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Search Tips and Techniques for SAS ® and JMP ® Users
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lafler, Kirk Paul |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Google® (www.google.com) is the worlds most popular and widely-used search engine. As the premier search tool on the Internet today, SAS® and JMP® users frequently need to identify and locate SAS and JMP content wherever and in whatever form it resides. This paper provides insights into how Google works and illustrates numerous search tips and techniques for finding articles of interest, reference works, information tools, directories, PDFs, images, current news stories, user groups, and more to get search results quickly and easily. Introduction As the world’s information continues to grow to astronomical levels the world’s largest search engine, Google, and its proprietary software, organizes this information and makes it useful and accessible to everyone. Google users are well aware of the speed, accuracy, and reliability that a Google search provides. Because of this, SAS and JMP users frequently turn to Google for their search needs because of its ability to find the information they want, when they want it, providing them with the speed, accuracy, and organization of the searched results. In this paper, the authors take you on a journey into the world of Google by starting with the Google user interface, showing you how Google works, exploring various search techniques, all the while sharing an assortment of tips and techniques that SAS and JMP users can use to achieve better searches and better results. Note: SAS and JMP users have a wonderful repository of papers at http://www.lexjansen.com where more than 17,360 presentations / papers from SAS Global Forum (SGF) and SUGI international conferences; MWSUG, NESUG, PNWSUG, SCSUG, SESUG, and WUSS regional conferences; and PharmaSUG, PhUSE, and CDISC special-interest conferences can be searched. The Google User Interface Google’s “free” and easy-to-use Internet search service begins with a very familiar user interface (or home page). Using a web browser such as Google Chrome®, Mozilla Firefox®, Internet Explorer®, or Safari®, the web address, www.Google.com, is entered as shown in Figure 1. By entering a keyword (or phrase) in the search box (section 1) and clicking the “Google Search” button (section 2), a basic user-initiated search can be requested. In addition to using the Google home page to search relevant results on the World Wide Web, users are also able to perform specific searches (i.e., You, Search, Images, Maps, Play, YouTube, News, Gmail, Documents, Calendar, and More) by clicking the links located at the top of the Google page (section 3). Figure 1. The Google User Interface 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://analytics.ncsu.edu/sesug/2014/PSA-05.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://nvcguides.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=16357963 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.lexjansen.com/pharmasug/2013/TF/PharmaSUG-2013-TF08.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://mwsug.org/proceedings/2012/JM/MWSUG-2012-JM06.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://scg.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Google%C2%AE-Search-Tips-and-Techniques-for-SAS%C2%AE-and-JMP%C2%AE-Users.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
