WUSS 2000 Conference Proceedings

Scottsdale, Arizona
September 17-19, 2000

Applications Development

(PDF) Clinical Data Management: Building a Dynamic Application
Authors: Arthur L. Carpenter, Data Explorations; Richard O. Smith, Data Explorations

(PDF) Efficient Application Development Techniques in the SAS System
Author: Kirk Paul Lafler, Software Intelligence Corporation

(PDF) Creating Case Report Tabluations (CRTs) for an NDA Electronic Submission
Authors: Anita Rocha, Statprobe, Inc.; Paul D. Hamilton, Statprobe, Inc.

(PDF) How I Converted a Batch Application System to Client-Server and Lived to Write About It
Author: Curtis A. Smith, Defense Contract Audit Agency

(PDF) Getting More for Less: A Few SAS Programming Efficiency
Author: Arthur L. Carpenter, California Occidental Consultants

(PDF) SQL and Its Applications – Problem Solving Techniques for Everyone
Author: Kirk Paul Lafler, Software Intelligence Corporation

(PDF) The Software Development Process and SAS
Author: Robert M. Romero, SAS

(PDF) Using SAS Software and Visual Basic for Applications to Automate Tasks in Microsoft Word: An Alternative to Dynamic Data Exchange
Author: Mark T. Stetz, Amgen Inc.

(PDF) Simplifying a Merge with SAS Macro
Author: Patrick Thornton, University of California – San Francisco

(PDF) SAS Macro Application for Simulating Arrays
Author: Patrick Thornton, University of California – San Francisco

(PDF) Tracking a Multi-Source Sampling Effort
Author: Kathryn A. Vald s, SRI International

(PDF) A Tale of Two Analysts: The Importance of Documentation
Author: Beth Worrall, Kaiser Permanente

Coders’ Corner

(PDF) Utilizing SAS Functions to Access Variable Information
Authors: Joleen A. Borgerding, Edwards Lifesciences LLC; Akiko Chai, Edwards Lifesciences LLC

(PDF) Eenie Meenie Minie Moe – What’s the Fastest Proc from Go to Whoa? Comparing PROC SQL and PROC SUMMARY
Author: Nikki M. Carroll, Kaiser Permanente

(PDF) PUT, DBLOAD and DDE: Three Ways to Export Data to EXCEL and Why to Use Them
Authors: Doug Felton, Trilogy Consulting Corporation; Frank A. Ferriola, Jr., Trilogy Consulting Corporation

(PDF) Playing With String Data
Author: David Fickbohm, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company

(PDF) Taking Control and Keeping It: Creating and Using Conditionally Executable SAS Code
Authors: Justina M. Flavin, Pfizer Global Research & Development; Arthur L. Carpenter, California Occidental Consultants

(PDF) Elegant Tables: Dressing up your TABULATE Output
Author: Lauren E. Haworth, Ischemia Research & Education Foundation

(PDF) Converting SAS Output into Great Looking Web Pages Using Output Delivery System
Author: Kirk Paul Lafler, Software Intelligence Corporation

(PDF) Scrolling & Downloading Web Results
Author: Ming C. Lee, Trilogy Consulting Corporation

(PDF) Intelligently Launching Microsoft EXCEL from SAS, using SCL functions ported to Base SAS
Author: Christopher A. Roper, National Committee for Quality Assurance

(PDF) Using SAS and DDE to execute VBA macros in Microsoft EXCEL
Author: Christopher A. Roper, National Committee for Quality Assurance

(PDF) Subsetting Files vs. Summarizing Files
Author: Curtis A. Smith, Defense Contract Audit Agency

(PDF) PROC CALIS Multi-Sample Analysis
Author: Diana D. Suhr, University of Northern Colorado

(PDF) Using an Application Programming Interface to Leverage SAS data
Author: Wayne R. Wilson, Trilogy Consulting Corporation

Utilizing Data from Permanent PROC SQL Views in the SASHELP Data Library
Author: Akiko Chai

Data Analysis and Statistics

(PDF) Monkey Games: Analysis of Some Behavioral Toxicology Data
Author: Richard Read Allen, Peak Statistical Services

(PDF) Algorithms for Actuarial and Actual Analysis
Author: William N. Anderson, Edwards Lifesciences LLC

(PDF) Analyzing Correlated oridinal reponse data using partial likelihood regression
Author: Jimmy Thomas Efird, Stanford University

(PDF) Getting Started with PROC LOGISTIC
Author: Andrew H. Karp, Sierra Information Services Inc.

(PDF) A Model of Integrating Technology into Classrooms: A Logistic Regression Analysis
Author: Leping Liu, Towson University

(PDF) A Repeated Measurement of Analyzing the Qualities of Information from Different Web Sources
Authors: Leping Liu, Towson University; George C. J. Fernandez, University of Nevada-Reno

(PDF) Using SAS to Calculate Kappa and Confidence Intervals for Binary Data with Multiple Raters, and the Consensus of Multiple Diagnoses
Authors: Arthur M. Noda, Stanford University; Helena Chmura Kraemer, Stanford University; Vyjeyanthl S. Perlyakoll, Palo Alto Health Care System

(PDF) Analyzing Multiple Health Outcomes Using the SAS System’s PROC CATMOD
Author: Besa Smith, Naval Health Research Center

(PDF) Using PROC FACTOR to Conduct an Exploratory Factor Analysis of Self Reported Symptom Data
Author: Tyler C. Smith, Naval Health Research Center

(PDF) SAS STAT applications in Econometrics
Authors: Mathura Thillainathan, University of Nevada-Reno; George C. J. Fernandez, University of Nevada-Reno

(PDF) Detecting Curvillnear Relationships in PROC REG
Author: Mel Widawski, University of California – Los Angeles

(PDF) A Non-mathematical Introduction to Regression Using PROC REG
Author: Mel Widawski, University of California – Los Angeles

(PDF) An Overview of remedial tools for collinearity in SAS
Author: Chong Ho Yu

(PDF) A SAS Analysis of Social and Economic Well-Being: A MultCountry Cross-Section Longevity Study
Author: Seid M. Zekavat, Loyola Marymount University

Preliminary Attrition Analysis of a Nurse Home Visitation Program
Author: Maureen W. McClatchey

Using Enterprise Miner in Evaluating Alternative Forecasting Models
Author: Kattamuri S. Sarma

Using SAS/Insight for exploratory data analysis and data visualization
Author: Chong Ho Yu

Data Warehousing and Database Management

(PDF) Power Indexing: A Guide to Using Indexes Effectively in Nashville Releases
Author: Diane Olson, SAS

(PDF) Documentation, How Much is Enough? The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of the Documentation Process
Author: Cecilie Birner, Quantum Consulting

(PDF) Preparing the SAS Software Programming Environment for Regulatory Submission
Author: Sunil Kumar Gupta, Gupta Programming

(PDF) SAS Formats: Making the Best of a Bad Situation
Author: Michelle L. Pritchard, The Lewin Group

(PDF) Extending the Data Warehouse: An Introduction to OLE DB
Author: S. David Riba, JADE Tech, Inc.

(PDF) Data Warehousing for Data Mining: A Case Study
Author: C. Olivia Parr Rud, DataSquare LLC

(PDF) Identifying Duplicate Observations in a Dynamic Automated Case Management Database
Authors: Michael J. Yee, The Lewin Group; Irene Dyer, Los Angeles Department of Health Services

(PDF) Summarizing to the One-Record-Pere-Oerson Using PROC SUMMARY: When to Use CLASS and When to Use BY
Author: Jenny Yu, The Lewin Group

Hands-On Workshops

(PDF) Basic Macro Processing
Author: Dana Rafiee, Destiny Corporation

(PDF) Advanced Macro Processing
Author: Dana Rafiee, Destiny Corporation

(PDF) Basic SQL Processing
Author: Dana Rafiee, Destiny Corporation

(PDF) Advanced SQL Processing
Author: Dana Rafiee, Destiny Corporation

(PDF) Reading and Writing Data from Microsoft Word/Excel using DDE
Author: Dana Rafiee, Destiny Corporation

(PDF) SAS Version 8 Interface (Display Manager)
Author: Dana Rafiee, Destiny Corporation

(PDF) Version 8 ODS (Output Delivery System)
Author: Dana Rafiee, Destiny Corporation

(PDF) Web Publishing in SAS System
Author: Dana Rafiee, Destiny Corporation

Internet, Intranets, and the Web

(PDF) Patterns for Producing Web-Enabled Applications
Author: SAS, SAS

(PDF) Using the Data Step to Output Very Useful HTML and Tips for Making Web Pages More Accessible to the Blind
Authors: Cecilie Birner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Charles Hixson, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Barbara Rhodes, Access Technology Trainer

(PDF) SAS, Trialex, an Intranet, and Adobe Acrobat 4.0, Could this be a FDA Electronic Submission?
Author: David Eber, Pharmacyclics, Inc.

(PDF) Using of SAS Software to Develop an Electronic Events Review Process for Outcomes Adjudication by an Events Review Committee with an Electronic Data Transfer
Authors: David Eber, Pharmacyclics, Inc.; See Phan, Pharmacyclics, Inc.

(PDF) Implementing An E-Intelligence Information System in An Extremely Axctive Web Environment
Author: Gina Iosue, Qualex Consulting Services, Inc.

(PDF) Security on the Web Using SAS/IntrNet Software and HTML
Author: Ming C. Lee, Trilogy Consulting Corporation

(PDF) How to Create Dynamic HTML and Javascript using your Data
Author: Jennifer R. Sinodis, Bank One

(PDF) SAS Information Delivery with Email and the Internet
Author: Sy J. Truong, Meta-Xceed, Inc.

(PDF) Using SAS for Analyzing Website Traffic
Authors: Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi

Operating Environments

(PDF) Taking Advantage of the SAS System on the Windows Platform
Author: Gary J. Mehler, SAS

(PDF) Data Access Between a TSO Mainframe and a Unix-based Oracle Data Warehouse: The SAS Remote SQL Pass-through Method
Authors: Dana Zhange, Kaiser Permanente; Jay Gravink, Kaiser Permanente

Operating Systems: Now and Then
Author: Karen Walker

Outliers

(PDF) Test Development: Ten Steps to a Valid and Reliable Certification Exam
Author: Linda A. Althouse, SAS

(PDF) ODS For Dummies
Author: Christopher R. Olinger, SAS

(PDF) An Updated Review of SAS V6 Level 1 Certification: A look at revised test objectives, test preparation, and test standards
Author: Robert L. Chastain, Chastain Research Group, Inc.

(PDF) By Hook or By Crook: Overcoming Resource Limitations
Author: Curtis A. Smith, Defense Contract Audit Agency

(PDF) Long Names and Other V8 Tips: A Bit More on Job Security
Authors: Arthur L. Carpenter, California Occidental Consultants; Tony Payne, SPS-InfoQuest

(PDF) An Object-Oriented Expert System for the SAS Environment
Author: Anthony M. Dymond, Dymond and Associates, LLC

(PDF) Automating Visual Reports Using SAS Graphs
Author: Theresa E. Famolaro, University of California – San Francisco

(PDF) Using the SAS/GRAPH Annotate Facility
Author: Joseph L. McCormick, Trilogy Consulting Corporation

(PDF) Presenting Your Data Easily With Graph-N-Go
Author: Curtis A. Smith, Defense Contract Audit Agency

(PDF) Beginners Guide to Flexibility: Macro Variables
Author: Mel Widawski, University of California – Los Angeles

Computer-Assisted Journalism
Author: Stephen K. Doig

Posters

(PDF) Visiting the White House with SAS: A PROC SPECTRA Application
Author: Joseph E. Earley, Loyola Marymount University

(PDF) Utilization of SAS Programs in the Business Environment
Authors: Sunil Kumar Gupta, Gupta Programming; Charles Edwin Shipp, Consultant

(PDF) Pruning the SASLOG – Digging into the Roots of NOTEs, WARNINGs, and ERRORs
Author: Andrew T. Kuligowski, Nielsen Media Research

(PDF) Letting Firedrills Put Themselves Out on the Web with SAS Software
Authors: Robert M. Romero, SAS; Heather Travel, Trilogy Consulting Corporation

(PDF) Using SAS to Estimate Parameters for the World Securities Markets and Related Foreign Currencies Market
Author: Kamal Shoukry, Loyola Marymount University

(PDF) Gaining Insight Using Visualization Techniques
Authors: Curtis A. Smith, Defense Contract Audit Agency; Philip A. Cosby, Defense Contract Audit Agency

(PDF) Unix to RTF macro
Author: James E. Snider, American Express

(PDF) Unemployment and the Money Supply: Estimating Lag Coefficients Using PROC PDLEG
Author: Jia L. Wang, Loyola Marymount University

Integrating SAS, Microsoft Office, and Visual Basic to Automate Reports and Manage Data
Author: Chris D. Lanning

A Macro for Calculating Single-dose Pharmacokinetic Parameters and Generating Concentration-time Graphs
Author: Jennifer L. Reid

Using Deterministic Linkage Techniques in SAS
Author: Karen M. Schlangen

Statisitical Process Contol (SPC): Tracking Healthcare Outcomes and Utilization as processes using PROC SHEWHART
Author: Deborah Shapiro

Tutorials

(PDF) Using Macro Functions
Author: Arthur L. Carpenter, California Occidental Consultants

(PDF) SAS Report Writing Over the Years: An Exploration into the Task of Meeting Everyone’s Needs
Author: Richard C. Chiofolo, Kaiser Foundation Helath Plan

(PDF) Bringing Rhyme and Reason to Your Data: A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Reports that Communicate and Impress
Authors: Lora D. Delwiche, University of California – Davis; Susan J. Slaughter, Independent Consultant

(PDF) A Beginners Guide to SAS Date and Time Handling
Author: Wayne B. Finley, State of California – HHSDC

(PDF) Using SAS/CONNECT Software in a Multi-Platform Environment
Authors: Cyndie B. Gareleck, RAND Corporation; Rodger Madison, RAND Corporation

(PDF) HTML for the SAS Programmer
Author: Lauren E. Haworth, Ischemia Research & Education Foundation

(PDF) Indexing and Compressing SAS Data Sets: How, Why and Why Not
Author: Andrew H. Karp, Sierra Information Services Inc.

(PDF) How to Incorporate Old SAS Data Into a New DATA Step, or “What is S-M-U”?
Author: Andrew T. Kuligowski, Nielsen Media Research

(PDF) Creating HTML Output with the Output Delivery System (ODS)
Author: Kirk Paul Lafler, Software Intelligence Corporation

(PDF) Access to Databases Using SAS/ACCESS
Author: Frederick E. Pratter, University of Montana

(PDF) How to Use the Data Step Debugger
Author: S. David Riba, JADE Tech, Inc.

(PDF) Accessing & Integrating The MS Windows Win32 API in SAS Applications
Author: Christopher A. Roper, National Committee for Quality Assurance

(PDF) PROC FREQ: It’s More Than Counts
Author: Richard Severino, The Queen’s Medical Center

(PDF) Graphing the Probability of Hospitalization as a Function of Time Using Estimates and the SAS System’s PROC PHREG
Author: Tyler C. Smith, Health Research Center

(PDF) Customizing SAS in the Windows Environment
Author: Mel Widawski, University of California – Los Angeles

(PDF) Getting Started with Version 8 SAS/AF Software
Author: Steven A. Wilson, MAJARO InfoSystems Inc.