Compete in the Data Mining Shootout

Carrie Vetter
Carrie Vetter|April 16, 2012

Once again it is time for the Data Mining Shootout. This competition is now in its sixth year and is a great way for faculty and student teams to showcase their data mining skills. Participants in the Data Mining Shootout will be given a hypothetical, but common business problem to solve. [...]

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Students, posters, and a free trip to Las Vegas!

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|April 5, 2012

Who doesn’t love a free trip to Las Vegas? I would “bet” that some people love it almost as much as they love Analytics!  If you are a student and you are working on a class project, thesis, or dissertation that involves analytics, the Analytics 2012 Student Poster Contest is [...]

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Mining With Trees?

Tom Bohannon
Tom Bohannon|December 14, 2011

I first was exposed to decision trees several years ago when working on a predictive modeling project for Baylor University. At first glance the graphics resembled an organizational chart and the terminology associated with trees was different and strange. These were terms such as root, branch, leaves, pruning, splitting, random [...]

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Statistics for the sniffles

Chad Austin
Chad Austin|November 21, 2011

The onset of winter brings with it a rise in coughing, sneezing and wheezing. But what impact does winter weather have on hospital stays resulting from the spread of infectious diseases?  And how can one predict which types of storms may result in more hospitalizations? Those are the questions that [...]

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Analytics 2011: Bringing the best of Industry and Academia together

Jerry Oglesby
Jerry Oglesby|November 15, 2011

Analytics 2011 was a great event for many reasons. You’re probably thinking of the most obvious reasons like the fact there were 1,053 in attendance, the schedule was filled with top notch presentations, and there were ample opportunities to network with those who shared similar interests. These are all good [...]

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Mastering SAS Enterprise Miner

André de Waal
André de Waal|September 22, 2011

Are you struggling to master SAS Enterprise Miner? Does it feel as if there are ten duotrigintillion (i.e. a Googol) choices and options that are keeping you from making progress? Why not proceed in the same way Neanderthals consumed a mammoth; piece by piece! You first have to decide on [...]

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Joint Certificate Programs with SAS

Jerry Oglesby
Jerry Oglesby|August 31, 2011

I recently spoke with a professor looking to develop a joint certificate program with SAS. These joint certificate programs have become very popular over the last ten years and many of the students that earn the joint certificate have found potential employers recognize the additional efforts and experience by offering [...]

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