SAS has an academic version that is free but not with all the functionalities. Depending on your level of analytics it may address your use case. Regards, From: Kennedy Kairu Kariuki via skunkworks [mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke] Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:06 AM To: Eva Kimathi <evakimathi@gmail.com> Cc: skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] SAS for Data Analytics Ahh...share what you find out about SAS. Also how many companies use it locally On Sep 16, 2015 9:25 AM, "Eva Kimathi" <evakimathi@gmail.com <mailto:evakimathi@gmail.com> > wrote: @Kennedy, they use Magpi for this purpose? On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com <mailto:kkairu@gmail.com> > wrote: Actually I think the training for R was done by one Mr. Mimano of datadyne. They also do data collection apps for agric NGOs. He's on this list On Sep 16, 2015 8:46 AM, "Eva Kimathi" <evakimathi@gmail.com <mailto:evakimathi@gmail.com> > wrote: Thanks Kennedy, I'll check with our accounts manager On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com <mailto:kkairu@gmail.com> > wrote: They do not as if now. I wouldn't say they do analytics even after forming a department specifically for that. On Sep 16, 2015 8:10 AM, "Eva Kimathi" <evakimathi@gmail.com <mailto:evakimathi@gmail.com> > wrote: Thank you all for the advice. The research team is primarily agriculture based...their analyst insists that Stata is for engineering and he hasn't heard of R. @Mosoti I will check the Enterprise guide, thank you @Kennedy do you know if Safcom offer analytics as a service? (I wish) I'll keep you posted. Cheers On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 7:12 AM, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com <mailto:kkairu@gmail.com> > wrote: Any idea who's using R? I know equity had training on this but not sure if they actively use it. For SAS, get someone from Safcom to advice. On Sep 15, 2015 11:18 PM, "Vincent Mosoti via skunkworks" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> > wrote: For individual users, you can go for the SAS Enterprise Guide but for collaboration purposes you will need to include the server. Alternatives; you can consider IBM SPSS or Stata. R is also an option if the users can roll up their sleeves and get coding. On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Eva Kimathi via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> > wrote: Hello All, My employer has a research department and they asked me for assistance in procuring SAS 9.4 . I am not conversant with it and went online to look it up.
From SAS website, it seems like it is at least a three tier system (server to end user). My queries:
* Is there anyone out there that has interacted with SAS? * Does it scale down or should I also include a server along with their request? * Are there alternatives that are not as large scale as SAS? I look forward to your response :) -- __________________________________________________________________________ Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity ~Albert Einstein Eva Kimathi _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24 <http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> &t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Vincent Mosoti, Analytics/Business Intelligence Consultant. Skype: vmmosoti Phone: +254 722 972805 LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/vmosoti <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/vmosoti> _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24 <http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> &t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- __________________________________________________________________________ Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity ~Albert Einstein Eva Kimathi -- __________________________________________________________________________ Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity ~Albert Einstein Eva Kimathi -- __________________________________________________________________________ Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity ~Albert Einstein Eva Kimathi