Monday 7 March 2016

SAS Errors and How to Deal with Them

Over the course of the last few decades the capabilities of statistical software has improved dramatically with obtaining output for statistical procedures of considerable complexity being obtained with increasing ease. But to our misfortune that has not translated into statistical analysis being any easier.


More Analysts


Within a short span of time we may now train a student or employee to be able to output statistical data. But that does not necessarily mean that the person is aware about the actual meaning of the particular output or even the things that must be avoided while interpreting the produced output along with the process of producing the output itself.


Deal With Errors Carefully


Errors should be dealt with carefully for and some of them must be avoided for those belonging to the class of statistics layman but working as a SAS programmer. These errors are in all probability will not be highlighted in capital in your SAS log which only serves to enhance the importance of avoiding the.


Do Not Assume


For the people who have forgot what they once knew about statistics for a variety of reasons, need to be aware that although you indeed assume certain things, that the people producing the printouts which serves as the base of your decision making may not necessarily follow the steps you assume they do.


Common Problems


Common problems emerge when an analyst starts on his work without gathering adequate information and understanding of the data. These problems may be of various sorts like failing to take into account several methods for sampling, overlook errors in entry of data, poor methods of measurement and off the mark assumptions amongst other things. SAS business analytics needs immaculate attention to detail.


The blessing and Curse of SAS


With SAS more and more people are able output procedures related to statistics without going in to the finer technicalities of the concepts of statistics. However that rosy picture is somewhat marred due to the fact that logs free from errors does not necessarily mean interpretation or results free from errors.


The Contribution of SAS



However one must acknowledge the contribution of SAS in making statistics accessible to a wide variety of people and lay stress on statistics that is comprehensible by most people rather than a minority few.


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