The Text FrontierBig data is a big deal in governmentMay 24, 2013
Perhaps no other sector has more massive volumes of text data than government. During the SAS Government Leadership Summit earlier this week, differe...Read More
The SAS BookshelfSAS author's tip: Using PROC MEANS to create a data set containing summary informationMay 24, 2013
This week's SAS tip is from Ron Cody and his latest book Cody's Collection of Popular SAS Programming Tasks and How to Tackle Them. Learn more about t...Read More
A Shot in the ArmHow One Day Can Build a Patient-Centric SystemMay 24, 2013
Huge disparities in the delivery of patient care still exist. To make the needed improvements, the role of analytics must be nurtured. Within the wall...Read More
SAS Users GroupsBe nimble, be swift, be AgileMay 24, 2013
At SAS, one of our core values is to be swift and agile. So it makes sense that our software development be Agile too. The Agile methodology has been ...Read More
The Business Forecasting DealWhen do you stop trying to improve forecast accuracy? (Part 1)May 24, 2013
If the popularity of one's blog can be measured by the number of comments received, then The BFD has become quite popular. Many of the comments are...Read More
The DO LoopTurn off ODS when running simulations in SASMay 24, 2013
In my article "Simulation in SAS: The slow way or the BY way," I showed how to use BY-group processing rather than a macro loop in order to efficien...Read More
SAS VoicesFive ways to deliver the event experience to employees back at the officeMay 23, 2013
You had to be there … well, maybe you didn’t! Major industry events – conventions, trade shows, etc. – are the rock concerts of the corporate world...Read More
JMP BlogThe well-appointed analytic workbenchMay 23, 2013
What do I mean by “analytic workbench?” Basically, the compute-resource environment with which data analysis takes place. How would you describe some ...Read More
Graphically SpeakingAnimation using SGPLOTMay 23, 2013
Often we want to visualize the relationship between variables over time. The understanding of such data can be improved by viewing the animated graph...Read More
The Principled AchieverBorrower versus iBorrower, more context please!May 23, 2013
On Sunday I will travel to Ontario to present at the 20th Annual Conference of the Credit Scoring and Risk Strategy Association. The conference agend...Read More
The SAS Training PostGo further building custom graphs and reports with SAS Enterprise GuideMay 22, 2013
I probably shouldn’t admit this… When I first started learning the SAS programming language 15 years ago, I just couldn’t figure out how to easily cr...Read More
SAS VoicesBig data knows, even if you don't!May 22, 2013
What does big data know that you don't? It could be a new source of revenue, a budding consumer trend or . . .something sinister! Find out what big da...Read More
The SAS Training PostUsing fast food prices as an index of purchasing powerMay 22, 2013
I recently read an interesting article in The Economist, where they describe "The Big Mac index." This is an index they invented as a lighthearted gu...Read More
JMP BlogThe future of medicineMay 22, 2013
Last week, I had the pleasure of listening to Peter Diamandis speak at the 10th Annual SAS Health Care & Life Sciences Executive Conference. He is...Read More
SAS Users GroupsSAS administrator connections and resourcesMay 22, 2013
A good chunk of the SAS year revolves around SAS Global Forum. Pre-conference, everyone is busy polishing presentations and planning meetings. Post-co...Read More
SAS VoicesHow an NBA team flexed its analytics muscles – and wonMay 22, 2013
Two years ago, Brad Pitt starred in Moneyball, an Academy Award-nominated story about Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane bringing the power o...Read More- The DO LoopTiming performance improvements due to vectorizationMay 22, 2013
Last week I discussed a program that had three nested loops that used scalar operations in the innermost loop. I mentioned that this program was no...Read More 
JMP BlogTime to move from SPSS to JMPMay 21, 2013
Jason Brinkley, an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at East Carolina University, recently recorded a set of videos for JMP titled "Moving from SPS...Read More- SAS VoicesSAS blogger on statistics, big data and simplicityMay 21, 2013
Popular SAS blogger Rick Wicklin was recently interviewed by the Portuguese statistics site, estatisti.co about his new book, his background in ma...Read More 
Value AlleyThe beatings will continue until forecast accuracy improvesMay 21, 2013
Question: What is the maximum level of accuracy with which you can predict the toss of a fair coin? Answer: 50% It does not matter that you’ve ...Read More
Generation SASTeach your students to use SAS to solve problems: SAS workshops for high school teachersMay 20, 2013
SAS is offering summer workshops for high school teachers interested in integrating SAS into their high school programs. Join a growing network of te...Read More
Customer AnalyticsWhy you should be careful with LinkedIn connection requestsMay 20, 2013
Let me begin by saying that I am a huge fan of Linkedin. To folks who do not know LinkedIn, I always describe it as a "serious social network." Wh...Read More
The SAS Training PostBig data and Big Ben are part of Analytics 2013May 20, 2013
We are a month out from Analytics 2013 in London! I am already getting excited about the trip and am starting my list of what to pack (and where to go...Read More
JMP BlogBox & Lucas: Designed experiments for nonlinear modelsMay 20, 2013
All this month, I'm writing about George E.P. Box, as part of the celebration of the International Year of Statistics. Last week, I wrote about Box-Be...Read More
SAS VoicesAnalytics, the ultimate renewable resourceMay 20, 2013
The value of analytics to solve multiple business problems really makes analytics the ultimate reusable business investment, or as they say in the ene...Read More
How the US Olympic Committee leveraged real-time data at London 2012 Games
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“Faster, Higher, Stronger” is the Olympic motto. In a Keynote Lunch presentation at SAS Global Forum, Tim Patrick, Director of Enterprise Applications for the United States Olympic Committee, explained how technology, data analysis and visualization are helping fulfill that mission. After a successful showing at the Vancouver games, Patrick and ... Read More
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