WUSS 1996 Conference Proceedings

San Francisco, California
September 4-6, 1996

Applications Development

(PDF) Building a Simple SAS Macro to Generate SQL Instructions in Frequently Used DB2 Tables
Author: Monique Bryher, MRI Consulting Inc.

(PDF) ClinOS: A Commercially Available Set of Tools for SAS Programmers
Author: Lindley Frahm, Genentech Inc.

(PDF) Data Know Thyself: VV – A Macro to Tell You EVVerything You Need to Know about Data Set Characteristics
Author: Karsten M. Self, PM Squared Inc.

(PDF) Design, Analysis and Review Tools for Clinical Drug Development Using SAS Object-Oriented Products
Author: David H. Christiansen, Genentech Inc.

(PDF) Developing Applications with the SAS System Emphasis on the SQL Query Window
Authors: Julianne Staub Perry, SAS; Henrietta Cummings, SAS

(PDF) GUI to CRSP and COMPUSTAT Data
Author: Peter C. C. Luan, Arizona State Unversity

(PDF) How I Developed User Friendly Applications in a Batch Environment and Lived to Write About It
Author: Curtis A. Smith, Defense Contract Audit Agency

(PDF) How Symbolic Variables Can Reduce Code in a Grpahics Environment
Author: Monique Bryher, MRI Consulting Inc.

(PDF) Object, Object, More Objects
Authors: Deva Kumar, SAS; Tammy L. Gagliano, SAS; Patti Brideson, SAS

(PDF) SAS/EIS Software for Rapid Application Development
Author: Regina Louie, SAS

(PDF) Using SAS to Create WWW Pages
Author: Tim Berryhill, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PDF) Using SAS to Process the Data on Tape
Author: Ying Zhou, Southern California Association of Governments

(PDF) Using SAS/AF Software for Data Warehouse Applications: From Raw Data to Reports
Authors: Joseph Campbell, CBC Consulting; Robert Bachler, CBC Consulting

(PDF) Using Survey Data – Tips to Pick Up Speed on the Road to Analysis
Authors: Cynthia L. Williamson, Technology Assessment Group Inc.; Suzanne D. Kreutzer, Social Policy Research Associates

Coders’ Corner

(PDF) %BYVARS: Determining the Order of Variable Names in a Macro Parameter
Author: Standish Sibley, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PDF) P’S Porridge: What’s in Those Brown Manuals?
Author: Jack F. Hamilton, HealthCare COMPARE Corporation

(PDF) PROC SQL as an Alternative to Multiple SORT/MERGE Statements
Author: Robert Bachler, CBC Consulting

(PDF) “Rank Ordering” Means
Author: Diana D. Suhr, University of Northern Colorado

(PDF) Resolving and Using &&var&I Macro Variables
Author: Arthur L. Carpenter, California Occidental Consultants

(PDF) Survival Analysis with Staggered Entry Times and a Time-dependent Covariate
Author: Alison J. Canchola, University of California – San Francisco

(PDF) Tips, Tricks, and Traps Using SAS on the Mainframe
Author: Ron Ridley, California Department of Health Services

Data Presentation

(PDF) New Query & Reporting Capabilities in SAS/ASSIST
Author: Chris Hanson, SAS

(PDF) Plots with Generalized Confidence Intervals Using SAS/GRAPH
Authors: Linda C. Whitehand, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Bruce E. Mackey, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

(PDF) Preliminary Data Mining for Subgroups in a Hospital Inpatient Population
Author: Anthony M. Dymond, Independent Consultant

(PDF) SAS Automatic Forecasting Methods in Practice
Author: Margery H. Connor, Chevron Information Technology Company

(PDF) Using PROC REPORT to Summarize Clinical Safety Data
Author: Justina M. Flavin, Synteract Inc.

Data Warehousing and Database Management

(PDF) ClinAccess: An Integrated Client/Server Approach to Clinical Data Management and Regulatory
Author: Martin J. Rosenberg, MAJARO InfoSystems Inc.

(PDF) Breaking Down the Barriers Using ODBC to Share Data Between SAS and Other Applications
Author: Andrew James Llwellyn Cary, Cary Consulting Services

(PDF) Cross Platform Generation of Reports from Oracle Using SAS on MVS, MacIntosh and AIX
Author: Marvyn M. Lindsey, California State University Office of the Chancellor

(PDF) Data Warehouse: A Telecommunications Business Solution
Authors: Demetris Papaiacovou, Philos Computer Solutions Inc.; Larry D. Bramblett, Pacific Bell; June Burgess, Pacific Bell

(PDF) Data Warehousing with the SAS System
Author: Terry L. Lewis, SAS

(PDF) Introduction to SAS/ACCESS Software
Author: Andrew Wilcox, Destiny Corporation

(PDF) Loading SAS Data in Informix: An Integrated Apporach
Author: M. Kumar Sagar, Genentech Inc.

(PDF) Measuring Performance Between PROC SQL and the Merge Approach
Author: Martin Haase, HealthCare COMPARE Corporation

(PDF) Multi-dimensional Data Model Extensions to Data Warehouses
Author: John McIntyre, SAS

(PDF) Tips and Techniques for Updating a Repository Data Warehouse
Author: Ty Lee, Genentech Inc.

(PDF) Warehouse NOW! The Legacy Uncovered
Author: Jay A. Jaffe, Kaiser Permanente

(PDF) Why Knowing About Our Customers Helps Our Business A Practical Application of Business Intelligence Software
Authors: John McIntyre, SAS; Marc Halsted, NationsBank

Formal Online Demos

(PDF) Application Development Tools
Author: Deva Kumar, SAS

(PDF) Comprehensive Data Management with the SQL Query Window
Author: Henrietta Cummings, SAS

(PDF) Data Review Using SAS/PH-Clinical 2.0 Software
Author: Michael Roberson, SAS

(PDF) Data Warehouse Storage/Exploitation – SAS Star Schema Implementation
Author: Leigh A. Ihnen, SAS

(PDF) Integrating the SAS System with the World Wide Web
Author: Jack Wallace, SAS

(PDF) Maximizing your Ad-Hoc Query Needs with SAS/ASSIST
Author: Velerie Howell, SAS

(PDF) ODBC: Making Data Readily Available to Everyone!
Author: Chris Hanson, SAS

(PDF) SAS/Warehouse Adminstrator – A New Tool
Author: Terry L. Lewis, SAS

(PDF) Using the PFD Object in FRAME for Process Control
Author: Velerie Howell, SAS

(PDF) Using the SAS System for OLAP
Author: John McIntyre, SAS

(PDF) Using the SAS System for Time Series Analysis
Author: Regina Louie, SAS

(PDF) Using the SAS System to Mine Your Data
Author: Chris Hanson, SAS

Operating Environments

(PDF) Can SAS Programs on PCs and Minis Finally Compete with Mainframe SAS Programs
Author: Robert O. Bernstein, California Department of Insurance

(PDF) Date Variables in the Year 2000
Author: Amber Elam, SAS

(PDF) Engineering Efficeincy into SAS Applications
Author: Kirk Paul Lafler, Software Intelligence Corporation

(PDF) In-House SAS Training
Author: Martin Haase, HealthCare COMPARE Corporation

(PDF) Mainframe Directions
Authors: Gary Burchett, SAS; David Quattlebaum, SAS

(PDF) Minimizing CPU Time of SAS Software Applications and Getting Rewarded For It
Author: Daniel J. Leprince, Viking Freight Inc.

(PDF) A Process for Simultaneous Porting of Applications to Many Platforms
Author: Richard D. Langston, SAS

(PDF) Use of MVS SAS/AF and SAS Tables in Pharmacy
Authors: Robert Fields, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region; Nick Barbadillo, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region; Angel Sudario, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region; Don Hurst, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region

(PDF) Using the SAS System to Produce HTML-Based Text
Author: Richard D. Langston, SAS

Posters

(PDF) Analysis of Environmental Health Data by Different Regression Models in Northern Nevada
Authors: Wei Yang, University of Nevada-Reno; Brian Jennison, University of Nevada-Reno; Stanley Omaye, University of Nevada-Reno

(PDF) From FoxPro for Windows to SAS Systems for Mainframes
Authors: Monica Johnston, Northern California Cancer Center; Susan LeRoy Stewart, Northern California Cancer Center

(PDF) The Incredible Shrinking Report
Author: Diana D. Suhr, University of Northern Colorado

(PDF) SAS Macros and Fraud Detection in the Department of Defense
Authors: Wayne F. Woo, Defense Manpower Data Center; Joyce Hamza, Defense Manpower Data Center

(PDF) SAS Tools and Internet
Authors: Charles Edwin Shipp, Independent Consultant; Kirk Paul Lafler, Software Intelligence Corporation; Sunil Kumar Gupta, Gupta Programming

(PDF) Using Data Step Programming to “Trick” SAS/GRAPH
Author: David Dayton, The American Institutes for Research

(PDF) Using PROC EXPAND with Time Series Data
Author: Andrew H. Karp, Sierra Information Services Inc.

(PDF) Using the SAS System in the Principles of Economics Course
Authors: John F. Killeen, Loyola Marymount University; Joseph E. Earley, Loyola Marymount University

Statistics

(PDF) Applying Generalized Linear Models to Discrete Response Data Using the SAS System
Author: Ying C. So, SAS

(PDF) Contrasts, Cell Means Model, and Missing Cells
Author: Joseph Campbell, CBC Consulting

(PDF) The Effect of Poison Pills on Firm Risk: An Application of Options Pricing Theory
Authors: Thomas A. Turk, Chapman University; Jeremy Goh, Chapman University

(PDF) Exploratory Variable Clustering for Integrating Analyses
Authors: David J. Pasta, Technology Assessment Group Inc.; Lori Potter, Technology Assessment Group Inc.

(PDF) The Intraclass Correlation: What Is It and Why Do We Care?
Author: David J. Pasta, Technology Assessment Group Inc.

(PDF) Logistic Regression: From SAS Coding to Statistical Interpretation
Author: Elizabeth Li, Kaiser Permanente

(PDF) Multicollinearity in Regression Model – Detection and Remedial Measures Using SAS System
Author: George C. J. Fernandez, University of Nevada-Reno

(PDF) Multivariate Statistical Power Analysis Using SAS
Authors: Martin D. Hill, University of California – Berkley; Rachel L. Broadwin, University of California – Berkley

(PDF) Repeated Measures Analysis with the SAS System
Author: Kathleen Kiernan, SAS

(PDF) SAS PROC MIXED to Fit Growth Curve Models: Application to a Longitudinal Group Randomization Study
Authors: Biao Wm. Lu, American Institutes for Research; Sandra Wilson, American Institutes for Research; David Latini, American Institutes for Research; David Dayton, American Institutes for Research

(PDF) Using the GEE v2.02 SAS Macro to Adjust for Clustering of Respondents Within Interviewer in a Methodological National Probability Survey/Study
Author: Jesse A. Canchola, University of California – San Francisco

Tutorials

(PDF) Building Your First SAS/AF Frame Application
Author: Elizabeth Li, Kaiser Permanente

(PDF) Comparison of Different SAS Modules for Effective Data Analyses
Author: George C. J. Fernandez, University of Nevada-Reno

(PDF) Designing and Implementing SAS Programming Standards: Examples and Suggestions
Authors: Miriam G. Cisternas, Technology Assessment Group Inc.; Marcia Stoddard, Technology Assessment Group Inc.

(PDF) Dressing for Success with SAS Software Functions
Author: Faith Renee Sloan, FRS Associates

(PDF) How SAS Institute Can Work for You: A Panel Discussion
Authors: Michael L. Sperling, City of Phoenix; Susan J. Slaughter, University of California – Davis; Andrew H. Karp, Sierra Information Services Inc.; SAS, SAS

(PDF) How to Get People to Work REAL Hard for No Money: Managing Volunteer Organizations
Author: Claire Castell, Wells Fargo Bank

(PDF) PROC SQL — A SAS Programmer’s Perspective
Author: Deborah L. Skinner, John Aiden Life Insurance Company

(PDF) SAS System Programming Tips and Efficiencies: A Tutorial
Author: Andrew H. Karp, Sierra Information Services Inc.

(PDF) System Development Life Cycle for SAS Applications Development Incorporating a Procedure for As-Built Validation of In-Use Products
Authors: Wayne Lanier, Resource Biometrics Inc.; Deb Gilmore, Resource Biometrics Inc.

(PDF) Using Dynamic Data Exchange with Microsoft Word
Author: Jodie M. Gilmore, Freelance Technical Writer

(PDF) Using SAS Views for Data Resource Visualization
Author: Steven A. Wilson, Resource Biometrics Inc.

(PDF) What’s Bugging You?: A Guide to Debugging SAS Programs
Authors: Susan J. Slaughter, University of California – Davis; Lora D. Delwiche, University of California – Davis