ANN ARBOR – The February 5 SAS Software Users Group Meeting will feature three presentations and be held at United BioSource Corp. starting at 2 pm.

The agenda includes:

Random Effects vs. Marginal Model Approach With Repeated Measures Data-

Kathy Welch, University of Michigan

Welch is a co-author of the book “Linear Mixed Models: A Practical Guide

using Statistical Software”. Her talk will be based on Chapter 6 of the

book, which can be viewed from her website, Personal.Umich.Edu/KWelch

Realizing Value Quickly from a Newly Installed SAS EBI Platform- Brian

Varney, Comsys

Getting a new SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence (EBI) Platform up and

running is an exciting time for a company. The promises heard during the

sales cycle and project demonstrations need to become actionable processes

by the administrators, power users and information consumers once the

installation is complete. The reality is that this can only happen with

careful planning and preparation before, during and after the SAS platform

installation process.

This paper will address how to plan and prepare for each phase of a SAS EBI

implementation, such that, when the installation and configuration are

complete; the platform can be leveraged in an organized manner. We assume

that SAS software has already been chosen as the BI platform of choice and

the hardware and operating systems have been decided upon.

Career Coaching: Surviving in a Troubled Economy- Nick Synko, Synko

Associates

Nick’s talk will cover outplacement services, career transition coaching,

and coaching in general.

For more information, click on MISUG.Org

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