Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Machine Learning

Andreas BecksOctober 19, 2017 0

Künstliche Intelligenz in der Versicherung: Wo steht Europa?

Wo steht eigentlich die europäische Versicherungswirtschaft in puncto Advanced Analytics, KI und Automatisierung? Erleben wir, dass gerade auch in der Assekuranz traditionelle Verfahren der Datenanalyse mit dem Begriff „maschinelles Lernen" überklebt werden? Oder ist die Branche hier schon deutlich weiter? Sind beispielsweise echte Chatbots wirklich schon allgegenwärtig? Aktuelle Einblicke gibt

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Insurance

Analytics

Sandra HernandezOctober 19, 2017 0

Cinco pasos para lograr la transformación digital con analítica

Todo lo digital es rastreable, medible, identificable y por ende, potenciable. El hecho de que los usuarios dejen huella en cada una de sus interacciones y que las empresas puedan tener en cuenta todos esos micromomentos para tomar mejores decisiones, es lo que ha llevado a que la transformación digital

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Analytics | Data for Good

SAS KoreaOctober 18, 2017 0

통학 버스 시스템, 데이터 분석으로 교통량과 학생 만족도 개선

매년 가을이면 미국 전역의 고속도로, 주택가, 뒷길은 노란색으로 물듭니다. 여름 방학이 끝난 후, 질서 정연하고 조심스럽게 학생들을 학교로 데려가는 통학 버스 때문인데요. 보스턴 공립 학교(BPS; Boston Public Schools)는 지난 학기 동안 매일 버스 650대로 총 4만5,000마일을 달려 2만5,000명의 학생들을 통학시켰습니다. 해당 지역은 전국에서 가장 오래된 공립 학교 구역으로, 이 버스들은

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Analytics | Data Management

Todd WrightOctober 18, 2017 0

The SAS platform – It all starts with data management

To get full value from analytics programs, Todd Wright says be sure you can first access, integrate, cleanse and govern your data.

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Analytics | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinOctober 18, 2017 0

The diffogram and other graphs for multiple comparisons of means

In a previous article, I discussed the lines plot for multiple comparisons of means. Another graph that is frequently used for multiple comparisons is the diffogram, which indicates whether the pairwise differences between means of groups are statistically significant. This article discusses how to interpret a diffogram. Two related plots

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Analytics | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinOctober 18, 2017 0

The diffogram and other graphs for multiple comparisons of means

In a previous article, I discussed the lines plot for multiple comparisons of means. Another graph that is frequently used for multiple comparisons is the diffogram, which indicates whether the pairwise differences between means of groups are statistically significant. This article discusses how to interpret a diffogram. Two related plots

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English

Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonOctober 17, 2017 0

RDU airport -vs- surrounding parks and nature

In growing areas such as the Research Triangle Park, there is always the tough decision between developing land for business, or keeping it natural for parks and recreation. SAS is fortunate to have the great hiking trails at Umstead Park just across the road to the north - it's the

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Sports & Entertainment | Travel

Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning

Xin HuntOctober 17, 2017 0

Online learning: Machine learning’s secret for big data

In the field of machine learning, online learning refers to the collection of machine learning methods that learn from a sequence of data provided over time. In online learning, models update continuously as each data point arrives. You often hear online learning described as analyzing “data in motion,” because it

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Learn SAS

Matt ScicchitanoOctober 17, 2017 0

Share your SAS Certification experience and maximize value

You know the value of your SAS Certification; does the rest of the world? A recent MONEY and Payscale.com study named SAS Analytics skills as the most valuable skills to have in today’s job market and certification is the best way to demonstrate those skills. Recognition like this helps solidify

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeOctober 16, 2017 0

Tips and tricks - Multiple blank categories on axis

Off and on, users have expressed the need to include multiple blank categories on a discrete axis.  Often, this is desirable to separate groups of bars (or categories) in a graph due to some difference their definition.  Such a case was discussed in this blog article on using non breaking

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Jim SimonOctober 16, 2017 0

How to format a macro variable

Would you like to format your macro variables? Easy!  Just use the %FORMAT function, like this: What?! You never heard of the %FORMAT function? Of course not, cuz it doesn't exist! No problem. Just create it, like this: %macro format(value,format); %if %datatyp(&value)=CHAR %then %sysfunc(putc(&value,&format)); %else %left(%qsysfunc(putn(&value,&format))); %mend format; The %FORMAT

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Analytics | Data Management

Phil SimonOctober 16, 2017 0

The perils of self-service data preparation tools

Phil Simon chimes in on the tendency to rely upon these tools too much.

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Ed HughesOctober 16, 2017 0

SAS at the 2017 INFORMS Annual Meeting

SAS will be represented by more than 20 attendees at the INFORMS Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center (GBCC) in Houston, Texas. Officially the conference runs from Sunday, Oct. 22 through Wednesday, Oct. 25, but our activities in Houston start even earlier. Technology Workshops on Saturday, October

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinOctober 16, 2017 0

Graphs for multiple comparisons of means: The lines plot

Last week Warren Kuhfeld wrote about a graph called the "lines plot" that is produced by SAS/STAT procedures in SAS 9.4M5. (Notice that the "lines plot" has an 's'; it is not a line plot!) The lines plot is produced as part of an analysis that performs multiple comparisons of

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeOctober 14, 2017 0

New Features in SAS 9.40M5 - Gradient fills

ODS Graphics procedures primarily strive towards the following goal:  "Make simple graphs easy and complex graphs possible".   SGPLOT procedure allows you create simple graphs with a single plot statement, and create complex graphs by layering together or combining multiple plot statements.  Generally, the appearance follows the guidelines set by industry

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Banking | Communications | Education | Energy & Utilities | Government | Health Care | Hospitality | Insurance | Manufacturing | Retail | Sports & Entertainment | Travel

Analytics | Data Visualization

Georgia MarianiOctober 13, 2017 0

Education analytics: Best practices for using data visualization and analytics

In this education analytics series of blog posts, we have been on a journey to learn how education customers are turning their data into insights to be a more data-informed and analytical organization. So far on our journey, we learned how education customers are using SAS, the positive impact that SAS

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Education

Analytics | Internet of Things

Michael RabinOctober 13, 2017 0

Versicherungsschutz kostenfrei im Tausch gegen Daten. Ein Gedankenexperiment.

Als ich neulich mal wieder auf der Autobahn unterwegs zu einem Kundentermin war, habe ich im Radio einen Beitrag gehört, der mich stutzig machte und zum Nachdenken brachte. In dem Beitrag ging es darum, dass eine Fitnesskette demnächst das größte Fitnessstudio der Welt in Deutschland eröffnen will. Und der Clou

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Insurance

Advanced Analytics | Customer Intelligence

SAS KoreaOctober 12, 2017 0

알고리즘 기반의 분석적 마케팅 기여도(Algorithmic Marketing Attribution) 측정을 통한 360도 마케팅 인사이트

모바일 퍼스트(Mobile First)를 넘어선 모바일 온리(Mobile only) 시대입니다. 스마트폰이나 태블릿 PC로 언제 어디서나 온라인 쇼핑몰, 모바일 앱, 소셜 미디어 등 다양한 플랫폼을 통해 정보를 검색, 공유하고 제품을 구매할 수 있죠. 이처럼 기업이 고객과 만나는 접점은 그 어느 때보다 다양해지고 있으며, 그만큼 고객의 요구와 기대의 변화에 귀를 기울이고 재빠르게 대응해야 할 필요성이

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Analytics | Data Management

Sandra HernandezOctober 12, 2017 0

Entre 2016 y 2019 la inversión en analítica de datos crecerá un 50%, ¿por qué?

No es un golpe de suerte o una tendencia anómala la emitida por IDC que sustenta que entre 2015 y 2019 la inversión en tecnologías de análisis de datos crecerá un 50%, alcanzando en ese último año los US$187.000 millones. Tampoco lo es que para este año se estime que el

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Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Lonnie MillerOctober 11, 2017 0

Two memorable multi-channel customer experiences

I’ve been making note of recent interactions and observations with different companies that I’ve done business with lately. My goal is to share with you real ways in which excellent customer experiences are shaped. Observation #1: Witty conversations rule As I write this, I’m sitting at a Panera Bread restaurant

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Analytics | Data Management

Jim HarrisOctober 11, 2017 0

Reusable data quality enables self-service data preparation

Jim Harris says more reusable data quality processes mean less reliance on IT and higher productivity across the board.

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonOctober 11, 2017 0

Scottish Festivals and Highland Games

I recently took a trip to Scotland, to attend the Highland Games! (ok - that statement might be a tiny bit misleading) It was a very cool and interesting event, and I wondered where and when other such events might be happening. What better way to analyze this kind of

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Sports & Entertainment | Travel

Programming Tips

Rick WicklinOctober 11, 2017 0

Simulate correlations by using the Wishart distribution

The article "Fisher's transformation of the correlation coefficient" featured a Monte Carlo simulation that generated sample correlations from bivariate normal data. The simulation used three steps: Simulate B samples of size N from a bivariate normal distribution with correlation ρ. Use PROC CORR to compute the sample correlation matrix for

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Programming Tips

Chris HemedingerOctober 10, 2017 0

Reading and writing GZIP files with SAS

SAS 9.4 Maintenance 5 includes new support for reading and writing GZIP files directly. GZIP files, usually found with a .gz file extension, are a different format than ZIP files. Although both are forms of compressed files, a GZIP file is usually a compressed copy of a single file, whereas

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Ryan KumpfmillerOctober 9, 2017 0

An introduction to SAS Visual Analytics: the Parallel Period function of the Derived Item calculations

My new SAS Press book “An Introduction to SAS Visual Analytics” (written in collaboration with Tricia Aanderud and Rob Collum) covers all of the different aspects of SAS® Visual Analytics, including how to develop reports, load data, and handle administration. Below is an example of the types of tips that you can find

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Analytics | SAS Events

Paula HendersonOctober 9, 2017 0

Inspirational, emotional government leadership event focuses on challenges, solutions

Every day 91 Americans die from opioid abuse, every nine seconds a student drops out of high school and every 47 seconds a child is confirmed to be abused or neglected. These are sobering statistics that show the challenge our government leaders face to help those in need. While there

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Government

Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Sandra HernandezOctober 9, 2017 0

Tres estrategias para optimizar la gestión en analítica de datos

Uno de nuestros firmes pensamientos es que el activo más valioso de las empresas son sus datos y el buen uso de ellos es el que pueden llevar a las compañías a una real transformación digital del negocio. A pesar de esto la consultora Gartner comenta que los líderes aún tienen una

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Spanish

Programming Tips

Rick WicklinOctober 9, 2017 0

Order correlations by magnitude

Correlations between variables are typically displayed in a matrix. Because the correlation matrix is determined by the order of the variables, it is difficult to find the largest and smallest correlations, which is why analysts sometimes use colors to visualize the correlation matrix. Another visualization option is the pairwise correlation

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Analytics | Data for Good | Students & Educators

Nadja YoungOctober 6, 2017 0

Equity in education: Achievement gap demands good data

The latest post in our Equity in Education series focuses on the achievement gap. National achievement data show that our public education systems work well for students with means. And not so well for disadvantaged students. Racial achievement gaps are found in the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), also

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Education | Government

Analytics | Internet of Things

Mike F. SmithOctober 6, 2017 0

For utilities, the horizon is wide open

After a few tough years in the trenches, analytics leaders in utilities are emerging and making a difference as their utilities vie to stay relevant in the ever-changing energy landscape. At the core of this emergence are leaders that are embracing open analytics platforms and pushing analytics to the edge.

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Energy & Utilities