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Catch a fraudster: Finding the needle in the haystack with AI
Fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) ravages the US health care system. Estimates from the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association show fraud costs health care organizations $70 billion to $230 billion each year. The precise figure is unknowable because only 3 to 10% of this fraud is ever detected. With more
Rewinding random number streams: An application
In the paper "Tips and Techniques for Using the Random-Number Generators in SAS" (Sarle and Wicklin, 2018), I discussed an example that uses the new STREAMREWIND subroutine in Base SAS 9.4M5. As its name implies, the STREAMREWIND subroutine rewinds a random number stream, essentially resetting the stream to the beginning.
Beyond CDP: 최적화된 개인화 마케팅을 위한 SAS CDP
지난 몇 년간, 고객 데이터 플랫폼(Customer Data Platform, 이하 CDP)과 데이터 관리 플랫폼 (Data Management Platform, 이하 DMP)이 글로벌 마케팅 트렌드로 부상하는 가운데, 국내에서도 DMP를 활용한 개인화된 디지털 광고, 고객과 마케팅 업무 지향적인 CDP를 도입하는 기업이 증가하고 있습니다. 이 같은 트렌드는 디지털 채널의 빠른 성장과 마테크(Martech, 기술적인 마케팅을 가능하게 만드는
Through the years: SAS Enterprise Guide versions
My colleague Rick Wicklin maintains a nifty chart that shows the timeline of SAS releases since Version 8. A few of you asked if I could post a similar chart for SAS Enterprise Guide. Here it is. Like Rick, I used new features in SAS 9.4 to produce this chart
Meet Alfred Mukudu: Helping customers digitally transform with data and analytics
Meet Alfred Mukudu in this third post of the Humans of SAS Services series.
Whatever you are feeling right now is valid
When the pandemic began, a therapist told me that the one thing that would be consistent during this time is the fact that my emotions would be inconsistent. This would be one thing I could actually count on. My acceptance of this has been my lifeline for getting through this
Zwischen zwei Kilometern ist eine Lücke AI#24
"So komplexe neuronale Netze gibt es nicht, die der DWD bräuchte. Die kann man aufsetzen, aber die zu trainieren ist unmöglich."
Decisioning at scale: Why banks need to radically change their operating models now
Twelve years ago, the banking industry suffered deep reputational damage in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis. Bankers took the blame – in some cases deservedly – for large-scale economic problems that took a severe toll on many of society’s most vulnerable people. The crisis severely shook banks
Analytik – zur Verbrechensbekämpfung
Mehr zum Thema erfahren Sie in unserem Partner-Webinar mit dem Behördenspiegel.
How does PROC FCMP store functions?
I got a lot of feedback about my recent article about how to find roots of nonlinear functions by using the SOLVE function in PROC FCMP. A colleague asked how the FCMP procedure stores the functions. Specifically, why the OUTLIB= option on the PROC FCMP statement use a three-level syntax:
How banking in Russia is embracing digital transformation and resilience
It is becoming common to attribute huge changes in any sector to part of the global response to the pandemic. I’d argue that the pandemic has simply accelerated changes that were already happening in this sector. To test this hypothesis, I caught up with Alex Kwiatkowski, Principal Industry Consultant for
Meet Mario Weitenbacher: How our consultants aid customers in transition
Meet Mario Weitenbacher in this second post of the Humans of SAS Services series.
What defines a good analytics leader – or even better, an inspiring analytics leader?
All leaders must have the courage to challenge the status quo and have the personality to influence stakeholders across the organization.
SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Introduction to marketing data management
No matter what your brand's level of marketing maturity is, SAS can help you move from data to insight to action with rich functionality for adaptive planning, journey activation and an embedded real-time decision engine – all fueled by powerful analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Let's begin with a
Find the root of a function by using the SAS DATA step
Finding the root (or zero) of a nonlinear function is an important computational task. In the case of a one-variable function, you can use the SOLVE function in PROC FCMP to find roots of nonlinear functions in the DATA step. This article shows how to use the SOLVE function to
3 types of users who will benefit from the SAS, Microsoft partnership
Recently, we announced a strategic partnership between SAS and Microsoft that includes deep integration for SAS technologies across all three of Microsoft’s clouds: Azure, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365. As migration of data to the cloud continues to increase, SAS is engineering our software to work in the cloud through
Manufacturing and asset maintenance: The brave new world of data driven continuous improvement
Real value comes from data when you can start integrating disparate data sources together.
Digital transformation, scientific computing, and peace of mind
Remember Subconscious Musings? It was the name of the blog Radhika Kulkarni (now retired Vice President of SAS R&D) started in 2012. She wrote about trends that drove innovation and challenges that expanded the boundaries of what we thought was possible. It eventually evolved into what we now know as
Excerpts from Present Sense by Steve Morlidge (Part 3 of 3)
Excerpt from Steve Morlidge's new book Present Sense (Matador, 2019). Part 3: Not Storytellers But Reporters This is not the place to explore the role and ethics of performance reporting in detail, but I think there are at least four key duties. The duty of clarity Performance reports should be
Excerpts from Present Sense by Steve Morlidge (Part 2 of 3)
Excerpt adapted from Steve Morlidge's new book Present Sense (Matador, 2019). Part 2: Not Storytellers But Reporters News and Evidence If we ever doubted the importance of having a capability to assimilate mountains of detail, synthesize it and present it in an accessible and balanced way, the storm around the
Excerpts from Present Sense by Steve Morlidge (Part 1 of 3)
It's no secret that The BFD is a huge fan of Steve Morlidge. Morlidge has contributed work of fundamental importance to our understanding of the practice of business forecasting. His studies of forecast quality exposed the abysmal nature of the practice, including the startling statistic that perhaps 30-50% of real-life
Estimate a power curve in parallel in SAS Viya
I recently showed how to use simulation to estimate the power of a statistical hypothesis test. The example (a two-sample t test for the difference of means) is a simple SAS/IML module that is very fast. Fast is good because often you want to perform a sequence of simulations over
Announcing: SAS/IIF Research Grants
The International Institute of Forecasters and SAS® announce two $10,000 grants to support research on forecasting. Per the announcement: Forecasting research has seen major changes in the theoretical ideas underpinning forecasting effectiveness over the last 30 years. However, there has been less impact on forecasting practice. We aim to put this right.
Contact tracing: The vital roles of people, knowledge and technology
Lisa Lucas explains why people, knowledge and tech are vital for contact tracing.
Coronavirus testing: The terms you need to know
Could you pass a test on coronavirus testing terms? Jim Harris can help.
La ciberseguridad, otro de los retos que nos plantea el COVID-19: 10 pautas de higiene digital para ser ciberseguros
Vivimos en la era de la hiperconectividad, nos comunicamos con el mundo en un entorno cada vez más digital. Y, precisamente, una de las principales consecuencias del COVID-19, al margen de las sanitarias y las socioeconómicas, ha sido una significativa aceleración de la digitalización tanto a nivel individual como empresarial.
Manufacturing production during the pandemic: Panicked or pragmatic?
As he watched me unpack yet another Amazon delivery, my husband decided to do an intervention. Scattered around me on the floor were solar panels, water purification tablets, tarps, hunting knives and enough batteries to power New York City for many weeks. It was 2019 and hurricane season was upon
Use simulation to estimate the power of a statistical test
A previous article about standardizing data in groups shows how to simulate data from two groups. One sample (with n1=20 observations) is simulated from an N(15, 5) distribution whereas a second (with n2=30 observations) is simulated from an N(16, 5) distribution. The sample means of the two groups are close
The Forecaster as The Confidence Man (Part 2)
As we saw in the last installment, The Confidence Man works by making every assertion -- no matter how ridiculous, heinous, or false -- with extreme confidence. By following this practice, with never a waver or inkling of self-doubt, roughly 40% of people will follow along in adoration. If you