Statistics, statisticians, and data are all the rage in 2013 as we celebrate the International Year of Statistics! Statisticians are often busy crunching numbers and modeling data, but we were lucky to enough to have Tyler Smith of National University and Jennifer Waller of Georgia Regents University chat with us
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![Put down the aspirin and pick up visual analytics](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/05/KaulExecPanel-312x336.jpg)
When you hear the term “big data,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Complex numbers? Information overload? Now where did I put my aspirin …? Thanks to visual analytics (VA), it turns out big data doesn’t have to be scary or a headache. “Big data is not just
![SAS customer on SAS Visual Analytics: It’s like going from radio to television](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/05/DavisSASExecConf-336x336.jpg)
After an energy-packed opening session Sunday night at SAS Global Forum 2013 in San Francisco, hundreds of senior-level executives reconvened Monday in the Marriott Marquis for a day of discussion on what it means to be a high-performance organization. Big Data: We're all in this together Author and MIT Principal
![All the news not to miss at SAS Global Forum](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/04/main_social_trends_ipad-702x336.jpg)
Couldn’t make SAS Global Forum in person this week? You don’t have to miss out on any of the great news announcements being made in San Francisco. Here’s a quick rundown. At SAS we have big data on the brain, and SAS Global Forum is our opportunity to showcase SAS
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This quote from Gandhi (similar to one made centuries earlier by Lao Tzu), is the typical formulation we learned in Psychology 101: beliefs precede attitude, which precedes behavior, and the conclusion typically arrived at is that in order to change behavior you need to get to the root cause and change beliefs.
![HiPPOs versus geeks. Who will win?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/04/mccafree.jpg)
It might not be the battle of good versus evil, but it’s a clash that can profoundly affect a company’s success. So, what are the HiPPOs and geeks fighting over? It’s the way an organization chooses to tackle its biggest challenges. But before we delve into that topic, it’s important
![SAS Visual Analytics through a retailer’s eye](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataVisualization-1-702x336.png)
What retailer doesn’t want to treat customers with a personal touch? SAS Advisory Solutions Architect Frank Nuata shows how SAS Visual Analytics can help a retailer drilldown to the information it needs to give the customer experience it wants. Oh, and it’s also available on your mobile device, easy to
![3 questions with 2013 SAS Distinguished Professor](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/Analytics-1-702x336.png)
Dr. Goutam Chakraborty, founder of Oklahoma State University’s SAS Data Mining Certificate Program, was honored at SAS Global Forum with the 2013 SAS Distinguished Professor award. The award is given to individuals for innovative use of SAS in teaching and/or research, and supporting successful student use of SAS. Last year,
![Start planning now for SAS 9.4](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/Analytics-1-702x336.png)
More than 4000 users at SAS Global Forum 2013 have previewed software capabilities powered by SAS 9.4 — the upcoming release of the SAS platform that promises to fuel new waves of innovation for both SAS and its customers. The initial release of SAS 9.4 platform will be available in
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Imagine big data personified. He would be smart and loud and right on top of you ... but ultimately ignored. That's exactly the scene you'll see in this new and amusing video spot. Look familiar? Do you know that guy? Share this funny big data video with your colleagues and