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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stu BradleyJune 24, 2024 0

Onboarding resilience in a fraudulent world: The power of decisioning

In financial services, the onboarding journey takes on heightened significance. It’s not just about welcoming new customers—it’s about safeguarding their information, validating identity, mitigating risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and making a great first impression. To achieve these goals, modernizing the decisioning process is crucial. In fact, decisioning lies at the

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinJune 24, 2024 0

Teaching an AI assistant to read and write SAS IML vectors

One of the most exciting features of SAS Viya Workbench is that the code editor includes a generative AI component called SAS Viya Copilot. This feature was announced and demonstrated at SAS Innovate 2024. With the Copilot, you can specify a text prompt that generates SAS code. For example, you

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SAS Events

Lilia Rodriguez

Lilia RodriguezJune 20, 2024 0

Educators share their experiences from SAS Innovate

Good educators are more than a source of knowledge; they inspire, innovate and continuously adapt to provide their students with the best learning experiences. They embrace new technologies, foster critical thinking and prepare students for future challenges. Recognizing their importance, SAS recently honored educators at SAS Innovate 2024. This year’s

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Artificial Intelligence | Risk Management

Kristi BoydJune 19, 2024 0

Understanding AI governance

AI governance is an all-encompassing strategy that establishes oversight, ensures compliance and develops consistent operations and infrastructure within an organization. It also fosters a human-centric culture. This strategy includes specific governance domains such as data governance and model governance, necessary for a unified AI approach. Why AI governance matters The

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinJune 19, 2024 0

Scale a density curve to match a histogram

This article discusses how to scale a probability density curve so that it fits appropriately on a histogram, as shown in the graph to the right. By definition, a probability density curve is scaled so that the area under the curve equals 1. However, a histogram might show counts or

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Programming Tips

Melodie RushJune 18, 2024 0

Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya for Predictive Modeling - Fitting a Random Forest

Learn how to fit a random forest and use your model to score new data. In Part 6 and Part 7 of this series, we fit a logistic regression and decision tree to the Home Equity data we saved in Part 4. In this post we will fit a Random

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Analytics

Kayt LeonardJune 18, 2024 0

Two sides of the same coin: GenAI and AI

“Generative AI is essentially just a subcategory of AI; it’s not that new algorithms have been invented.” Marinela Profi, AI Product Strategy Lead at SAS, says it up front and directly in her most recent podcast interview. “It takes a variety of data points, code, images and then, based on

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Health Care | Life Sciences

Work & Life at SAS

Lisa AllredJune 18, 2024 0

An Ally Reflects on Language (ACTION items included)

Every June I try to write a blog post in honor of PRIDE month and in celebration of my wonderful LGBTQ+ colleagues, friends, and family members. This is for all the other parents and allies out there. It is about showing up. It is about aligning your words with your

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Artificial Intelligence | Data Management

Zeynep SalmanJune 17, 2024 0

Can your organization’s technology handle the power of GenAI?

In a previous blog post, we discussed how generative AI (GenAI) is experiencing unprecedented popularity, with organizations across various industries eager to unlock its immense potential. We also highlighted potential use cases organizations must identify to unlock GenAI's full potential with credit customer journeys. These can include using chatbots for

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Analytics | Data Culture and Fluency

Alex CoopJune 17, 2024 0

How to command a room with data when your audience isn't data scientists

Presentation skills are an often-overlooked tool in the data scientist's box, and there's nothing like a room full of police to drive home the message that not everyone is a data geek. Police officers have a more visceral job than data scientists. Formulae, algorithms and methodologies aren't relevant to their

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Education | Government

Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinJune 17, 2024 0

A bootstrap confidence interval for an R-square statistic

A previous article discusses a formula for a confidence interval for R-square in a linear regression model (Olkin and Finn (1995) "Correlations redux", Psychological Bulletin) The formula is useful for large data sets, but should be used with caution for small samples. At the end of the previous article, I

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Work & Life at SAS

Ashley Bailey, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPJune 12, 2024 0

Mixing up mocktails

Mocktails are drinks that have all the flavor of traditional cocktails minus the alcohol. Whether you’re the designated driver, a non-drinker, looking to improve your health or simply seeking a refreshing sip, mocktails offer an elevated alternative for more conscious consumption.

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Artificial Intelligence | Marketing

Becky GraebeJune 11, 2024 0

SAS CMO Jenn Chase joins panel to discuss GenAI integration in marketing

SAS CMO Jennifer Chase and a panel of chief marketing officers offer insights on how they’re weaving AI into the business at American Marketing Association event Recent Salesforce research highlights a fact that didn’t seem to surprise the full-house audience at an American Marketing Association Annual CMO panel at SAS

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Artificial Intelligence | Equity and Responsibility | Risk Management

Franklin Manchester

Franklin ManchesterJune 10, 2024 0

How insurance companies can use synthetic data to fight bias

Stop bias in its tracks – learn about the value of synthetic data for insurance.

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinJune 10, 2024 0

The distribution of the R-square statistic

A SAS analyst ran a linear regression model and obtained an R-square statistic for the fit. However, he wanted a confidence interval, so he posted a question to a discussion forum asking how to obtain a confidence interval for the R-square parameter. Someone suggested a formula from a textbook (Cohen,

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Data Visualization | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Onur DincJune 6, 2024 0

Using centrality metrics to detect illicit financial flows

Detecting illicit financial flows require much more than using traditional business methods. At this point, using centrality metrics in investigation and analytical models will provide wider detection approaches.

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Artificial Intelligence

Danielle BatesJune 6, 2024 0

Banking on GenAI: Wells Fargo leads a conversation on AI innovation

A recent SAS survey revealed that 80% of business leaders are anxious about GenAI's data privacy and security implications Owing to these and other concerns, Wells Fargo Chief Data Officer Brian Gibbons and an esteemed panel of AI experts, hosted by Wells Fargo Technology Banking, addressed an audience of the

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Advanced Analytics

Bahar BillerJune 5, 2024 0

Asset Performance Management with SAS: Improving Asset Uptimes while Reducing Cost

SAS' Bahar Biller guides you through an asset lifetime prediction scenario using a synthetically generated historical data set and a solution built on SAS reliability modeling.

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Artificial Intelligence

Albert QianJune 4, 2024 0

3 benefits to creating synthetic data with SAS and Snowflake

Synthetic data generation has intrigued across industries for its many use cases, including fraud detection, clinical trials, worker safety and law enforcement. One of the main benefits is the low cost of creating synthetic data, which is often cheaper than collecting actual demographic, psychographic or behavior-based information. With such data,

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Caslee SimsJune 4, 2024 0

8 impactful quotes from SAS leaders at theCUBE

Step into the vibrant, insightful platform that is theCUBE, where industry leaders don’t just talk tech; they unpack AI’s impact on our world. Eight quotes aren’t enough to describe all the knowledge shared by SAS leaders during theCUBE’s session at SAS Innovate 2024. But this blog post would go on

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Dan ChildersJune 3, 2024 0

Time for government agencies to embed data and AI into environmental compliance

Government employees charged with monitoring environmental compliance face a downpour of information, wading through countless reports and stacks of paperwork to accomplish their mission. To help these dedicated public servants increase productivity, agencies should consider a broader set of tools to control pollution, enforce regulations and improve compliance. Although foundational

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinJune 3, 2024 0

Visualize a multivariate regression model when using spline effects

A SAS analyst read my previous article about visualizing the predicted values for a regression model that uses spline effects. Because the original explanatory variable does not appear in the model, the analyst had several questions: How do you score the model on new data? The previous example has only

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Learn SAS | Machine Learning | Students & Educators

Kelly HansonMay 31, 2024 0

Earn this SAS certification to validate your skills and training in machine learning

The new SAS Certified Specialist: Statistics for Machine Learning credential is designed to help you showcase your expertise and commitment to staying ahead in the industry.

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinMay 29, 2024 0

Find the label of a variable in SAS

Sometimes labels for variables get "dropped" during data preparation and cleaning. One example is when data are transposed from "wide form" to "long form." For example, suppose a data set has three variables, X, Y, and Z, each with labels. If you transpose the data to long form, the new

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Advanced Analytics | Data Visualization

Kevin ScottMay 24, 2024 0

Identifying time delays in batch manufacturing for accurate anomaly detection

Batch manufacturing involves producing goods in batches rather than in a continuous stream. This approach is common in industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and materials processing, where precise control over the production process is essential to ensure product quality and consistency. One critical aspect of batch manufacturing is the need to manage and understand inherent time delays that occur at various stages of the process.

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Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Bill AbbateMay 24, 2024 0

These students are creating apps for our daily lives with SAS®

Remember when the popular catchphrase, “We have an app for that,” was the new big thing? You might not if you’re as young as the NC State University students who recently participated in the 11th annual SAS-NC State Design Project, but back when we could still count 21st-century years in

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Work & Life at SAS

Kelly Gehle, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCP

Kelly Gehle, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPMay 22, 2024 0

Muscle is for more than just movement

Skeletal muscle is important for so many reasons beyond movement or aesthetics. Muscle is a vital part of our metabolic and overall health, playing a key role in how we control glucose, insulin, energy levels and longevity.

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinMay 22, 2024 0

Create filled density plots in SAS

A SAS programmer wanted to visualize density estimate for some univariate data. The data had several groups, so he wanted to create a panel of density estimate, which you can easily do by using PROC SGPANEL in SAS. However, the programmer's boss wanted to see filled density estimates, such as

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Artificial Intelligence

Zeynep SalmanMay 21, 2024 0

10 ways generative AI can be augmented with credit customer journeys

Generative AI (GenAI) is in its most popular era and many organisations across industry are looking for ways to unlock its potential value. McKinsey's projections suggest that GenAI could add a staggering $2.6 to $4.4 trillion in value to the global economy. In fact, banking is the number one industry

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Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Ellen Joyner-Roberson, CFE

Ellen Joyner-Roberson, CFEMay 21, 2024 0

3 ways generative AI can assist in criminal investigations

Across the world, investigators and law enforcement officers are tackling a rapidly evolving and expanding workload fueled by an increase in complex modern-day crimes. As technology alters the type and methodology of the crime itself – the evasion of tax payments, theft of public funds, erroneous disbursement of benefits, gaming

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