JMP data modeling challenge launched by ENBIS

Volker Kraft
Volker Kraft|May 15, 2013

ENBIS, the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics, has launched the next JMP Challenge sponsored by JMP. You have until June 15 to submit your solution showing how to turn data into practical value. The ENBIS Challenge by JMP is a yearly activity aimed at promoting sound practices of [...]

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Making change happen in teaching statistics

Walter Teague
Walter Teague|May 14, 2013

Educators from around the world will gather this week at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Research Triangle, NC, to attend this year’s US Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS), May 16-18. They will hear from thought leaders and practitioners such as Xiao-Li Meng, Dean of Harvard University’s Graduate [...]

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Celebrating George Box and Box-Behnken designs

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones|May 13, 2013

As part of the International Year of Statistics, the JMP Blog is honoring influential statisticians each month. Professor George E.P. Box is the honoree for May. Last week, I wrote about on the first of his two-part paper with J. Stuart Hunter on the family of regular two-level fractional factorial [...]

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Using JMP to connect to database, insert records

Stan Koprowski
Stan Koprowski|May 10, 2013

I’ve recently gotten a few questions from customers about how to perform database operations using JMP. One question is whether you can use JMP to connect to databases. With JMP, yes, you can connect to an ODBC-compliant database using JMP Scripting Language or the Open database dialog interface. If  you [...]

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Young researchers set to take Phoenix by storm

Mia Stephens
Mia Stephens|May 7, 2013

From May 12-17, 2013, more than 1,500 high school students from over 70 countries will compete in the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Arizona. The world’s largest pre-college science and engineering competition,  the fair hosts the brightest and most talented young researchers in science, engineering [...]

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We are gearing up for SAS Global Forum! Are you?

Katie Taylor
Katie Taylor|April 24, 2013

What is SAS® Global Forum, you ask? It is the premier event for SAS professionals worldwide, offering educational and networking opportunities, as the conference has done since the first meeting in 1976. The conference is an annual event planned and sponsored by the SAS Global Users Group, which is open [...]

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Two truths and a lie about Dick De Veaux

Amy Bullock
Amy Bullock|April 16, 2013

Which of the following statements about our next featured guest for Analytically Speaking is NOT true? First, let me help you in revealing that we are very fortunate to be joined on April 18 by Dick De Veaux, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Williams College (and expert in applied statistics). [...]

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Easy moving average using Summation function

Byron Wingerd
Byron Wingerd|April 15, 2013

Scientists and engineers use on-line sensors and measurement devices to monitor an almost infinite array of process attributes. When analyzing time series data captured by historians and data loggers, two questions come up regularly: “How can I calculate a moving average?” and a related question: “How do I flag rows [...]

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Design of experiments -- on the rise and in the news

Arati Mejdal
Arati Mejdal|April 8, 2013

Nearly a century old, the technique of design of experiments (DOE) is more popular than ever at chemical and pharmaceutical companies. So says an article in Chemical and Engineering News by Rick Mullin that includes historical milestones, such as the contributions of R.A. Fisher and the late George E.P. Box [...]

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"Quality time" with the Ramírez family

Amy Bullock
Amy Bullock|April 5, 2013

Award-winning authors Brenda Ramírez and José G. Ramírez were our guests for the March installment of Analytically Speaking. If you missed their webcast, it’s now available on demand. During the interview, they discussed how traditional quality techniques – when updated with the latest advances in analytics and data visualization – [...]

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