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In a world rich in data, data enthusiasts and problem solvers can have greater success and innovate faster with flexibility in choice. To code or not to code. The answer aligns with the problem and the data talent working to solve it. What does innovation look like inside your organization?
夏といえばひまわり。鮮やかな黄色は一輪でも強い存在感を放ち、我が家の食卓を飾る花でもある。ひまわりの花は常に太陽に向かって咲き、時間とともに太陽を追いかけるとされている。しかし、実際にはこのように動くのは芽生えから開花前のつぼみの時期までの話だ。 自然界にあるひまわりの成長には、太陽、気温、降水量、土壌など多くの要因が影響するが、これらの要因がどう関係するのだろうか。人工的な実験でも可能だが、たとえばひまわりの成長データを収集し、統計分析を用いることで最適な成長条件や栽培環境が特定できるはずだ。また、ビッグデータならではの機械学習アルゴリズムを使えば成長のルールやパターンを見つけることもできる。アナリティクスを駆使すれば（SASで開講中のアナリティクスコースはこちら⇒トレーニングコース | SAS）、収穫量の予測や最適な施肥方法、栽培条件も見つけられるだろう。実際、ひまわりの市場は世界で5.6兆円に登る巨大なマーケットなのだ。 ところで、ひまわりといえば気象衛星を連想するのは私だけだろうか。初代号が1977年に打ち上げられ、今度が10号になるが、最初は愛称で呼ばれていたものが後に正式名称となった。気象庁のサイト(気象庁 Japan Meteorological Agency)では、ほぼリアルタイムでひまわりの衛星写真がさまざまな切り口から見られるが、天気や防災に関する情報のほか、上記のような分析に欠かせない環境や気象のデータも豊富に提供されている。 2024年９月初旬 相吉
In SAS, DATA step programmers use the IN operator to determine whether a value is contained in a set of target values. Did you know that there is a similar functionality in the SAS IML language? The ELEMENT function in the SAS IML language is similar to the IN operator
When we think about our skin and skin health we might think about cleansers and moisturizers, but the foods we choose to eat can have a big impact on skin health. Whether its acne, rosacea, eczema or psoriasis, they can all be impacted by what we eat. Even aging, the
A previous article shows how to implement recursive formulas in SAS. The article points out that you can often avoid recursion by using an iterative algorithm, which is more efficient. An example is the Fibonacci sequence, which is usually defined recursively as F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2) for n
Actualmente, una Plataforma de Datos de Clientes (CDP por sus siglas en inglés) que funcione bien sigue siendo esencial para abordar seis desafíos principales en el recorrido del cliente, los cuáles contemplan un MarTech no integrado, incapacidad para integrar fuentes de datos de clientes, incapacidad para vincular identidades de clientes
Your zip code can have just as much of an impact on your health as your DNA. In a recent podcast episode with Joyanna Gamble-George, MHA, PhD, and Karriem Watson, DHS, MS, MPH, the above statement didn’t just stop us in our track – it reshaped the entire conversation. As
Since its inception in 2023, the SAS HBCU Program has been dedicated to supporting faculty at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs). This initiative was created for educators who are passionate about learning and teaching analytics. The program brings together faculty members at different stages
Many well-known distributions become more and more "normal looking" for large values of a parameter. Famously, the binomial distribution, Binom(p, N), can be approximated by a normal distribution when N (the sample size) is large. Similarly, the Poisson(λ) distribution is well approximated by the normal distribution when λ is large.
SAS와 같은 글로벌 기업이 비즈니스를 할 때에는 글로벌 관점과 현지 관점의 균형을 맞추는 것이 중요합니다. 제품은 글로벌 시장 전반에 걸쳐 제공되어야 하고, 글로벌 경쟁력을 갖춰야 합니다. 반면, 고객과의 관계 구축은 현지 상황에 맞아야 합니다. 이는 적절한 현지 파트너와 협력을 통해서 강화할 수 있습니다. SAS코리아와 오랜 세월을 함께 동행해온 든든한 파트너,
As part of this year's IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST) Challenge, a group of SAS data scientists puit SAS Viya and related machine learning tools to the ultimate test - to identify individuals in a complex fishing network. Excitedly, the team received the Honorable Mention Award for Breadth of Investigation!
Foundation and domain models are transforming how businesses approach technology. These powerful tools are moving beyond the hype of GenAI, offering real solutions for a variety of tasks – whether generating text, creating visual content or even composing music. A new global survey of 1,600 organizations revealed critical insights into
Going forward, insurance will be based on data and AI – with a predict-and-prevent approach.
There are two programming tools that I rarely use: the SAS macro language and recursion. The SAS macro language is a tool that enables you to generate SAS statements. I rarely use the SAS macro language because the SAS IML language supports all the functionality required to write complex programs,
The SAS IML Language has a quirk with regards to functions that take no arguments. As discussed in the documentation, "modules with arguments are given a local symbol table." This is the usual behavior that programmers expect. However, the documentation goes on to state that "a module that has no