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
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
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
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
On a recent visit to an In-House Users Group meeting at a Pharmaceutical company, I presented a 1/2 day seminar on creating Clinical Graphs using SG Procedures. Polling the audience for their experience with these procedures indicated that many SAS users are not familiar with these new ways to create graphs. So,
For our third installment in this blog post series, let’s continue our journey to learn more from three SAS education customers. Today, we'll hear about the benefits their users and institutions have received by using SAS for data visualization and analytics. In this post, you'll hear from: Linda Sullivan, Assistant Vice President
現地時間 2017/9/18,19,20 にてSASの秋のグローバルイベントである、「Analytics Experience 2017 (以下AX2017)」がアメリカ合衆国ワシントンDCで開催中です。今回は、日本から参加している筑波大学理工学群社会工学類経営工学主専攻4年生の村井諒さん，小林大悟さん，白鳥友風さん3名による参加レポート1日目を掲載します。 Academic Summit@AX2017 レポート by 筑波大学学生 今回私たち3人が参加しているAX2017の1日目は、AM11:00にスタートしたGeneral Sessionをはじめ、様々な講演が行われました。 中でも最後時間帯である19:00から催されたAcademic Summitについてご紹介させていただきます。 Academic Summitは、AX2017に出席しているデータサイエンスに精通する学生が、学生間や企業の方々との交流を深めるイベントです。このサミットでは、SAS Executive Vice President およびSAS Chief Technology OfficerであるDr.Oliver Schabenberger氏の基調講演や、Gather IQという、クラウドソーシングによってあるトピックに関する問題の解決を図るアプリの説明、女性の技術職としてのキャリアを支援する制度、学生によるアナリティクスのコンテストであるShootout Competition における入賞チーム3組についての紹介がされ、最後に自由な交流の時間が設けられました。 Schabenberger氏は純粋数学を学んだのち、データサイエンスの道へと進むことになった経緯や、現在SAS社が注目しているAmbient AnalyticsとDeep Learningについての説明、さらに自分自身を成長させるための教訓などをお話ししてくださいました。 またGather IQは、SAS社のミッションの一つである社会貢献のためのアナリティクスの価値を非営利で提供するということを体現していたと感じました。 このイベントの最後には自由にコミュニケーションをとる時間が設けられ、参加者の皆様は積極的に情報交換を行っていました。何より印象に残ったのは、同年代で飛び級で大学院に進学した人や、SASR Enterprise Minerを使いこなしモデリングを行っていた人がいたこと、さらに、参加者全員が英語で円滑にコミュニケーションを行っていたことです。 同年代の海外の学生たちがデータサイエンスに対して抱いている思いや、それに臨んでいく姿勢、自身のキャリアに対する考えなどを聞くことで、自分たちがこれからどうやってこの分野で戦っていくべきなのか、そのために何をするべきかなど、改めて深く考えさせられました。 また、意見交換をした際、私たちは英語の能力が十分でなかったということ以前に、初対面の人に話しかけることを躊躇してしまい、インターナショナルな場で積極的にコミュニケーションをとることの難しさを痛感しました。このようなためらいを減らし、自分から積極的に意思疎通を図っていくことの大切さを感じました。 残る二日間、データサイエンスに関する知識やノウハウだけでなく、グローバル人材にとって必要な素養も学んでいけたらと思います。
Die EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung kommt näher – ausweichen oder draufhalten? In den letzten Wochen hatte ich die tolle Gelegenheit mit zahlreichen Kunden und Partnern über die neue EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DS-GVO) zu sprechen. Die Meinungen und Erwartungen sind dabei wirklich außerordentlich breit gefächert. Das ist nicht weiter verwunderlich, denn das Thema hat zuletzt stark an
For those of you using SAS Customer Intelligence 360, or generally just interested in the space around web content targeting and personalization capabilities, I wanted to share the latest with what we’re doing at SAS. As the SAS web experience division, we use SAS Customer Intelligence 360 on sas.com for
In my first post of this blog series, we learned how three education customers are using SAS. Today, we'll hear about the positive impact that SAS and analytics are providing for users and the education institutions. In this post, you'll hear from: Linda Sullivan, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Knowledge Management,
Veterans transitioning back to civilian life face a number of challenges, many of which involve working in a non-military environment. The Honor Foundation helps Navy SEALs and other current and transitioning members of the U.S. Special Operations community enter civilian life. Last week, a group of former special operators visited several
Recently, I interviewed three SAS customers to understand firsthand how each is using data visualization and analytics in education. In this education analytics series of blog posts, I’ll take you on a journey to learn how each of these customers are turning their data into insights to be a more
Autonomy leads to engagement Research supports time-on-task as a proven strategy in developing reading skills. Studies show that students’ time spent engaged directly correlates to achievement levels. The more they are engaged, the more they learn. The key word is engaged. Simply allocating time to read during the school day
If you’re familiar with the SAS story, you know that we have deep roots in academia. But our CEO Jim Goodnight has always known that roots aren’t enough to achieve incremental growth. You also have to plant seeds. Analytics alone can’t drive change, help businesses succeed and make the world
In May, the New York Times published an article “The Little Known Statistician Who Taught Us to Measure Teachers” which profiled the life of Dr. Bill Sanders. The author reflected on Dr. Sanders’ life and work improving education for all students. For those of us in education, Dr. Sanders’ work
My previous blog post focused on a graph, showing the % of women earning STEM degrees in various fields. While that graph was was designed to answer a very specific question, let's now look at the data from a broader perspective. Let's look at the total number of STEM degrees
For the past several years, efforts have been under way to recruit more women into the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. I recently saw an interesting graph showing the percentage of bachelor's degrees conferred to women in the US, and I wondered if I could tweak that graph
Two of my colleagues have shared their experiences as a statistic and a child who could have been left behind. I too have my own story that helped drive my passion. All of us define equity in different ways. Equity is a concept that is hard to define, and we
Choosing great colors for a graph is sometimes the most difficult part. And here is yet another thing you need to worry about ... sometimes colors represent different things in different cultures! In this blog post, I improve a graphic to help you get a grasp on those color-to-culture relationships.
Today in higher education, savvy users expect to have the information they need to make data-informed decisions at their fingertips. As such, leaders in institutional research (IR) are under pressure to provide these users with accurate data, reports and analyses. IR has been tasked with transforming data and reports in
Ya no se trata de imaginar cosas. Cada día las empresas enfrentan miles de desafíos. Desde decisiones de negocio hasta procesos operativos, pasando por la manera de relacionarse con sus clientes o de preparar los informes de cumplimientos regulatorios o cuidarse de los ataques o fraudes. No son escenarios que
When I was in college, I lived in the Alexander dorm, where each room had an American student and an International student. I learned a lot about the rest of the world, and I also heard a lot of different languages being spoken. I'm really impressed when I hear people
Two colleagues and I, all former educators, have dealt with education equity gaps both as children and professionally. This is the second post in a series about our experiences. I encourage you to read the first entry, Equity in education: I was a statistic. Many people think of education equity
When presenting information in form of a graph we show the data and let the reader draw the inferences. However, often one may want to draw the attention of the reader towards some aspect of the graph or data. For one such case, a user asked how to highlight one
Conversations around equity in education are at a fever pitch. Decades of research show that students of color and low-income students are disproportionately taught by less effective or more inexperienced teachers. Civil rights leaders encouraged the Obama administration to require states to develop Equity Plans to ensure that every student
Es hat eine lange Tradition, teilweise freiwillig, teilweise aus der Not geboren: Dinge selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. „Do-it-yourself – Selbst ist der Mann/die Frau – wenn-du-willst-das-etwas-erledigt-wird-dann-mach-es-selbst“. Oder halt IKEA-Möbel, Brotbackautomaten beim Discounter, BI-as-a-self-Service, Online-Banking … Mit der Kommentarfunktion dürfen Sie später die Liste gerne ergänzen! Und das hat
An idiom is a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. For example, "don't cry over spilled milk," or "the cat is out of the bag." Idioms are fun to use, and fun to hear - don't you agree? And
When a busy university analytics team is tasked with creating a new, interactive way to share data with dozens of different constituents, data visualization from SAS is the obvious answer. The University of Idaho’s office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation is the source for comprehensive information, analyses and university statistics.
Leaders in the education industry understand that when people at all levels have timely access to the right data and reports, they can generate trusted knowledge and insights that help transform programs, curriculums, student outcomes and more. That's how the industry's leaders deliver desired results faster to further student success.
