This week I noticed that they've started building the lot where they sell Christmas trees near SAS (at the intersection of Maynard & Reedy Creek Rd). They put up a nice rustic wooden fence, and lights, and maybe even a fire pit to keep their workers warm. They sell some
This past Sunday was the last day of the NC State Fair, and we broke some records this year! Can you guess what those records were? I'll ramble on about the fair to give you time to come up with your guess, and then I'll let you know about the
I attended the Scottish Highland Games this past weekend ... nearby in Scotland County, North Carolina! They put on a great event, with kilt-wearing Scotsmen throwing things, bands playing bagpipes, kids dancing, and clans sharing their family history. And to get into the mood for this event, I decided to
In many movies, there is often a scene where the star says "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way" (and the hard way usually involves quite a bit of pain). So it is with interrogations ... and so it is with writing SAS code! Today I'm
As you might have guessed from some of my previous blog posts, I'm an avid paddler. I like to paddle boats, and I like to try to go fast! And when I'm considering buying a new boat, it's only natural that I would analyze the data to make an informed
When you were a kid, were you intrigued by the 99-cent X-ray glasses advertised in the back of the comic books? If you ordered those glasses, you were probably disappointed. Now that you're an adult, how would you like to use computer techniques to "X-ray" your data and look for
전 세계의 이목이 러시아에 향해 있습니다. 바로 2018년 국제 축구 대회 때문인데요. 오늘은 바로 이 국제 축구 대회에 대한 다양한 데이터를 시각화하고, 지난 대회 결과로부터 어떤 인사이트를 얻을 수 있는지 살펴보고자 합니다! 전 세계 축구팀들은 대회를 위해 얼마나 멀리 이동할까요? 데이터 시각화 리포트가 보이지 않으시면 클릭하세요. 위 보고서는 참가국들이 조별 리그 동안 얼마나 멀리
스포츠 클럽은 다양한 소스로부터 수많은 데이터를 수집합니다. 선수들의 건강 상태에 대한 물리적 데이터, 의료 정보, 득점이나 경기 시간 등의 성과 데이터가 대표적인데요. 이외에도 티켓 가격, 판매, 시즌권 패턴 등 팀 운영 측면에서 다양한 데이터가 모입니다. 스포츠 클럽은 이전에도 데이터를 활용해왔습니다. 경기 장면을 촬영하고 실시간으로 또는 경기가 끝난 후 주요 영상(footage)을
Además de ser un recurso de gran impacto para las compañías, se ha demostrado que el análisis de datos también es importante para el sector deportivo. Equipos de fútbol, béisbol, básquetbol y hockey están adoptando la analítica de SAS para, por ejemplo, acercarse más a su fanaticada. Por ser un
Ever since the Moneyball book & movie came out, athletes have been scrambling to use data and analytics to gain a competitive advantage. One of my favorite sports is boat racing - the ones you paddle. Follow along as I lead you through some maps and graphs I created for
American readers may know that the ongoing 2018 international soccer/football tournament is a big deal in other countries. But it's hard to grasp just how ubiquitous and important it is when there's no other event like it in the United States. The best way I can describe it is if the
Ballpark Chasers A cross-country trip is pretty much an all-American experience, and so is baseball. Traveling around the country to see all 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums is not a new idea; there's even a social network between so-called "Ballpark Chasers" where people communicate and share their journeys. Even
Zur Person: Dr. Volker Stümpflen verantwortet als Leiter Data Strategy & Operations bei der Mediengruppe RTL vor allem den Auf- und Ausbau der Data-Science-Aktivitäten sowie die Realisierung und Monetarisierung speziell analysierter Datenmodelle mit Fokus auf Nutzerverhalten und Nutzerbedürfnisse. Er verfügt über große Erfahrungen mit der Vernetzung großer Datenbanksysteme und Applikationen,
‘스포츠 분석’이라고 하면 아마 많은 분들이 브래드 피트 주연의 영화 ‘머니볼(Moneyball)’을 떠올리실 텐데요. 이 영화는 2002년 분석을 활용해 오클랜드 애슬레틱스(Oakland Athletics) 야구팀을 승리로 이끈 빌리 빈(Billy Beane) 단장의 이야기를 다룹니다. 빈 단장은 스포츠 분석의 기반을 세웠지만, 오늘날 그 활용 범위는 훨씬 더 넓어졌죠! 몇 가지 예만 봐도 스포츠 분야에서 분석이 얼마나
These days, it's all about music streaming ... You sign up for a service, you let them know your music preferences, and they create a virtual "radio station" that plays the songs you probably want to hear. But that just doesn't compare with going to a physical record store, buying
La analítica se está tomando el mundo del deporte, un claro ejemplo de ello es el fútbol, los principales equipos a nivel mundial han incorporado soluciones para medirlo casi todo, desde los jugadores hasta los fanáticos. El uso de software para analizar los datos en el fútbol es una herramienta
Are you going to Denver, Colorado, and wondering what fun/interesting/eclectic things you can do there? Then this is the map for you! For the past couple of years, I've made maps of the city SAS Global Forum is in, pointing out some of the attractions that conference attendees might want
전 세계가 눈 한 번 깜짝할 사이도 안 되는 찰나의 순간에 울고 웃습니다. 바로 냉혹해서 더 감동적인 스포츠 경기 때문인데요. 스포츠에서 정밀하게 시간을 측정하는 전문가 ‘타임 키퍼’의 역할은 매우 중요합니다. 덕분에 동계 스포츠의 꽃인 스피드 스케이팅은 1000분의 1초까지 시간을 측정할 수 있을 정도로 관련 기술이 빠르게 발전하고 있죠. 전 세계
Have you ever played the lottery? Have you ever heard people bragging about all the money they've won? Does it make you want to play? ... We've had an Education Lottery here in North Carolina for over 10 years, but I still didn't really know much about it - therefore I
As marijuana has become legal in several states, it's been a frequent topic of interest in the news. And as with any interesting topic, I like to find useful ways to visually analyze the data. In this case, let's have a look at the price of marijuana, and how it
With the Christmas holiday approaching, I got to wondering what they call Santa in other countries. Of course, some countries don't celebrate Christmas - but most countries at least have some sort of "winter holiday," and most also have some tradition of gift-giving. So, I guess the better question might
Whether or not to legalize marijuana is a hotly debated topic these days. And no matter which side of the debate you're on, I think you will be interested in seeing several ways to visualize which states have legalized marijuana, and when ... Their Version Here's the original graph that
If you're preparing a big Thanksgiving dinner, then you don't want to leave out the most popular side dish, do you?!? But what is the most popular side dish? ... If you don't already know, then perhaps some data & analytics can help! But before we get started, here's a
Here in the US, we're preparing to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Therefore this Thursday most families in the US will be having a big turkey dinner. Although I'm a bachelor guy and eat out all the time, I'm actually a pretty good cook - and I'd like to share with
When I shared a status update a few months ago that I would spend my Sunday morning "trying to solve an asymmetric prize-collecting traveling salesman problem with uncertain data and side constraints" my colleagues knew that I wouldn't be working. Instead, I would spend my morning at an orienteering event,
The South East SAS Users Group meeting wound up yesterday. The 25th anniversary conference was held on SAS Campus and it provided a great opportunity to meet with many enthusiastic SAS users and attend many informative presentations. More on this in a follow-up article. During one of these presentations, Mary
The previous post on Multiple Blank Categories showed how to include multiple blank categories on the axis. But, given the purpose for this was to separate different segments in the data, I also included ideas on how to segmented a discrete axis using reference lines or Block Plot. A similar idea
My father introduced me to Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor when I was 10… in a figurative sense. Dad loved musicals and Singin’ In The Rain became one of my favorites. I was obsessed with their tap dance to Moses Supposes and practiced every day after school until I ‘got
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
My sons were amazing sleepers...as babies. Around age 2.5, mutiny ensued. My eldest endured the wild combination of potty training, a new baby brother, transitioning into a "big boy" bed, and a beautiful developing imagination. While the youngest didn’t have the new baby to taunt his sleep, he did get
