SAS - anyone here work with it etc?

I work for a bank and our Management Information team use it, the Senior Analysts who are good with it are on some good money so definitely worth learning
 
elmarko said:
It's worth getting trained up on any analytical tool if the opportunity presents itself. (assuming you mean "Statistical Analysis System").

While I've only briefly used SAS I've been using SPSS & SQL for a number of years now & it's hugely improved my employment prospects & earnings potential.

If you are interested in data management, data manipulation, analysis, & statistical modelling/analytics's then it's worth a shot.
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You work as an analyst? :)
 
tcfreer said:
Bunch of jokers rofl

yeah the Statistical Analysis System is what I meant (Sorry should have been clear in the first place)

I've always liked getting big data sheets ( started small with 1Gb and now onto xxxx GB of the stuff) and making actual usable information from it for people, give them real insight into whats going on rather then listening to people's 'gut says we are doing well' rubbish.

I know a lot of people find it very boring but its intresting to me, and its forefilling to see the differanc eit can make - positive and negative to a thought proccess
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I hope your ability to assimilate information and create useful figures for others is better than your ability to spell.

Honestly, I don't understand how people work in such vital roles, or handle crucial and critical information for others, but have no basic ability of the English language. I do honestly wonder where we'll be in the next 50 years. I know there will be people here saying "lay off, not everyone can spell perfectly" etc, but in a business environment where you're passing information to other people, part of your job should be to ensure that you have the ability to at least write decent English. It's the professional and correct thing to do. If you can't spell at school, you shouldn't leave school until you can, unless of course you have a disability that prevents you from doing so correctly, such as dyslexia.
 
sports_brah said:
Could I fire you a quick question over trust? :)
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Sure go nuts. (no naked pictures please :p)

CHokKA said:
I hope your ability to assimilate information and create useful figures for others is better than your ability to spell.

Honestly, I don't understand how people work in such vital roles, or handle crucial and critical information for others, but have no basic ability of the English language. I do honestly wonder where we'll be in the next 50 years. I know there will be people here saying "lay off, not everyone can spell perfectly" etc, but in a business environment where you're passing information to other people, part of your job should be to ensure that you have the ability to at least write decent English. It's the professional and correct thing to do. If you can't spell at school, you shouldn't leave school until you can, unless of course you have a disability that prevents you from doing so correctly, such as dyslexia.
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Some of the most skilled analysts & modellers I've worked with have below average writing skills. Half my team is from outside the UK (lack of skills in the domestic market) & have performed fantastically while learning the language/grammar on the job.
 
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CHokKA said:
I hope your ability to assimilate information and create useful figures for others is better than your ability to spell.

Honestly, I don't understand how people work in such vital roles, or handle crucial and critical information for others, but have no basic ability of the English language. I do honestly wonder where we'll be in the next 50 years. I know there will be people here saying "lay off, not everyone can spell perfectly" etc, but in a business environment where you're passing information to other people, part of your job should be to ensure that you have the ability to at least write decent English. It's the professional and correct thing to do. If you can't spell at school, you shouldn't leave school until you can, unless of course you have a disability that prevents you from doing so correctly, such as dyslexia.
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Have to say I was thinking this too - I don't normally pick on people's spelling/grammar on here, as nobody is perfect, but when you're talking about getting into a career/job role that revolves around precision, attention to detail, and effectively communicating your findings, surely it's got to be important to be precise, have attention to detail, and be able to communicate your findings effectively - i.e. be able to type/spell/use correct language?
 
Not to mention but I do have dsylexia

And I do try to spell right (Hence I click the spell check button every 5 words on excel / word)

i have it on my home Firefox as well - unfortuanlty work doesn't have a spell check on its web browser so I couldn't check :( Sorry

Its not something I mention or put out because as you say its not right in the field I like working in.

So I try to equip myself with as much tech/ software as I can to stop it showing through.

But in work it takes me about 2-3 hours longer then a few other people I work with, purely because I am aware of this myself and want to try to make sure I have not made a error - though spelling the wrong word right doesn't help with spell check, so I get my work peer checked very often
 
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elmarko said:
Sure go nuts. (no naked pictures please :p)

Some of the most skilled analysts & modellers I've worked with have below average writing skills. Half my team is from outside the UK (lack of skills in the domestic market) & have performed fantastically while learning the language/grammar on the job.
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But why though? If they're intelligent people, which they clearly must be, then why can't they spell properly? What I don't understand is that it isn't difficult to learn to spell correctly. I'm not talking about typos etc, I just mean that these days, more and more it is becoming acceptable for people to have an extremely poor command of the English language. I know some foreigners that can spell better than the English folks that I know. I just don't understand why it is alright to be sloppy with spelling. Grammar is a different story, but sometimes you read sentences that make no sense whatsoever and I just don't understand why it is becoming more and more acceptable.
 
CHokKA said:
But why though? If they're intelligent people, which they clearly must be, then why can't they spell properly? What I don't understand is that it isn't difficult to learn to spell correctly. I'm not talking about typos etc, I just mean that these days, more and more it is becoming acceptable for people to have an extremely poor command of the English language. I know some foreigners that can spell better than the English folks that I know. I just don't understand why it is alright to be sloppy with spelling. Grammar is a different story, but sometimes you read sentences that make no sense whatsoever and I just don't understand why it is becoming more and more acceptable.
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People have no standards :p

Or just don't appreciate the beauty of a well formed sentence.
 
tcfreer said:
Not to mention but I do have dsylexia

And I do try to spell right (Hence I click the spell check button every 5 words on excel / word)

i have it on my home Firefox as well - unfortuanlty work doesn't have a spell check on its web browser so I couldn't check :( Sorry
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As mentioned in my original post, that's not a problem. Thanks for clarifying. My real point is that more often these days I'm finding it difficult to read things that people write, from here to even news websites. Their whole purpose is to report the news, these journalists write articles on a daily basis but yet they have a terrible command of the English language. I just don't see the need, English as a language is something that is taught to all at school but these days it seems acceptable to be sloppy. I know teachers that can't spell correctly and it really annoys me because they're meant to be the ones teaching our children how to do it properly!
 
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