to the next issue, please contact me at [email protected]. Yours Truly,
Olga Korosteleva Your Editor-in-Chief
E-Tidings Newsletter SCASA Events and News V O L U M E
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I S S U E
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S E P T E M B E R ,
2 0 1 5
Predicting the Path of Technology Innovation Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 5:30 PM California Lutheran University, Huddle Campus By Mike Jay, Co-Vice President of Membership, SCASA
I have arranged a joint meeting between SC-ASA and Westlake Village Data Science Meetup on Tuesday Evening October 13, 2015. Gareth James, PhD. the E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration, Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, will present a talk on Predicting the Path of Technology Innovation.
Dr. Gareth James, USC
Watch for the SCASA Fall Kick-off date announcement in future communications
Details can be found here: http://www.meetup.com/WestlakeVillage-Data-Science-Meetup/events/225231007/
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 9
PAGE 2
SAS Savvy Upcoming Webinars SAS Savvy currently* offers the following webinars. Registration is open at http://www.sassavvy.com
SEPTEMBER SDTM Overview 24 Sep 2015 11:00 AM PDT
OCTOBER Applying SAS program validation techniques 08 Oct 2015 11:00 AM PDT NOVEMBER Compare and Conquer Key SDTM and ADaM Variables 19 Nov 2015 11:00 AM PDT
DECEMBER Dress up your data values and summary tables with SAS formats 03 Dec 2015 11:00 AM PDT
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Book Review for Exercises and Projects for The LiƩle SAS Book By Sunil Gupta, Associate Director of Statistical Programming, Cytel
"Following the great success of The Little SAS Book, both new and experienced SAS programmers can now take advantage of the companion exercises and projects workbook to reinforce their SAS knowledge. From getting data into SAS, reporting and statistical analysis to advanced SAS macro programming, there are numerous practical questions, exercises and projects included in the book. "Each chapter has three sections: multiple-choice questions confirm key SAS points, short Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book by Rebecca A Ottesen, Lora D Delwiche, and Susan J Slaughter, SAS Institute, 5th edition, July 1, 2015
answers allow you to explore SAS programming techniques, and projects allow more time to master SAS concepts. One approach may be to answer the
The publisher’s site is located at
chapter questions and then
http://www.sas.com/store/prodBK_67330_en.html complete short answers if you missed several questions. When combined, these three methods help users write smarter SAS programs, take advantage of SAS options and SAS procedures, as well as take less time to debug programs." This and a few other reviews for this book can be found at http://www.sas.com/storefront/aux/en/splsbex/67330_review.html
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 9
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Dr. Normalcurvesaurus Ph.D. PRESENTS
If you would like to submit an entry to the next issue, please contact me at [email protected]. Yours Truly,
Olga Korosteleva Your Editor-in-Chief
