Date:         Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:05:45 -0800
Reply-To:     "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
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From:         "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
Subject:      Re: OT: Friday SAS metaphor
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Well put.

Maybe an abbreviated description would be:
  SPSS is a Dodge Caravan
  Stata is a stock car
  Oracle is a Peterbilt truck
  R is a quality experimental airplane

  SAS is - all of the above, and much, much more




Hope this is helpful.


Mark Terjeson
Senior Programmer Analyst, IM&R
Russell Investments


Russell Investments
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-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Paul Dorfman
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:49 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: OT: Friday SAS metaphor

A all-purpose convertible freight train loaded with conveyances of every
purpose, shape, and form, including, but not limited to, light trucks,
stock cars, big rigs, amphibious vehicles, airplanes, helicopters, and
combine harvesters. Priced accordingly.

Kind regards
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Paul Dorfman
Jax, FL
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-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Hoyle, Larry" <larryhoyle@KU.EDU>
>
> Trying to describe SAS to a colleague I thought of using metaphors for
> some of the software used here:
>
> SPSS is a Dodge Caravan
> Stata is a stock car
> Oracle is a Peterbilt truck
> R is a quality experimental airplane
>
> SAS is ???????
>
>
>
>
>
> Larry Hoyle
> Associate Scientist
> Institute for Policy & Social Research
> University of Kansas
> Blake Hall
> 1541 Lilac Lane
> Lawrence, KS  66044-3177
>
> http://www.ipsr.ku.edu