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Accurately identifying lag structures between related time series is essential in public health forecasting, particularly during epidemics where delays between infections and hospitalizations affect planning. Using a simulated SEIR model and SAS Viya’s PROC TSSELECTLAG, distance correlation is shown to outperform Pearson correlation by correctly identifying nonlinear lag relationships—such as the true seven-day lag between new infections and hospital admissions.
We pay a lot of attention – and rightly so – to ways in which emerging and evolving technologies like AI might reinforce existing biases or inequities based on what data the models are trained on. But there’s a flip-side concern that doesn’t get nearly as much notice: What if,
Back when I was in banking, I always looked forward to certain annual vendor meetings and reports. These key partners provided valuable insight into what was happening beyond the four walls of our institution. Their input was essential to helping us assess our market position and refine our strategy. Some
An article by David Corliss in Amstat News (Corliss D. (2025) "Quantifying Diversity: Calculating the Gini-Simpson Diversity Index") discusses a new statistical measure of diversity that was adopted by the US Census Bureau. The statistic is called the Gini-Simpson diversity index. The Census Bureau has published an article about how
This guide shares the top keyboard shortcuts to boost productivity in VSCode, especially when using SAS Viya Workbench with Python or SAS notebooks. It includes built-in commands for navigating and editing notebooks, plus instructions for creating custom shortcuts tailored to your coding workflow.
Banks face increasing vulnerabilities, including fraud, cyberattacks, regulatory pressures and rapidly evolving customer behaviors. To remain secure and resilient, financial institutions must do more than simply adopt new technologies – they must build intelligent, adaptive systems. This is where a data and AI platform becomes a critical engine – not
If you have a background in pharmacy, life sciences, biotechnology, or statistics – and you’re curious about the world of clinical research – there’s one career path you might want to explore: clinical SAS programming. Maybe you’ve heard the term before and wondered what it really involves. The good news?
Accessibility at SAS is more than just a compliance checkbox or a simple feature; it’s a commitment and vision to unlocking the power of data and AI for people with disabilities. Sounds of SAS is a new series that spotlights how SAS is using innovative technology to make data and
If you think of SAS as a data, AI and analytics powerhouse, Epic Games as the studio behind Fortnite and Georgia-Pacific as the company that makes paper towels and more, you’re not wrong. But you’re also missing the bigger story. One that – quietly and collaboratively – is reshaping how
Life is full of transitions, and just when you think you've mastered your routines — balancing work, family, social life and wellness — your hormones decide to shift gears. As the ovaries produce fewer eggs, estrogen and progesterone fluctuate unpredictably, setting off a cascade of changes that last an average
Call it what you want – an arms race, a land grab, a gold rush – but AI is now the centerpiece of most business strategies. Executives aren’t just curious about AI anymore; they are positioning their organizations for the technology's future. The problem? Most organizations aren’t ready. Even as
My car dealer knows me. I bought a car from a family-owned dealership 20 years ago and never left. Why? They know my car type, my preferences and what I need before I do. Every visit is frictionless, letting me focus on what I enjoy most (which, frankly, isn’t car
SAS announces continued support and releases for SAS 9 and a new role for SAS Enterprise Guide with SAS Viya.
No matter what industry you’re in or where you are in your career journey, you can benefit from AI. With that in mind, what can we all do to ensure that AI is more available and accessible to everyone? “The future is AI. It’s now. And it’s revolutionizing how we
When you use the bootstrap method in statistics, the most common resampling method is called case resampling. For data that has N observations, each bootstrap sample is created by sampling with replacement from the N observations (or "cases") in the data. However, if the data set includes categorical variables, it