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This livestream about inferential statistics was originally broadcast on February 6, 2022. Monika Wahi covered the following topics:
🚦 Why data scientists should learn SAS
🚦 What Monika’s free online course in how to use SAS ODA covers
🚦 What it’s like to use SAS ODA (demonstration)
🚦 Why SAS is so complicated compared to other data science software, like R and Python, and
🚦 What the benefit is to the data scientist who bothers to struggle through learning SAS.

Educational resources:
SAS ODA platform: https://www.sas.com/en_us/software/on...
Book, “Mastering SAS Programming for Data Warehousing”: https://buff.ly/31Hz1mg
SAS Github code from book: https://buff.ly/3KXcu6L
Free SAS ODA course: https://buff.ly/3CQVPxG
Courses on LinkedIn Learning in SAS:
Part 1: https://linkedin-learning.pxf.io/rngOxv
Part 2: https://linkedin-learning.pxf.io/QO0kQM

I listed the links I mention below as they come up in the livestream. Enjoy!
00:04:54 Stream starts
00:05:38 Server SAS vs. PC SAS vs SAS University Edition (UE) vs. SAS OnDemand for Academics (ODA)
00:09:37 For a long time, SAS did not want to integrate – but this has changed recently: https://buff.ly/3z5da4T
00:11:43 Monika’s book on data warehousing in SAS: https://buff.ly/31Hz1mg
00:12:49 Why Monika thinks you should learn SAS – it is difficult to rewrite legacy code!
00:13:54 More about SAS macros:    • Building a Simple Macro in SAS ODA – Demon...  
00:14:35 Huge difference between SAS and R: self-referential vs. object-oriented
00:15:55 Why SAS is needed for input/output of big data (compared to R and SQL)
00:16:37 More about Snowflake: https://buff.ly/3bFuBhY
00:17:54 Monika’s newbie data science toolkit: https://buff.ly/35HCgc8
00:19:43 Monika’s 3 recommended steps to learning SAS:
Step 1: Take FREE online course in getting started with SAS ODA: https://buff.ly/3CQVPxG
00:23:03 Step 2: Learn to program in SAS, however is easiest for you. Monika’s LinkedIn Learning SAS course series – Part 1: https://linkedin-learning.pxf.io/rngOxv
00:23:23 SAS code on Github: https://buff.ly/3KXcu6L
00:24:39 Demonstrating logging into SAS ODA. Link to register: https://www.sas.com/en_us/software/on...
00:26:26 Description of SAS ODA interface
00:27:46 Setting LIBNAME, looking at folders, and reviewing saved files
00:30:18 Use of PROC FORMAT in SAS
00:32:42 Educators and professors: Please do not use old datasets like Framingham for teaching. They have outdated information.
00:33:17 Example of importing a *.SAS7bdat dataset into SAS ODA, and navigating dataset.
00:36:11 Example of PROC CONTENTS
00:37:25 Example of PROC SURVEYFREQ
00:39:03 Example of seeing an error in the log
00:40:45 Discussion/examples of SAS data steps vs. PROC SQL
00:44:30 Description of SAS ETL code
00:46:13 Discussion of online SAS learning resources and SAS certification
00:47:17 Why SAS systems are so expensive to run today, and how to minimize the cost
00:48:22 How women data center leaders are undermined in the workplace
00:49:42 Step 3: Apply your new SAS knowledge through portfolio projects. Example: https://buff.ly/2PXbuFh
00:52:20 Blog post about free course in getting started in SAS ODA with additional courses and learning paths: https://buff.ly/3GTpuZA
00:53:32 Explanation of when to learn SAS macro language
00:55:00 SAS macro playlists (for automation):
SAS Reporting Macros for Beginners:    • SAS Reporting Macros for Beginners  
SAS ETL Macros for Beginners:    • SAS ETL Macros for Beginners  
00:56:14 Recommended SAS automation white papers:    • Recommended SAS White Papers for Macros fo...  
00:57:30 Why it’s not a good idea to make dashboards in SAS, even though you can
00:59:00 Example of SAS online application that doesn’t run well: GHDx. More info here:    • How to Query the Global Health Data Exchan...  
01:05:26 Book chapter on ethical dashboarding: https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/8...
01:08:18 Demonstration of searching Google for SAS white papers on a topic, and explanation of SAS user groups (SUGs)