Por José Mutis O. *Post basado en la presentación de David McDonald en SAS Forum Colombia Desde siempre, pero especialmente en la actualidad, el mundo ha estado en un proceso de transformación constante. Las nuevas tecnologías y procesos que han surgido de la nueva era digital hacen que hoy más
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Lately we've been hearing a lot about "record low unemployment" in the news. Being a data guy, I wanted to see it for myself. Follow along as I create some custom unemployment graphs from the official data for California and New York (two of our most populous states). Or, if
North Carolina is one of those key "swing states" that might possibly decide a national presidential election. And with such an election coming up next year (2020), I thought I would have a look at the voter registration data to see how it has changed since the previous presidential election
Around the world, combating public sector fraud is a major problem. "Benefits cheats" get the most media attention, but are by no means the biggest loss. Tax fraud is also a huge issue. And some estimates suggest that procurement fraud could dwarf both in terms of both scale and complexity.
A nivel mundial, la matrícula de mujeres en áreas como Tecnología de la Información y Comunicaciones (TIC) es particularmente baja, con un tres por ciento, al igual que en otras como Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y Estadística, con un cinco por ciento, e Ingeniería, Manufactura y Construcción, con un 8 por ciento. En
I was born in a country (Brazil) where voting is mandatory. Most of my family still lives there, and now that I live in the US, they ask me about American politics all the time. One thing that often catches them by surprise is that not only is voting not
It’s been over a year since my previous blog post, so it seemed like a good time for a refresh. Also, it’s just over a year since the EU implemented GDPR. This regulation promised users could take back control of their data and opt-in/opt-outs, while businesses could get fined up
Cualquiera que haya visto películas de Iron Man sabe que su creador, Tony Stark, cuenta, y mucho, con la ayuda de Jarvis, un sistema avanzado de Inteligencia Artificial diseñado para administrar casi todo en su vida, especialmente en la lucha contra el crimen. ¿Alguna vez has imaginado que algo así
La transformación digital en el sector financiero ha llevado a que la actividad bancaria haya pasado de un mercado de demandantes a un mercado de oferentes. Esto, lo que quiere decir, es que las personas que van a las oficinas a pedir préstamos son cada vez menos; ahora los oferentes
A speaker at a recent major tech event quipped that “they will only call it AI until it is useful”. The point was that AI for the sake of AI is pointless, and can even be counter-productive. As soon as someone conceives and develops an actual use case, they name
Las organizaciones se enfrentan a la creciente demanda de analítica de alto rendimiento que produzcan resultados rápidos y confiables. La transformación digital y el análisis empresarial son una prioridad en la agenda de muchas organizaciones. Para los CIO en sus organizaciones, significa una oportunidad para habilitar el valor a escala
We just had the big July 4th holiday weekend here in the US. And as with many holidays, there was a lot of drinking. Which got me thinking/wondering ... which counties do not allow alcohol to be sold (ie, which counties are 'dry')? And it seemed like a question that
Cases of the measles have certainly been making headlines in the news recently. And with all the data at our disposal these days, it seems like we should be able to predict which areas in the US are most likely to have measles outbreaks, eh? A group of independent researchers
Sin duda, el liderazgo es una de las habilidades fundamentales que garantiza nuestro éxito en el mundo de los negocios, y como mujeres, siempre nos hemos visto en la obligación de respaldar cada uno de nuestros logros a través de un fuerte compromiso laboral. Sin embargo, ser una mujer trabajadora
Hoy en día, las organizaciones necesitan analítica de alto rendimiento para mejorar todos sus indicadores de negocio, ya no es un lujo: es una necesidad. La transformación digital y el análisis empresarial son una prioridad en la agenda de muchas empresas que buscan destacar en un mundo hiper competitivo que
En materia de seguridad pública, las estadísticas no sólo tendrían que utilizarse para registrar tragedias, fallas incomprensibles o riesgos latentes -víctimas, bienes destruidos, montos robados, delincuentes capturados, zonas de alta incidencia criminal (lugares donde se vende droga, por ejemplo), entre otras situaciones que lastiman a la sociedad. El simple registro
As we honor Mental Health Month, there are many calls to reduce suffering. Seems reasonable, right? It’s even in California’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), where public systems are called to “reduce subjective suffering.” And as we broadly focus more on outcomes in health, measuring suffering (and hopefully its reduction)
Analytics can bring tremendous value to a business. However, investing in an analytics solution is often easier said than done. The key challenge is demonstrating the value of analytics without first investing in technology and resources. The solution? Take a results-based approach to establish the value of analytics by using
Desde el primero de mayo, la GDPR (Reglamento General de Protección de Datos de la Unión Europea) pasó a ser de cumplimiento obligatorio. Eso significa que todas las organizaciones que manejan datos de ciudadanos europeos (sin importar dónde estén ubicadas) deben cumplir con los más altos estándares de transparencia y
Analytics has an important role to play in supporting the police to keep our communities safe, and I believe the benefits can be far-reaching. In my previous three posts, I discussed the role analytics can play in policing, reviewed the required data and highlighted a police force that is currently
Speak to almost anyone about artificial intelligence, and you’ll likely be met with either a furrowed brow of concerned cynicism or a wide-eyed smile of enthusiasm. AI seems to have this kind of highly polarising effect, certainly on citizens and many organisations who are still, understandably, evaluating how AI will
Can government organisations really have it all? While day-to-day spending on functions including health, education and defence will rise in 2019 by 1.8%, 3.8% and 1% respectively, many other departments will experience sustained budget reductions into next year. These departments are battling to improve service quality, operational efficiency and
While we're on the topic of mortgage rates, let's explore another technique for plotting and comparing the rate data over several years. Last time, we plotted each year's data in a separate graph, and paneled them across the page. This time, let's overlay multiple years together in the same graph.
Did you recently lock in a mortgage rate of 3.5-5%, or perhaps even lower? How do today's rates compare to rates in the past? Let's dig a little deeper into this topic, with some graphs! But before we get started, here's a picture to get you into the mood for
L’intelligence artificielle, dont les prémices remontent aux années 1950, se concrétise déjà depuis une dizaine d’années dans le secteur de la santé. Les applications de l’IA dans les hôpitaux apportent de nombreux bénéfices aux patients, équipes médicales et établissements de santé. Jean-François Gourdin, responsable du secteur santé chez SAS, épidémiologiste
In the past, I created some graphs about our record low unemployment rate (US unemployment, and state-level unemployment), but does low unemployment also mean there are jobs available? Let's have a look at the data!... Existing Graphs I knew I couldn't be the only one interested in this kind of
Además de mejorar la eficiencia de las organizaciones, con el aprovechamiento del Big Data, las instituciones pueden gestionar información que los ayude a responder a las necesidades de los ciudadanos. Su uso en el sector del gobierno, por ejemplo, contribuye a mejorar la comprensión de los fenómenos sociales y apoyar
지난 2월, 미국 노스캐롤라이나(NC)주는 SAS 및 InterSystems와 제휴하여 주 정보기술부(North Carolina Department of Information Technology; NC DIT) 산하의 ‘건강 정보 교환 센터(Health Information Exchanges; HIE)’ NC HealthConnex의 현대화 소식을 발표했습니다. NC HealthConnex는 향상된 진료 서비스와 환자의 안전을 지원하고 진료 이전을 용이하게 하며, 주 전역에 걸쳐 4,500개 이상의 의료 시설에 관련
Recently, the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission hosted a regional symposium to help strengthen North Carolina’s multidisciplinary response to human trafficking. One of the speakers shared an anecdote from a busy young woman with kids. She had returned home from work and was preparing for dinner; her young son wanted
El uso de herramientas de analítica avanzada permite a las organizaciones desplegar capacidades de “Customer Decisioning” para entregar a sus clientes una experiencia de consumo excepcional, gracias a una mayor relevancia en cada interacción. En la actualidad, los clientes esperan una experiencia perfecta, altamente personalizada y relevante ya sea en