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Analytics

Frederic ThysJune 23, 2017 0

AI in wonderland

To demonstrate the power of text mining and the insights it can uncover, I used SAS Text Mining technologies to extract the underlying key topics of the children's classic Alice in Wonderland. I want to show you what Alice in Wonderland can tell us about both human intelligence and artificial

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Analytics | Risk Management

Machine Learning

Carsten KrahJune 23, 2017 0

Machine Learning allein reicht nicht, der menschliche Verstand ist weiterhin gefragt

Science-Fiction-Autoren sind seit Langem fasziniert von der Vorstellung, dass Roboter die Weltherrschaft übernehmen könnten. Und sie überlegen, was man tun könnte, um die Welt vor dieser Machtübernahme zu bewahren. Doch diese Vorstellung geht weit an der Realität vorbei. Tatsächlich wissen wir heute: Maschinen – und Machine Learning – funktionieren am

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Analytics | Machine Learning

Dariusz Jańczuk

Dariusz JańczukJune 23, 2017 0

Automatyzacja detekcji oszustw na portalach ogłoszeniowych

Lawinowy wzrost popularności handlu w internecie zmienił nawyki zakupowe bardzo wielu osób. Ogromna ilość sprzedawców oraz różnorodność oferowanych produktów i usług umożliwia zdobycie niemalże wszystkiego. Dzięki globalnemu zasięgowi jesteśmy w stanie zamówić produkt z drugiego końca świata i mieć go u siebie w przeciągu kilku dni lub tygodni. Sprzedawcy natomiast

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Analytics | Internet of Things | SAS Events

Vivian JonesJune 23, 2017 0

La analítica del Internet de las Cosas

La primera vez que alguien se refirió al Internet de las Cosas fue en 1999 y se trató del emprendedor Kevin Ashton, uno de los fundadores del centro Auto-ID en el MIT, quien lo acotó durante una presentación sobre la posibilidad de vincular objetos a través de la identificación por

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Analytics

Ariadna Zárate DelgadoJune 23, 2017 0

Big Data para la protección de los pacientes más pequeños

La vida de un infante es frágil y cuelga de un delgado hilo. Desde los recién nacidos prematuros hasta los bebés con meses de edad que luchan con problemas médicos, las unidades de cuidados intensivos neonatales (UCIN) tienen que estar preparadas para todo. Es por eso que los médicos, las

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Health Care | Hospitality

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Machine Learning

Gregor Herrmann

Gregor HerrmannJune 23, 2017 0

How will APIs change the role of data scientists?

Application programming interfaces, otherwise known as APIs, are set to radically change the face of analytics. These little bits of code are working behind the scenes, hidden treasures that allow two pieces of code to talk to each other. This means that developers can borrow functionality from other apps. For

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Analytics | Risk Management

Luis BarrientosJune 22, 2017 0

Modelos de Riesgo, impacto en los negocios

La industria financiera, ha desarrollado una alta dependencia en la analítica predictiva para alcanzar los objetivos de negocio y cumplir con temas regulatorios y de mejores prácticas. Este modelado toca virtualmente a cada área que tiene poder de decisión y monitoreo en la Entidad, desde el perfil de cliente objetivo,

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJune 22, 2017 0

A map of country code top-level domains (ccTLD)

Here in the US, we typically use top level domains such as .com, .gov, and .org. I guess we were one of the first countries to start using web domains in a big way, and therefore we kind of got squatter's rights. As other countries started using the web, they

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Analytics

Elie MikhaelJune 20, 2017 0

HR analytics: improving hiring, retention and engagement

Reading quite a lot of the press and commentary about analytics, you could be forgiven for thinking that these techniques were only usable for customer-facing work. Improving sales and marketing? Yes, you want analytics, using Big Data about your customers. But there are plenty of internal and operational issues where

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Analytics

Ariadna Zárate DelgadoJune 20, 2017 0

Una visión mejorada da a Nestlé la ventaja competitiva

A todos nos gusta ver nuestros productos favoritos con descuento, pero para que las organizaciones ejecuten una promoción, tienen que hacer mucho más que simplemente bajar los precios. Los costos reducidos llevan a un aumento de la demanda y a menos que esta se planifique con precisión, los fabricantes pueden

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Analytics | Internet of Things | SAS Events

Vivian JonesJune 20, 2017 0

Transformación y economía digital, la disrupción empresarial de la que todos están hablando

Big Data y la economía digital son transversales a prácticamente cualquier actividad en la vida, desde una acción profesional que involucre un equipo de trabajo hasta ámbitos de la vida privada como el estado de salud, los movimientos financieros y las relaciones de pareja. No existen límites para la constante

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Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Georgia MarianiJune 20, 2017 0

6 examples of data management, reporting and analytics in higher education

Today in higher education, savvy users expect to have the information they need to make data-informed decisions at their fingertips. As such, leaders in institutional research (IR) are under pressure to provide these users with accurate data, reports and analyses. IR has been tasked with transforming data and reports in

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJune 20, 2017 0

Tabs -vs- Spaces: Which coders make more money?

There have been several polarizing topics throughout history, such as religion & political affiliation. And for software developers there's one more biggie ... tabs -vs- spaces! Which group is right? Perhaps the opinion of the better programmers should have more weight(?) Is there a metric we can use to determine whether

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Michael RabinJune 19, 2017 0

Digitization in insurance: Step speed is also speed

Are you looking for an insurance policy online? Want access 24/7? Ever wondered why many insurance giants are not yet fully digital? Digitization is not yet common among traditional insurance companies, although it has already happened in other industries and in insurance technology (InsurTech) companies. This is perhaps surprising, because

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Analytics

Peter SnellingJune 19, 2017 0

Why our future prosperity demands smart borders

Following the UK General Election result where no political party secured a clear majority ahead of the Brexit negotiations, it’s fair to say there’s lots of uncertainty facing the UK government right now. This, and the more outward looking post-Brexit era we're facing, are just two reasons why I believe

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Analytics

Rick WicklinJune 19, 2017 0

How to find a feasible point for a constrained optimization in SAS

Most numerical optimization routines require that the user provide an initial guess for the solution. I have previously described a method for choosing an initial guess for an optimization, which works well for low-dimensional optimization problems. Recently a SAS programmer asked how to find an initial guess when there are

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Analytics

two politicians walking in government building

Trent SmithJune 16, 2017 0

How analytics and open source can improve government agility

It has been almost a year since then-U.S. CIO Tony Scott introduced the federal open source policy that called for agencies to share federally-developed software source code. The policy, more than anything, aimed to make agencies more agile. Instead of redeveloping the same programs the open source policy would allow

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Analytics | SAS Events

Vivian JonesJune 16, 2017 0

Tecnologías emergentes en la era de la inteligencia artificial

El aumento de la penetración de la inteligencia artificial en el mundo de los negocios, de forma transversal a las diferentes industrias, ha permitido a las empresas entender y ejecutar prácticas más acertadas en su acercamiento y relación con el cliente al tiempo que optimiza los flujos de trabajo entre

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Larry OrimoloyeJune 15, 2017 0

How chatbots are changing customer service dynamics in banking

Ever wondered about the volume of calls to banks? It is probably inevitable that banks would turn to chatbots sooner or later. Chatbots offer huge opportunities for banks across three broad dimensions. Efficiency and opportunity The most expensive forms of interaction with customers are the personal ones: face-to-face, and by

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJune 15, 2017 0

Map: Median age by country

If countries have a similar median age, does that mean they are also similar in other ways? My best guess at an answer is - probably. Perhaps if we plot the data on a map, we'll be able to see the answer more clearly. I first started thinking about this

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Mike F. SmithJune 15, 2017 0

Utility analytics in 2017: Aligning data and analytics with business strategy

Regulations, corporate drivers, leadership and market influences have combined to produce a patchwork of uneven progress on initiatives such as distributed generation, customer choice, asset optimization and the industrial Internet of Things. These initiatives all rely on analytics to gain the most return on investment. To better understand organizational readiness

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics

Sandra HernandezJune 14, 2017 0

Experimente las nuevas posibilidades: Precisión al ver con claridad

Ya no se trata de imaginar cosas. Cada día las empresas enfrentan miles de desafíos. Desde decisiones de negocio hasta procesos operativos, pasando por la manera de relacionarse con sus clientes o de preparar los informes de cumplimientos regulatorios o cuidarse de los ataques o fraudes. No son escenarios que

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Banking | Communications | Education | Energy & Utilities | Government | Health Care | Insurance | Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics

Miriam AudeloJune 14, 2017 0

SAS Visual Investigator, aliado estratégico para el sector Gobierno

El fraude y los delitos financieros cuestan a los gobiernos millones de dólares al año. Las agencias gubernamentales tienen que buscar más allá de los enfoques tradicionales para combatir estos crímenes cada vez más complejos y comunes. En este sentido y en beneficio de las entidades gubernamentales, la tecnología analítica

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJune 14, 2017 0

Bilingual job opportunities in the U.S.

When I was in college, I lived in the Alexander dorm, where each room had an American student and an International student. I learned a lot about the rest of the world, and I also heard a lot of different languages being spoken. I'm really impressed when I hear people

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Communications | Education | Government | Travel

Analytics

Caroline HermonJune 14, 2017 0

Managing stakeholders when pursuing bimodal and hybrid approaches

Mention multi-tasking and you open yourself up to a standard range of jokes about the gender divide, and effective ways of working. Recent research suggests that multi-tasking is actually impossible: nobody can do several things at once effectively. But a hybrid approach—if you like, multi-tasking for organisations—can often turn out

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Analytics

Brittany BullardJune 14, 2017 0

Retail – more alive than ever

There's been a lot of talk in the media lately about the death of retail. Every week, it seems like another retailer announces the closing of stores, acquisitions or even going out of business. Many relate it to the growing competitive landscape with the convenience of online shopping and lure

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Analytics | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinJune 14, 2017 0

Two ways to compute maximum likelihood estimates in SAS

In a previous article, I showed two ways to define a log-likelihood function in SAS. This article shows two ways to compute maximum likelihood estimates (MLEs) in SAS: the nonlinear optimization subroutines in SAS/IML and the NLMIXED procedure in SAS/STAT. To illustrate these methods, I will use the same data

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Analytics | SAS Administrators

Mary Kathryn QueenJune 13, 2017 0

The Self-Service Import in SAS Viya 3.2

In SAS Viya 3.2, the Self-Service Import provides a mechanism for a user to import (copy) data into the SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) environment. The data is copied as a .sashdat file into the selected CAS Library location when it is imported. Self-Service Import data can only be imported into

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Colin BristowJune 13, 2017 0

PSD2 and fraud: are you asking the right questions?

The second version of the European Payments Services Directive (PSD2), is expected to be introduced into law by the end of the this year. It will have significant impact on payments. By November 2017, financial organisations must also be able to support real time transfers of up to €15,000 as

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Carl-Olow Magnusson

Carl-Olow MagnussonJune 12, 2017 0

A powerful tool should not distract the purpose

In May and June I will tour the Nordics presenting the new experience working with SAS Visual Analytics. It struck me how powerful visualization tools are today, easy to use, drag ‘n’ drop interfaces and with a few clicks you can do things we didn’t thought was possible just a

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