SAS VoicesHigh-performance analytics for big customer dataFeb 22, 2012
Mobile phone data is one obvious example of "big data." Not only do you have call records for every customer and every phone, but you might have netwo...Read More
The Business Forecasting DealAPICS e-News: Demand planning analysts are hotFeb 22, 2012
Citing online job postings reviewed by talent data firm Wanted Analytics, and a Software Advice blog by Michael Koploy, APICS e-News reports that "Dem...Read More
JMP BlogNew videos to grow your JMP skills available Feb 22, 2012
New demos from live Mastering JMP webcasts are now available for viewing at your leisure. I have broken each webcast into two or three videos. Re...Read More
SAS VoicesWhat happens when a health care fraud scheme changes its spots?Feb 22, 2012
In most of the articles and press pieces that speak of health care fraud, the topic is usually covered in broad terms regarding the type or activity t...Read More
The SAS BookshelfFun facts about a SAS technical editorFeb 22, 2012
In the March issue of SAS Publishing News, you'll find an interview with SAS technical editor Mike Boyd. I decided to put the spotlight on this multi-...Read More
JMP BlogJMP Genomics shows the future of biomarker discoveryFeb 22, 2012
The Biomarkers Congress is Europe’s largest biomarkers event showcasing case studies in biomarker discovery, and validation strategies and regulation....Read More
Real BI for Real UsersTo be or not to be, testing your cube's existenceFeb 22, 2012
Unlike BASE SAS tables, OLAP cubes must exist in within the metadata in order to access from any of the OLAP Viewers. In addition to having some metad...Read More
Customer AnalyticsSAS and aiMatch bring advanced analytics to digital advertisingFeb 22, 2012
In the digital advertising space publishers—large and small—are operating in a complicated, fragmented environment, affected by the impact of digital,...Read More
The SAS Training PostHow to open a SAS information map in SAS Web Report StudioFeb 22, 2012
Business users of SAS are finding the Web Report Studio capabilities incredibly beneficial for viewing, creating, and sharing reports on the Web. The...Read More
SAS Users GroupsWho will chair SAS Global Forum 2015?Feb 22, 2012
TO: SAS Global Users Group FROM: Chair, Nominations Committee of the SAS Global Users Group Executive Board SUBJECT: Conference Chair SAS Global...Read More
The DO LoopHow to compute Mahalanobis distance in SASFeb 22, 2012
I recently blogged about Mahalanobis distance and what it means geometrically. I also previously showed how Mahalanobis distance can be used to com...Read More- SAS Voices8 high-performance metaphors you should knowFeb 21, 2012
When I first started hearing SAS CEO Jim Goodnight talk about high-performance analytics (HPA), I was fascinated. But I have to admit that my mind was...Read More 
The SAS Training PostHelp! I have too many variables for a cube!Feb 21, 2012
The following email landed in my inbox this morning and it is such a good question that I decided to share because it comes up often. (If you are the ...Read More
SAS Users GroupsQ&A with PharmaSUG co-chair Josh HorstmanFeb 21, 2012
The smallest aircraft I’ve ever flown on was the one I took from Raleigh to Hilton Head, South Carolina to attend my first PharmaSUG – the Pharmaceuti...Read More
Closing the Intelligence GapThe Academy Awards and business analyticsFeb 21, 2012
A year ago I wrote a similar blog as this one based on my finding the acceptance speeches at Hollywood’s Academy Awards to be inspirational. The speec...Read More- SAS VoicesHigh-performance analytics for complex researchFeb 20, 2012
After a week of me sharing links and blogging about my thoughts on high-performance analytics, some of you may be saying, "Yes, but how are customers ...Read More 
SAS VoicesWhat's your grade? Utility Summit exposes wide gaps in analytical maturityFeb 20, 2012
Managing the deluge of smart grid data. Responding to the increased demand for customer intelligence. Implementing analytics for grid optimization. ...Read More- The Business Forecasting DealNew blog header design by Mr. BlackwellFeb 20, 2012
Recently I complained about the stock art used on The BFD blog header. So I was foaming with excitement when Alison Bolen (who oversees the SAS bloggi...Read More - The SAS BookshelfYour chance to ask an author recruiter almost anythingFeb 20, 2012
On Thursday, February 23, SAS Press acquisitions editor Shelley Sessoms and I will take questions about getting published, why you should publish with...Read More - Real BI for Real UsersSkipping through OLAP to find your valueFeb 20, 2012
One of the cool things with SAS OLAP Viewer in Add-in to Microsoft Office is your ability to skip right into a specific value. Out of the box, viewing...Read More 
State and Local ConnectionSAS Curriculum Pathways and the path to Common Core successFeb 20, 2012
Teachers have more than enough to juggle each day, lacking the time to search for, and find, high-quality curricular resources online. When I would se...Read More
JMP BlogWhat price orthogonality?Feb 20, 2012
On Feb. 8, my colleague, Professor Douglas Montgomery of Arizona State University, and I presented a webinar for the American Statistical Association....Read More
SAS Users GroupsUnofficial Official Guide to SAS Global Forum – What NOT to wearFeb 20, 2012
What're you wearing? I get that question all of the time …. OK, let me re-phrase that. In regards to events, I am often asked, “What are you going to ...Read More- The DO LoopThe DATA step and the implied AND operatorFeb 20, 2012
The SAS DATA step supports a special syntax for determining whether a value is contained in an interval: y = (-2 < x < 2); This expression cre...Read More 
Graphically SpeakingDashboard graphsFeb 20, 2012
In this blog we have been discussing graphs useful for analysis of data for many domains such as clinical research, forecasting and more. SG Procedur...Read More
Twitter is a big data problem
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Back in my day-one post of this "HPA once a day project," I promised a post about Twitter as "big data." I know some of you are already moaning about the noise on Twitter and the "what I ate for breakfast" type of commentary that's prevalent there. So I'm going to ... Read More
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