How to Download and Install SAS Software (SAS Studio) for free?

SAS is free to learn. Whether you’re an independent  learner, a student, or an instructor, you can access SAS software via the cloud free of charge. SAS OnDemand for Academics provides an online delivery model for teaching and learning statistical analysis, data mining and forecasting.  Everyone has access to SAS OnDemand for Academics: SAS Studio … Read more

What is the difference between SAS Developer/Programmer and SAS Administrator

SAS developer/programmer and SAS admin, both are different roles in the IT industry. There is no predefined path to become one yet usually as a normal trend people first work as SAS programmer and then once they have enough knowledge about SAS systems they switch to SAS Administration.  Though there are people who directly start … Read more

What is the difference between SAS and SaaS (SAS vs SaaS)?

SAS or SaaS, usually people pronounce it as  “SAAS” but these are extremely two different things.Abbreviations are a common thing in the IT industry or in general in the tech world hence the confusion especially when you’re new to the IT industry. SAS is a Statistical Analysis System whereas SaaS means Software As A Service. … Read more

Comparison between SAS, R, and Python

Today’s rapidly changing and competitive world it is important to understand hot and trending technologies. In the analytics and data science field, the more commonly discussed topic is the difference between SAS, R, and Python. Which one is the best and why? As demand for data analysis is growing rapidly, the demand for data analysts … Read more

What is SAS?

SAS stands for the  “Statistical Analysis Software“, a statistical software suite used for data management, advanced analytics, multivariate analysis, business intelligence, and predictive analytics. Though “SAS” abbreviation is used for many different industries and referred to as many different things. It’s hard to understand when someone just says “SAS” without any context. SAS can be … Read more