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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeApril 28, 2020 0

Be a light to your community

Written by Allison Hines and Kara Roberts During this global pandemic, we’ve seen SAS employees band together, while staying apart. We know that there’s strength in numbers, and amazing things happen when we all bring our unique skills and abilities to the table. We’re proud of the creative ways our employees are giving back, like making masks and preparing food for their communities. Keep reading

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Advanced Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Xavier BizouxApril 28, 2020 0

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery – Using Python and REST APIs for SAS Visual Analytics reports

With increasing interest in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), many SAS Users want to know what can be done for Visual Analytics reports. In this article, I will explain how to use Python and SAS Viya REST APIs to extract a report from a SAS Viya environment and import it into another environment.

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Analytics

Chris HartmannApril 27, 2020 0

Increase employee safety with production planning optimization

Many of us are currently working from home and getting adjusted to this new way of working. If you’re an employee working on the shop floor of a manufacturing facility, however, working from home is not an option. Among the many hard decisions manufacturing leaders have had to make during

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Analytics | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinApril 27, 2020 0

The circular law for eigenvalues

I've previously written about how to generate points that are uniformly distributed in the unit disk. A seemingly unrelated topic is the distribution of eigenvalues (in the complex plane) of various kinds of random matrices. However, I recently learned that these topics are somewhat related! A mathematical result called the

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgApril 24, 2020 0

How analytics is helping state governments head off unemployment claims fraud

If you’re in state government, you're well aware of the unprecedented challenges that come with off-the-charts unemployment numbers due to COVID-19. Crashing websites at state unemployment insurance offices and multi-hour phone hold times for the millions of people who've lost their income due to the pandemic are only the most

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Work & Life at SAS

Danielle AdamsApril 23, 2020 0

Energy Management for Personal and Professional Wellness

While each of us are working hard to create our new and temporary routine, it’s important to find ways to keep our energy, passion, and creative juices flowing! Hear from our energy expert, Senior Learning and Development Specialist, Brian Germano, on how to maintain energy and productivity while working from

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Tom SaboApril 23, 2020 0

27,000 coders vs. the coronavirus

At the end of March, the German government sponsored a hackathon called #WirVsVirus. The aim was to bring Germany’s collective coding expertise to bear on some of the many problems surrounding COVID-19. In total, more than 27,000 coders joined the challenge, working from home, and programming for 48 hours from

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Leonid BatkhanApril 22, 2020 0

How to create and use SAS macro functions

SAS' Leonid Batkhan differentiates between SAS macro and programming languages, defines two types of SAS macros and much more.

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Analytics | Data Management

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Nancy RauschApril 22, 2020 0

The role of data management techniques during COVID-19: 4 examples

Nancy Rausch shares 4 examples of the role data management techniques play in responding to COVID-19.

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Work & Life at SAS

Ashley Bailey, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPApril 22, 2020 0

5 eco-friendly food choices

Our food choices not only impact our health, they also have far-reaching impacts on our environment, economy and politics. Dining with the planet in mind can be a daunting task. Do what you can and remember that every small change adds up to big differences! Start with something simple like

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinApril 22, 2020 0

Visualize the case fatality rate for COVID-19 in US counties

A previous article describes the funnel plot (Spiegelhalter, 2005), which can identify samples that have rates or proportions that are much different than expected. The funnel plot is a scatter plot that plots the sample proportion of some quantity against the size of the sample. The variance of the sample

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Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Looking up at a large tree

Lucy KosturkoApril 21, 2020 0

Celebrate Earth Day virtually with your teen: Deforestation meets AI

Ever thought you could help save the rainforest without ever visiting the rainforest? Probably not, but now is your chance, and you can use it as your way to give back this Earth Day. This year, Earth Day celebrations will look different for everyone as we work to find meaningful

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Analytics

Mike GillilandApril 21, 2020 0

Forecasting during chaos: predicting impact on demand and supply

Forecasting is a daunting task during normal conditions, and even more so during a disruption. But in times of greatest stress our smartest and most creative people stand out, and our true leaders emerge. You'll find these kinds of leaders among my colleagues at SAS -- smart and creative people

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Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning

Sophia RowlandApril 20, 2020 0

Automated Machine Learning Vs. The Data Scientist

Ever since automated machine learning has entered the scene, people are asking, "Will automated machine learning replace data scientists?"

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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeApril 20, 2020 0

Making a difference, one mask at a time

Written by Allison Hines and Kara Roberts Here at SAS, our culture revolves around our people. Our endless curiosity and innovative spirit help us solve our customers’ most challenging problems – but our employees’ impact is even bigger than that. There’s strength in numbers, and during this difficult time, our employees’ generosity and creative problem-solving are helping those who need it most around the world. From providing laptops to students in need,

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Analytics | Internet of Things

Sanjeev HedaApril 20, 2020 0

An approach to enabling predictive maintenance for industrial assets

Today, many assets across multiple industries are becoming more instrumented and connected to enterprise platforms to provide additional insight into their health and operation. IDC estimates that Internet of Things (IoT) investment will reach $1.12 trillion in 2023. One important area for many industrial organizations that are focused in using

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Energy & Utilities | Manufacturing

Artificial Intelligence

Hidden Insights: Seeking solutions for COVID-19: Hackathon surfaces 100 possibilities

Andreas GöddeApril 20, 2020 0

Seeking solutions for COVID-19: Hackathon surfaces 100 possibilities

We've set up a Covid-19 task force to support you during this crisis. We offer free consultations and can provide recommendations.

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Government | Health Care | Life Sciences

Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinApril 20, 2020 0

Use a funnel plot to visualize rates: The case fatality rate for COVID-19 in North Carolina counties

Death is always a difficult topic to discuss, and death has been in the news a lot during this tragic coronavirus pandemic. Many news stories focus on states, counties, or cities that have the most cases or the most deaths. A related statistic is the case fatality rate, which is

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Work & Life at SAS

Celeste CooperApril 17, 2020 0

Sleep: The Ultimate Recovery

Sleep is the ultimate way to recover and it now has well-deserved research showing its importance to health and longevity. Discover 16 tips that will assist you in getting quality sleep. 1. Recognize the Importance of Sleep - We all know how we feel when we are sleep deprived. The consequences

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Advanced Analytics

Susan KahlerApril 17, 2020 0

Video: Modeling employee retention using deep learning with Python (DLPy) and SAS Viya

Let's talk about using DLPy to model employee retention through a survival analysis model. Survival analysis is used to model time-to-event. Examples of time-to-event include the time until an employee leaves a company, the time until a disease goes into remission, or the time until a mechanical part fails. The

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Programming Tips

Peter Styliadis

Peter StyliadisApril 15, 2020 0

Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS® Viya® - Part 1 - Making a Connection

Welcome to the first post for the Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya series! With the popularity of the Python programming language for data analysis and SAS Viya's ability to integrate with Python, I thought, why not create tutorials for users integrating the two? To begin the series

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Work & Life at SAS

Ryan WandsApril 15, 2020 0

The End of No Pain, No Gain

Breathe! Move! Breathe! Move! I vividly remember doing sit ups under a blistering sun until one more person quit or threw up. Dripping under the NC sun, I focused on my kneecaps as I moved. Coach Buddha paced by and barked “Don’t quit on me!” I, like the 50 other

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Artificial Intelligence

Hidden Insights - Can workforce analytics help improve physical and mental wellbeing

Caroline S Payne

Caroline S PayneApril 15, 2020 0

Can workforce analytics help improve physical and mental well-being?

The UK’s Royal College of Nursing says that workplace stress is often cited in compensation claims, and frequently associated with inadequate staffing levels.

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinApril 15, 2020 0

Add diagonal reference lines to SAS graphs: The LINEPARM and VECTOR statements

I previously wrote about the advantages of adding horizontal and vertical reference lines to a graph. You can also add a diagonal reference line to a graph. The SGPLOT procedure in SAS supports two primary ways to add a diagonal reference line: The LINEPARM statement enables you to specify a

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Analytics | SAS Events

Jenn ChaseApril 14, 2020 0

Introducing the first virtual SAS® Global Forum

Every year hundreds of dedicated SAS® users and event volunteers work tirelessly to create an amazing conference experience for SAS Global Forum attendees. This year, as you know, COVID-19 changed our plans. But our devoted team of volunteers, including our conference chairs and session presenters, was still determined to provide

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data Management | Machine Learning

Hidden Insights: How can Platform-a-a-Service unleash competitive advantage for banks? - SAS

Paul JonesApril 14, 2020 0

How can Platform as a Service unleash competitive advantage for banks?

By transferring non-differentiating activities to modular industry utilities, banks could potentially improve return on equity by 60 to 100 basis points.

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Programming Tips

Joe FurbeeApril 13, 2020 0

Storage in the Cloud – SAS and Azure

Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series by Conor Hogan, a Solutions Architect at SAS, on SAS and database and storage options on cloud technologies. This article covers the SAS offerings available to connect to and interact with the various storage options available in Microsoft Azure. Access

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Artificial Intelligence

Hidden Insights - Life after Hackathons

Mark FrankishApril 13, 2020 0

How can we understand more about the spread of infectious disease?

In some cases, recovery provides immunity to future infections, however the evidence currently available for COVID-19 cannot confirm this immunity stage.

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinApril 13, 2020 0

Add horizontal and vertical reference lines to SAS graphs: The REFLINE statement

Data tell a story. A purpose of data visualization is to convey that story to the reader in a clear and impactful way. Sometimes you can let the data "speak for themselves" in an unadorned graphic, but sometimes it is helpful to add reference lines to a graph to emphasize

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