From mmurphy@world.std.com Fri Apr 21 11:34:23 2000 Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 11:07:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Murphy Reply-To: basug@world.std.com To: basug@world.std.com Subject: BASUG News ----------------------------------------------------------- The Boston Area SAS Users Group Message List - April 21, 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------- Contents: - Quarterly Meeting, May 19, 2000 - Our Web Site - BASUG Contacts - How to subscribe/unsubscribe from this Message List ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Meeting Announcement ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- WHAT: Quarterly BASUG Meeting WHEN: Friday, May 19, 2000 - 8:30AM to 12:30PM WHERE: Harvard School of Public Health 677 Huntington Ave. Room G1, Lower level of the Kresge Building Boston, MA DIRECTIONS: See below. Please note special directions if you are driving. AGENDA: 8:30 - 9:00 Coffee and registration 9:00 -10:00 "Tutorial on Logistic Regression" 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-11:15 "What A Statistician Needs to Know About Version 8" 11:15-11:30 Break 11:30-12:30 "SAS/Analyst - a Demonstration" RSVP: Required - by email only!!!! gaccione@hcp.med.harvard.edu CONTACT: If you have questions about the meeting, contact: Peter Gaccione: 617-432-4467 (gaccione@hcp.med.harvard.edu) or Bill Simpson: 617-495-6671 (wsimpson@hbs.edu) ----------------------------------------------------------- ABSTRACTS AND BIOS: ----------------------------------------------------------- 9:00 - 10:00 "Tutorial on Logistic Regression" by Maura Stokes, SAS Institute Logistic regression has become one of the basic modeling tools for a statistician or data analyst. With the addition of the CLASS statement in the LOGISTIC procedure, it becomes much easier to perform logistic regression in the SAS System. This tutorial focuses on the basic methodology behind logistic regression and discusses parameterization, testing goodness of fit, and model-building procedures. The tutorial focuses on the dichotomous response, but some direction for handling the ordinal response will also be provided. ----------------------------------------------------------- 10:15 - 11:15 "What A Statistician Needs to Know About Version 8" by Maura Stokes, SAS Institute Version 8 of SAS/STAT software provides you with many new tools in the areas of nonparametic regression, survey data analysis, and nonlinear mixed models. In addition, features such as the CLASS statement in PROC LOGISTIC and comprehensive GEE facilities in the GENMOD procedure provide key enhancements to existing statistical software. Upcoming capabilities in Release 8.1 include exact logistic regression and experimental procedures for multiple imputation for missing data and generalized additive models. And ODS revolutionizes the presentation and organization of your results. If you don't know where to dive in, this talk gives you a springboard to the new developments in the statistical software. ----------------------------------------------------------- 11:30-12:30 "SAS/Analyst - a Demonstration" by Steve Freitas, e-Services Corp The SAS/Analyst application is a Windows application using features of SAS/STAT, Base SAS, and SAS/GRAPH. It allows the user to derive conclusions from data using statistical and graphical procedures without having to write any SAS code. The purpose of the demonstration will be to cover some of the features. Areas covered will be basic statistical techniques along with the use of regression and other multivariate statistical tools. ----------------------------------------------------------- Maura Stokes received her DrPH from the Department of Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1986 and is currently an adjunct associate professor in the department. She has worked at SAS Institute for fifteen years and is SAS/STAT Product Manager in the Applications Division. She is co-author of the book Categorical Data Analysis Using the SAS System and her research and teaching interests lie in the categorical area. Steve Freitas is a Senior Developer at e-Services Corporation, which is part of the MIB Group, Inc. He is currently responsible for the model development and statistical analysis of medical impairment information. Prior to joining the MIB group, Steve worked in support of the development of medical services, polymer chemical products, protective equipment for the US soldier, and as a public health statistician. He holds a Masters Degree in Biostatistics from the Univ. of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. ----------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: If you are approaching the Harvard Medical Area from Huntington Ave., there is a banner hanging over the sidewalk at 677. This is just up from the intersection of Longwood and Huntington Avenues where the Longwood Green Line T Stop is, or down from the intersection of Huntington and Frances, where the Brigham Circle stop is. From where the banner is proceed towards the quadrangle through the walkway and turn sharply right, entering Kresge through the revolving doors. Give your name at the security desk (see below) and proceed to the lower level. If you drive and park in the garage (again see below) you will be exiting the garage onto a small plaza with a bicycle parking area. Turn right and head towards the quadrange. You will see the Kresge building (677) on your left. Go up the stairs and through the revolving doors. DIRECTIONS TO THE HARVARD MEDICAL AREA (For a map go to http://www.hms.harvard.edu/about and click on Harvard Medical School at the bottom, then maps and directions.) If you are approaching the Harvard Medical Area from Huntington Ave., there is a banner hanging over the sidewalk at 677. This is just up from the intersection of Longwood and Huntington Avenues where the Longwood Green Line T Stop is, or down from the intersection of Huntington and Frances, where the Brigham Circle stop is. From where the banner is proceed towards the quadrangle through the walkway and turn sharply right, entering Kresge through the revolving doors. Give your name at the security desk (see below) and proceed to the lower level. If you drive and park in the garage (again see below) you will be exiting the garage onto a small plaza with a bicycle parking area. Turn right and head towards the quadrangle. You will see the Kresge building (677) on your left. Go up the stairs and through the revolving doors. By Car (SEE BELOW FOR PARKING DETAILS) From South of Boston Take I-93 North to exit 26 (Cambridge/Storrow Drive). Keep left at the end of ramp and take underpass to Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive approximately 2.5 miles to Kenmore Square exit (on left). Bear right at end of exit ramp into Kenmore Square. Take leftmost fork at intersection onto Brookline Avenue. Follow Brookline Avenue approximately 2 miles (Beth Israel Hospital will be on left). Watch for blue and white Harvard Medical Area signs. From West of Boston Take I-90 East (Massachusetts Turnpike) to exit 18 (Cambridge/Allston). Bear right after toll booth at end of exit ramp. Turn right after lights (before the bridge) onto Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive (about one mile) to Kenmore Square exit. Bear right at end of exit ramp into Kenmore Square. Take leftmost fork at intersection onto Brookline Avenue. Follow Brookline Avenue approximately 2 miles (Beth Israel Hospital will be on left). Watch for blue and white Harvard Medical Area signs. From North of Boston Take I-93 South to exit 26 (Storrow Drive/North Station). Keep left at end of ramp and take underpass to Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive approximately 2.5 miles to Kenmore Square exit (on left). Bear right at end of exit ramp into Kenmore Square. Take leftmost fork at intersection onto Brookline Avenue. Follow Brookline Avenue approximately 2 miles (Beth Israel Hospital will be on the left). Watch for blue and white Harvard Medical Area signs. From Logan Airport Take Rte. 1A South through Sumner Tunnel after leaving Logan Airport. Watch for detour signs that periodically direct traffic north before allowing access to Rte. 1A South. After tunnel, turn right onto I-93 N. Follow I-93 N about 1/4 mile to exit 26 (Cambridge/ Storrow Drive). Keep left at end of ramp and take underpass to Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive approximately 2.5 miles to Kenmore Square exit ( on left). Bear right at end of exit ramp into Kenmore Square. Take leftmost fork at intersection onto Brookline Avenue. Follow Brookline Avenue approximately 2 miles (Beth Israel Hospital will be on left). Watch for blue and white Harvard Medical Area signs. By Public Transportation Subway Green Line D Line -- Take train to Longwood Station. From station, turn left on to Chapel Street and walk up short hill to Longwood Avenue. Turn left on to Longwood Avenue. Harvard Medical School is about a 10 minute walk from the Longwood Station and is located on the right. E Line -- Take train to Longwood Medical Area Station. From stop, proceed down Longwood Avenue towards the hospitals. Harvard Medical School is about a 5 minute walk from the Longwood Medical Area Station and is located on the left. Bus 47 - Central Square, Cambridge - Albany St. Via South End Medical Area, Dudley Station & Longwood Medical Area Exit bus in front of Children's Hospital. Harvard Medical School is located next to the hospital. CT2 - Kendall Square Station - Ruggles Station Via Longwood Medical Area Exit bus in front of Children's Hospital. Harvard Medical School is located next to the hospital. 8A - Dudley Station - Kenmore Station Via Longwood Medical Area Exit bus in front of Children's Hospital. Harvard Medical School is located next to the hospital. *********************************************************; IF YOU DRIVE.......... *********************************************************; You must notify Peter Gaccione, again by email ONLY!!! (gaccione@hcp.med.harvard.edu) Please provide the make and model and license number of the vehicle. This will be checked by the attendant at the entrance to the garage. When you enter the garage you will be met by an attendant who may have to retain your keys as parking is on elevated platforms and if you are parked below someone they may need to move your car to let that person out. The attendants can give you more details. There will be no charge for parking. Allow a good 15-20 minutes from when you arrive to when you reach the meeting room. There are some metered spaces on Huntington Ave as well. ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- BASUG Web Site ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Our site on the World Wide Web always contains the latest information concerning upcoming meetings, positions available, and consultants for hire. There are new job openings added by local companies nearly every week. 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