Tag: march madness

Kathy Ball 5
Who wants to be a billionaire?

The odds may not be in your favor, but SAS Analytics could help you win a huge prize. As you may have heard, billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert have teamed up to offer $1 billion to anyone who can create a perfect NCAA March Madness

Mike Nemecek 0
It’s March: Time for Hoops … and Analytics!

Three business professors are using SAS analytic software to accurately predict the at-large teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The professors’ Dance Card model is averaging 93.5% accuracy over the last 11 years. The professors -- Jay Coleman of the Univ. of North Florida in Jacksonville; Allen Lynch of Mercer

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Shannon Heath 4
Proud to back the Pack

Yesterday was one of those (many) days where I felt the pride of working at SAS. It all started when I read a News & Observer article detailing the plight of student journalists at NC State University's newspaper, The Technician, trying to get to St. Louis to cover their beloved Wolfpack