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9801. 

SAS® Guide to Report Writing: Examples, Second Edition

SAS® Guide to Report Writing: Examples, Second Edition

By: Michele M. Burlew

Publisher: SAS Institute

Publication Date: 30-JUN-2005

Insert Date: 23-APR-2007

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Jump-start your report-writing skills! Report writing has never been easier. Learn how you can easily avoid common report-writing pitfalls with SAS Guide to Report Writing: Examples, Second Edition. Updated for SAS®9, this task-oriented book guides you through the steps that you need to produce professional reports. Using a wealth of easy-to-follow examples, this time-saving book demonstrates the many different styles of reports that are available and the SAS tools used to generate them. The examples enable more experienced programmers to quickly grasp new techniques, while margin notes...

9802. 

Broadband Network Architectures: Designing and Deploying Triple-Play Services

Broadband Network Architectures: Designing and Deploying Triple-Play Services

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 01-MAY-2007

Insert Date: 21-APR-2007

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“Network professionals who are looking to deploy triple-play service provider networks will find this book a useful tool.” –Michael Newbery, IP Architect, TelstraClear Limited “This book provides a wealth of information on current and future broadband architectures, services, and deployments. It will serve both experienced technical experts needing a comprehensive reference, as well as those needing a concise explanation of broadband access architectures and multi-play services.” –Sanjay Wadhwa, Product Line Manager, IP Edge Products, Juniper Networks “This book is a thorough guide...

9803. 

SAS® Programming by Example

SAS® Programming by Example

By: Ronald P. Cody; Ray Pass

Publisher: SAS Institute

Publication Date: 08-MAR-1995

Insert Date: 21-APR-2007

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Develop and fine-tune your programming skills the easy way - by example! For beginning and intermediate users, SAS Programming by Example guides you, with a series of annotated examples, through basic tasks to more complex ones. Problems and solutions are provided to make the most of the programming tools available in base SAS software. Conversational in tone, this book is useful both as a tutorial for learning programming and as a convenient quick-reference filled with tips and strategies for solving your programming problems. Among the clearly explained examples are models that show you...

9804. 

CCNP BSCI Portable Command Guide

CCNP BSCI Portable Command Guide

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Publisher: Cisco Press

Publication Date: 10-MAY-2007

Insert Date: 20-APR-2007

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&> Preparing for the CCNP® certification? Working as a network professional? Here are all the CCNP-level commands for the Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) exam you need in one condensed, portable resource. The CCNP BSCI Portable Command Guide is filled with valuable, easy-to-access information and is portable enough for use whether you’re in the server room or the equipment closet. This book helps you memorize commands and concepts as you work to pass the CCNP BSCI exam (642-901). The guide summarizes all CCNP certification-level Cisco IOS® Software commands, keywords, command...

9805. 

Survival Analysis Using SAS®: A Practical Guide

Survival Analysis Using SAS®: A Practical Guide

By: Paul D. Allison

Publisher: SAS Institute

Publication Date: 13-NOV-1995

Insert Date: 20-APR-2007

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Biomedical and social science researchers who want to analyze survival data with SAS will find just what they need with this easy-to-read and comprehensive guide. Written for the reader with a modest statistical background and minimal knowledge of SAS software, this book teaches many aspects of data input and manipulation. Numerous examples of SAS code and output make this an eminently practical resource, ensuring that even the uninitiated becomes a sophisticated user of survival analysis. The main topics presented include censoring, survival curves, Kaplan-Meier estimation, accelerated...

9806. 

Windows® PowerShell Unleashed

Windows® PowerShell Unleashed

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Publisher: Sams

Publication Date: 04-MAY-2007

Insert Date: 19-APR-2007

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A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0672329883 ISBN-13: 9780672329883 PowerShell is one of the most exciting new products to come out of Microsoft in a long time. It is both a new scripting language and a command-line shell. People who have seen the demos have been extremely impressed by the power it brings to admins to automate and customize their regular tasks. PowerShell will be used as the basis for all Windows administrative scripting in the future, starting with Exchange 2007 and Vista. IT Pros have been hungering for whatever PowerShell information they can get their...

9807. 

The Little SAS® Book for Enterprise Guide® 4.1

The Little SAS® Book for Enterprise Guide® 4.1

By: Susan J. Slaughter; Lora D. Delwiche

Publisher: SAS Institute

Publication Date: 22-JUL-2006

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Learning to use SAS Enterprise Guide has never been easier! With The Little SAS Book for Enterprise Guide 4.1, Susan Slaughter and Lora Delwiche help you quickly become familiar with the SAS Enterprise Guide point-and-click environment. A series of carefully designed tutorials help you master the basics of the tasks you will want to do most frequently. The reference section of the book expands on the tutorial topics, focusing on specific features. If you are new to SAS or new to SAS Enterprise Guide, this book will be an invaluable tool on your way to becoming an expert. ...

9808. 

Cody’s Data Cleaning Techniques Using SAS® Software

Cody’s Data Cleaning Techniques Using SAS® Software

By: Ronald P. Cody

Publisher: SAS Institute

Publication Date: 29-NOV-1999

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The key to ensuring accurate data is having clean data. This book develops and describes data cleaning programs and macros. You can use many of the programs and macros that are provided, as is, or you can modify them for your own special data cleaning tasks. Ron has carefully explained and documented each of the programs and macros, thus providing you with SAS programming instruction on an intermediate-to-advanced level. Topics presented include validation checks on character data, numeric data, missing values, and date values; searching for duplicate records; working with multiple files;...

9809. 

SAS® Macro Programming Made Easy, Second Edition

SAS® Macro Programming Made Easy, Second Edition

By: Michele M. Burlew

Publisher: SAS Institute

Publication Date: 30-MAR-2007

Insert Date: 18-APR-2007

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Need help understanding the SAS macro facility? You will find all the answers that you need in this easy-to-follow book! Michele Burlew puts her decades of macro programming experience to work for you as she guides you through the basics, as well as the more complex features of the SAS macro facility. Updated extensively for SAS 9, this book includes plenty of examples and step-by-step instructions. You will learn the elements of the macro facility (macro variables, macro programs, macro language), how to write a macro program, macro programming techniques, tips on using the macro...

9810. 

OpenGL® SuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference, Fourth Edition

OpenGL® SuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference, Fourth Edition

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Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Publication Date: 18-JUN-2007

Insert Date: 18-APR-2007

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OpenGL ® SuperBible, Fourth Edition, begins by illuminating the core techniques of “classic” OpenGL graphics programming, from drawing in space to geometric transformations, from lighting to texture mapping. The authors cover newer OpenGL capabilities, including OpenGL 2.1’s powerful programmable pipeline, vertex and fragment shaders, and advanced buffers. They also present thorough, up-to-date introductions to OpenGL implementations on multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, UNIX, and embedded systems. Coverage includes ·         An entirely new chapter on OpenGL...

9811. 

A Step-by-Step Approach to Using SAS® for Univariate & Multivariate Statistics, Second Edition

A Step-by-Step Approach to Using SAS® for Univariate & Multivariate Statistics, Second Edition

By: Norm O'Rourke; Larry Hatcher; Edward J. Stepanksi, Ph.d.

Publisher: SAS Institute

Publication Date: 18-MAY-2005

Insert Date: 17-APR-2007

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Updated for SA®9, this second edition is an easy-to-understand introduction to SAS as well as to univariate and multivariate statistics. Clear explanations and simple language guide you through the research terminology, data input, data manipulation, and types of statistical analysis that are most commonly used in the social and behavioral sciences. Providing practice data inspired by actual studies, this book teaches you how to choose the right statistic, understand the assumptions underlying the procedure, prepare the SAS program for the analysis, interpret the output, and summarize the...

9812. 

Adobe® Flash CS3 Professional On Demand

Adobe® Flash CS3 Professional On Demand

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 26-APR-2007

Insert Date: 16-APR-2007

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<>Adobe® Flash CS3 Professional FOR THOSE WHO WOULD RATHER BE SHOWN HOW THAN TOLD HOW SEE HOW TO • Improve publishing and productivity with the CS3 interface and templates • Browse, organize, and process files using Adobe Bridge and Version Cue • Import Photoshop and Illustrator files directly into Flash • Keep track of the changes in Flash on a per-object basis • Copy and paste graphic filters and motions • Create more compelling designs with built-in filter effects and gradients • Use blend modes to change the way the image of one object on the Stage is combined with...

9813. 

Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Troubleshooting Guide

Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Troubleshooting Guide

By: Tony Northrup; Microsoft Windows Team

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Publication Date: 08-JUN-2005

Insert Date: 14-APR-2007

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Apply expert strategies to troubleshoot your Windows Server 2003 network-and quickly resolve system issues and conflicts. ...

9814. 

Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Performance Guide

Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Performance Guide

By: Mark Friedman; Microsoft Windows Performance Team

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Publication Date: 08-JUN-2005

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Get practical guidance on managing and tuning sytem performance to help optimize speed, reliability, and efficiency. ...

9815. 

Rails Refactoring to Resources: Using CRUD and REST in Your Rails Application

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Rails Refactoring to Resources: Using CRUD and REST in Your Rails Application

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Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Publication Date: 13-APR-2007

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Since David Heinemeier Hansson’s keynote speech at RailsConf 2006 and the release of Rails 1.2 in early 2007, Representational State Transfer, better known as REST, has taken the Rails world by storm. If you’re new to REST, this short cut will help you decide which parts of the REST paradigm you want to introduce to your application. If you’re a developer with more RESTful experience, this short cut will introduce you to some refactorings that will give your application a cleaner, leaner code base, while also serving as a reference to much of the functionality REST has brought to...

9816. 

Logistic Regression Using SAS®: Theory and Application

Logistic Regression Using SAS®: Theory and Application

By: Paul D. Allison

Publisher: SAS Institute

Publication Date: 23-MAR-1999

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If you are a researcher or student with experience in multiple linear regression and want to learn about logistic regression, this book is for you! Informal and nontechnical, this book both explains the theory behind logistic regression and looks at all the practical details involved in its implementation using the SAS System. Several social science real-world examples are included in full detail. This book also explains the differences and similarities among the many generalizations of the logistic regression model. The following topics are covered: binary logit analysis, logit analysis...

9817. 

The Complete Guide to SAS® Indexes

The Complete Guide to SAS® Indexes

By: Michael A. Raithel

Publisher: SAS Institute

Publication Date: 27-JAN-2006

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Your definitive guide to using SAS® indexes Do you struggle with the problems of extracting data from large SAS data sets? Are you designing applications where response time is of great importance? Let this example-driven book guide you to the many ways you can use SAS indexes to reduce the computer resources needed to process large SAS data sets, leading to faster programs and reduced computer charges. You will learn: The types of applications that can benefit from the use of indexes. How indexes can save computer processing resources and wallclock time. The difference between...

9818. 

SAS® Programming in the Pharmaceutical Industry

SAS® Programming in the Pharmaceutical Industry

By: Jack Shostak

Publisher: SAS Institute

Publication Date: 01-SEP-2005

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At last! A real-world reference guide for clinical trial SAS programming, packed with solutions that programmers can apply to their day-to-day problems. Discover key techniques and tools available within Base SAS (including the macro language and PROC SQL), SAS/GRAPH, and SAS/STAT that can be used to resolve many common issues in working with clinical trial data. Organized to reflect the statistical programmer's work flow, this user-friendly text begins with an introduction to the working environment, then presents chapters on importing and massaging data into analysis data sets, producing...

9819. 

Project Management Success with CMMI®: Seven CMMI Process Areas

Project Management Success with CMMI®: Seven CMMI Process Areas

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 25-JUN-2007

Insert Date: 13-APR-2007

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Use CMMI to Improve Project Management Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Accountability The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level 2 offers powerful, end-to-end tools for improvement throughout your organization. In Project Management Success with CMMI®, James Persse demonstrates exactly how to apply CMMI Level 2 to virtually any project, program, or process. User friendly, concise, and easy to follow, this book helps you implement all seven CMMI Level 2 process areas; customize CMMI for your unique projects and organization; and achieve powerful, quantifiable...

9820. 

Core JavaServer™ Faces, Second Edition

Core JavaServer™ Faces, Second Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 09-MAY-2007

Insert Date: 13-APR-2007

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JavaServer Faces (JSF) is quickly emerging as the leading solution for rapid user interface development in Java-based server-side applications. Now, Core JavaServer™ Faces–the #1 guide to JSF–has been thoroughly updated in this second edition, covering the latest feature enhancements, the powerful Ajax development techniques, and open source innovations that make JSF even more valuable. Authors David Geary and Cay Horstmann delve into all facets of JSF 1.2 development, offering systematic best practices for building robust applications, minimizing handcoding, and maximizing productivity....