2017 Best Paper Winners

Banking and Finance

BF02. Computing Risk Measures for Loan Facilities with Multiple Lines of Draws
Chaoxian Cai, BMO Harris Bank

Beyond the Basics SAS

BB042. Demystifying Intervals
Derek Morgan, PAREXEL

Data Visualization and Graphics

DV07. A Big Data Challenge: Visualizing Social Media Trends about Cancer using SAS® Text Miner
Mia Lyst, Pinnacle Solutions, Inc
Scott Koval, Pinnacle Solutions, Inc
Yijie Li, Pinnacle Solutions, Inc.

Data for Good

DG01. Correlation and Structural Equation Analysis on the Effects of Anti-Discrimination Policies and Resources on the Well Being of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual College Students
Brandy Sinco, University of Michigan
Michael Woodford, Wilfred Laurier University, Ontario, CA
Jun Sung Hong, Wayne State University
Jill Chonody, Indiana University

Pharmaceutical Applications

PH05. Automated Validation of Complex Clinical Trials Made Easy
Richann Watson, Experis
Josh Horstman, Nested Loop Consulting

Rapid Fire

RF05. Macro that can Provide More Information for your Character Variables
Ting Sa, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center


RF06. Cleaning Messy Data: SAS Techniques to Homogenize Tax Payment Data
Aaron Barker, Iowa Department of Revenue

SAS 101

SA12. Writing Code With Your Data: Basics of Data-Driven Programming Techniques
Joe Matise, NORC

Statistics / Advanced Analytics

AA06. Multiple Imputation of Family Income Data in the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Jia Li, NIOSH
Aaron Sussell, NIOSH

Tools of the Trade

TT06. From Device Text Data to a Quality Dataset
Laurie Smith, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

e-Posters

PO02. SAS/GRAPH® and GfK Maps: a Subject Matter Expert Winning Combination
Louise Hadden, Abt Associates Inc.