March 13, 2013 Workshop and Presentations
Workshop:
Statistical Graphics for Clinical Research Using ODS Graphics Designer
Wei Cheng, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Statistical graphics play an important role across various stages in clinical research. They help investigators to explore and understand raw data in the early stage of statistical analysis, as well as present final analysis result in the formal publications. The graphs need to be specifically designed and carefully drawn to best represent data and analysis. While this can be done by SAS® programming using traditional SAS DATA steps and SAS/GRAPH procedures, the process is time consuming and time is spent to find the right options or annotation syntax. With SAS 9.2M3, ODS Graphics Designer (Designer) becomes production software. This is an interactive “point and click” application that can be used to design and create custom graphs. This new application greatly enhances the ability to effectively generate statistical graphs for clinical research. In this workshop, I will show you the application interface and walk you through creating some commonly used statistical graphs for clinical research. The intended audience doesn’t need to know SAS/GRAPH syntax, but wants to create high-quality statistical graphs for clinical trials. Examples will use scrambled data from real world in CDISC format.
Statistical Graphics for Clinical Research Using ODS Graphics Designer
Wei Cheng, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Statistical graphics play an important role across various stages in clinical research. They help investigators to explore and understand raw data in the early stage of statistical analysis, as well as present final analysis result in the formal publications. The graphs need to be specifically designed and carefully drawn to best represent data and analysis. While this can be done by SAS® programming using traditional SAS DATA steps and SAS/GRAPH procedures, the process is time consuming and time is spent to find the right options or annotation syntax. With SAS 9.2M3, ODS Graphics Designer (Designer) becomes production software. This is an interactive “point and click” application that can be used to design and create custom graphs. This new application greatly enhances the ability to effectively generate statistical graphs for clinical research. In this workshop, I will show you the application interface and walk you through creating some commonly used statistical graphs for clinical research. The intended audience doesn’t need to know SAS/GRAPH syntax, but wants to create high-quality statistical graphs for clinical trials. Examples will use scrambled data from real world in CDISC format.
Featured Presentation:
What’s Hot, What’s Not – Skills for SAS® Professionals
Kirk Paul Lafler, Software Intelligence Corporation
As a new generation of SAS® user emerges, current and prior generations of users have an extensive array of procedures, programming tools, approaches and techniques to choose from. This presentation identifies and explores the areas that are hot and not-so-hot in the world of the professional SAS user. Topics include Enterprise Guide, PROC SQL, JMP, PROC REPORT, Macro Language, ODS, DATA step programming techniques such as arrays and hashing, sasCommunity.org®, LexJansen.com, JMP®, and Output Delivery System (ODS).
What’s Hot, What’s Not – Skills for SAS® Professionals
Kirk Paul Lafler, Software Intelligence Corporation
As a new generation of SAS® user emerges, current and prior generations of users have an extensive array of procedures, programming tools, approaches and techniques to choose from. This presentation identifies and explores the areas that are hot and not-so-hot in the world of the professional SAS user. Topics include Enterprise Guide, PROC SQL, JMP, PROC REPORT, Macro Language, ODS, DATA step programming techniques such as arrays and hashing, sasCommunity.org®, LexJansen.com, JMP®, and Output Delivery System (ODS).
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Second Presentation:
What Makes a Good SAS Programmer in Drug Development? --- A Customer’s Perspective
Larry Shen, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
In this presentation I will explain the critical and expanding roles of SAS programmers in drug development. I will use my own experience as a customer to offer my view of how a SAS programmer is likely to succeed in the biopharmaceutical industry.
What Makes a Good SAS Programmer in Drug Development? --- A Customer’s Perspective
Larry Shen, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
In this presentation I will explain the critical and expanding roles of SAS programmers in drug development. I will use my own experience as a customer to offer my view of how a SAS programmer is likely to succeed in the biopharmaceutical industry.
