Analytics

Tülay StecherJune 17, 2016 0

Sie sind bereit für Analytics – aber ist Ihre Analytics auch bereit für IoT?

Für viele Data-Science-Teams ist das Internet of Things (IoT) bisher nur eine weitere Datenquelle. Für viele IoT-Projektteams sind Daten nur als ein weiteres Element, mit dem man sich beschäftigen muss. Aber jetzt, da immer mehr IoT-Implementierungen in die Realität umgesetzt werden, müssen sich beide Teams mit drei Tatsachen auseinandersetzen. Erstens:

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Karen LeeJune 17, 2016 0

The data behind a global sports story

The summer games have all the elements of a great story—power, drama, intrigue, and the key moment when one team rises above the rest and is dressed in gold. I guess I can’t help but love the games -- and as a professional communicator, I can’t resist a great story.

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics

Ralf StorchJune 17, 2016 0

Kundenindividuelle Versicherungstarife und Datenschutz?

Mit fortschreitender Digitalisierung entdecken immer mehr Versicherer neue Möglichkeiten der Tarifgestaltung. Hierzu zählen aktuell sogenannte Telematik-Tarife, die das individuelle Fahrverhalten der Versicherten berücksichtigt. Zur Bewertung des Fahrverhaltens werden mittels einer Blackbox Daten wie z. B. gefahrene Kilometer, Beschleunigung und Bremsverhalten gesammelt. Aus diesen unterschiedlichen Kennzahlen wird mittels analytischer Verfahren ein fahrerspezifischer

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Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Phil SimonJune 16, 2016 0

Examining the relationship between MDM and customer intelligence

.@philsimon on whether organizations need MDM to gather valuable insights about their customers.

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 16, 2016 0

July 4th Fireworks Safety

Here in the US, our July 4th Independence Day holiday is coming up. It's a festive holiday with lots of fun & fireworks, but you also need to also be careful ... and I've got the graphs to prove it! Last year, I wrote a blog post about a SAS

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Matt BeckerJune 16, 2016 0

Three things you must do to create a central clinical platform

Collecting, managing, standardizing and analyzing clinical data during (and after) a clinical trial is crucial in the process for submission and regulatory approval of a new compound, biological, device or other therapy. A central clinical platform requires: Robust and auditable analytics to prove the result to the authorities and external

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Data Management

Matt BeckerJune 16, 2016 0

Three things you must do to create a central clinical platform

Collecting, managing, standardizing and analyzing clinical data during (and after) a clinical trial is crucial in the process for submission and regulatory approval of a new compound, biological, device or other therapy. A central clinical platform requires: Robust and auditable analytics to prove the result to the authorities and external

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Data Management

Jim HarrisJune 15, 2016 0

MDM intersections, Part 2: Data governance

Master data management (MDM) is distinct from other data management disciplines due to its primary focus on giving the enterprise a single view of the master data that represents key business entities, such as parties, products, locations and assets. MDM achieves this by standardizing, matching and consolidating common data elements across traditional and big

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Work & Life at SAS

Rebecca AllenJune 15, 2016 0

Dosha, say what? Humors, colors, doshas: The power of personality

Recently I was in a staff meeting that involved a discussion regarding the impact of personality types on interpersonal relationships.  You may recall  sixteen personality types suggested by Meyers Briggs research (MBTI ®) such as ENFJ or ISFP.  Or perhaps you, like Cindi Lauper, see your True Color® shining through.  Galton (1884), and

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Rick WicklinJune 15, 2016 0

Overlay plots on a box plot in SAS: Continuous X axis

I have previously shown how to overlay basic plots on box plots when all plots share a common discrete X axis. It is interesting to note that box plots can also be overlaid on a continuous (interval) axis. You often need to bin the data before you create the plot.

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Customer Intelligence | Data Management | Internet of Things

Frédéric CombaneyreJune 14, 2016 0

Location analytics and the 'Minority Report' approach

“Good afternoon, Mr. Yakamoto. How did you like that three-pack of tank tops you bought last time you were in?” Washington D.C. Year 2054. Chief of PreCrime John Anderton is running from the law for a crime he has not committed yet. After a risky eye transplant in order to

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Manufacturing

Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 14, 2016 0

The big fat truth about the US weight problem

I recently read an article that claims 35% of men, and 40% of women in the US are now obese. Yikes! I wondered when this happened, and whether it had been a gradual or sudden change. If I only had some graphs ... which the article didn't provide. I did some

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Data Management

Robert CollinsJune 13, 2016 0

Let SAS® Studio do your clinical research ‘tasks’

SAS is widely used in clinical research activities including: Managing and transforming data. Generating tabular and graphical summaries. Performing powerful statistical analyses such as safety and efficacy evaluations. In addition, SAS provides a number of interfaces from which a user can select to work with the data. One of these

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Health Care

Analytics | Learn SAS

Maggie MillerJune 13, 2016 0

Analytics Experience – Maximize your conference trip

When I travel for work, I want to get the most out of my trip. So while I was in Las Vegas in April for SAS Global Forum, I used my free time to check out what’s in store for the Analytics Experience at the Bellagio, Sept. 12-14. Take a

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Data Management

Phil SimonJune 13, 2016 0

The next wave of MDM: Integrating structured and unstructured data

.@philsimon on what's next for MDM applications.

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Rick WicklinJune 13, 2016 0

Overlay plots on a box plot in SAS: Discrete X axis

Box plots summarize the distribution of a continuous variable. You can display multiple box plots in a single graph by specifying a categorical variable. The resulting graph shows the distribution of subpopulations, such as different experimental groups. In the SGPLOT procedure, you can use the CATEGORY= option on the VBOX

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Mike GillilandJune 10, 2016 0

Practical advice for better business forecasting

SAS® Insights is a section of the sas.com website devoted to being "your top source for analytics news and views." It contains articles, interviews, research reports, and other content from both SAS and non-SAS contributors. In a new article posted this week, we added three short videos containing practical advice

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Mike GillilandJune 9, 2016 0

Rob Hyndman on Time-Series Cross-Validation

Sometimes one's job gets in the way of one's blogging. My last three months have been occupied with the launch of SAS® Viya™, our next-generation high-performance and visualization architecture. Please take the time to find more information on the SAS Viya website, and apply for a free preview. Rob Hyndman

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 9, 2016 0

These aren't the drones you're looking for - but those are!

With recent advances in quadcopters, or drones, they have become pretty capable and fun flying machines. And just about anybody can afford the entry-level models. They've recently become prevalent enough that the government has started coming up with rules, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started requiring owners to register drones that

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Learn SAS

Jane EslingerJune 9, 2016 0

My one PROC REPORT wish

The one thing, above all others, that I wish PROC REPORT could do is know which observations from my data set that I want kept together on a single page of non-Listing output.  This is problematic for two reasons.  1. PROC REPORT cannot read my mind!  2. PROC REPORT does

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Data Management

Jim HarrisJune 8, 2016 0

MDM intersections, Part 1: Data quality

Master data management (MDM) is distinct from other data management disciplines due to its primary focus on giving the enterprise a single view of the master data that represents key business entities, such as parties, products, locations and assets. MDM achieves this by standardizing, matching and consolidating common data elements across traditional and big

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 8, 2016 0

I see spots - sunspots!

For the first time in 4.5 years, we had a day with zero sunspots - I think this special occasion calls for some sunspot graphs! But before we get started, here's one of the many pictures my friend Kirk took of the sun down in Marco Island, Florida. Spots or no

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Rick WicklinJune 8, 2016 0

Lasagna plots in SAS: When spaghetti plots don't suffice

Last week I discussed how to create spaghetti plots in SAS. A spaghetti plot is a type of line plot that contains many lines. Spaghetti plots are used in longitudinal studies to show trends among individual subjects, which can be patients, hospitals, companies, states, or countries. I showed ways to

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Analytics

Ralf StorchJune 7, 2016 0

Werteabhängige Verschlüsselung von Daten ganz einfach

Die deutschen Versicherer haben sich zusätzlich zum Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, das die Datenverarbeitung und die Speicherung von personenbezogenen Daten festlegt, zur Einhaltung des brancheneigenen Code of Conduct verpflichtet. Kundendaten aus verschiedenen Versicherungssparten werden aber aus wirtschaftlichen Gründen, um Cross-Selling-Potenziale zu identifizieren oder Risikoklassen zu berechnen, häufig zu Auswerte- und Analysezwecken in einer Datenbank gespeichert oder

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Data for Good | Data Management

David DowningJune 7, 2016 0

Why evidence, not culture, is the key to driving value-based healthcare

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Confederation has done lots of great research on how to enhance decision making so that every decision delivers greater value to patients (in terms of clinical outcome) and to health care organisations (in terms of operational effectiveness). In its most recent report on this

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Health Care

Mike F. SmithJune 6, 2016 0

Fraud detection is like crime fighting, only geekier

To some people, electricity is like air: There for the taking. For others, circumventing paying a utility bill is a just cause, sticking it to “Big Energy” for their perceived transgressions against customers. In either case, not paying for energy is considered fraud and a crime. In some states, energy

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Programming Tips

SAS JediJune 6, 2016 0

Jedi SAS Tricks: Writing to Text Files from DS2

A reader posed a question in the comments to an earlier Jedi SAS Trick, asking how to write the results of a DS2 DATA _NULL_ program to a text file. It's an interesting question, as DS2 currently has no text file handling statements or capabilities. Take, for example, this traditional

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Norm MarksJune 6, 2016 0

Connected vehicles and customers driving new automotive analytics opportunities

It's an exciting time to be in the automotive and transportation industry. The opportunities for business transformation and growth are enormous – and those companies that lead in implementing new ways to drive intelligent customer interactions will capture the greatest share of new revenue streams. For those of us fortunate enough

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Manufacturing

Susan FaragoJune 6, 2016 0

Beyond the Credential: What’s up with the test before the test?

If you have taken a SAS Deployment exam in the past 9-12 months, you may have wondered why there are pre-test test questions. While it might seem like I am providing warmer-upper questions out of the goodness of my heart, these pre-test tests are actually called candidate surveys. Their purpose?

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Data Management

Matthew MagneJune 6, 2016 0

In search of the Holy Grail: Sorry Hadoop fans, only MDM delivers single view of customer

Single view of customer. It's a noble goal, not unlike the search for the Holy Grail – fraught with peril as you progress down the path of your data journey. If you're a hotelier, it can improve your customer's experience by providing the information from the casinos and the spa at check-in to better meet your

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