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Alison Bolen 0
Are you prepared for hurricane season?

While the recent issue of Computerworld tells us that IT execs are preparing for hurricane season, researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh have predicted a busier-than-normal season. The same researchers who were so accurate last year in predicting a milder-than-normal season are back, this year forecasting a

Alison Bolen 0
Caffeine-inspired post to come

Just a quick post here to introduce our latest sascom voices contributor, Hope Squires. Hope is the managing editor of sascom magazine, and she edits the SAS industry newsletter for the communications, content and entertainment industries. She also recently edited a 52-page sascom magazine supplement that focused on performance management

Alison Bolen 0
Blogger dream job

When I first read the title of the post, "Fantasy Business Blog Vision," I thought maybe the author had a vision for a fantasy blog league. You know, instead of a fantasy baseball league. Stats would be culled from Digg, Technorati, The Truth Laid Bear and other sites, and the

Chris Hemedinger 1
Riding Harry's coattails

In just about a month SAS for Dummies will hit the bookstore shelves. As a coauthor of the book, I certainly hope that it becomes popular; but I know that it will be dwarfed by the inevitable success of the final Harry Potter book which is due out just one

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Alison Bolen 3
Can statistics recognize racial bias?

Research from a University of Pennsylvania professor and a Cornell University graduate student says yes, according to the New York Times (registration required). Judging by comments on the article, many Times readers disagree. In 2005, when the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award raised similar questions, three Southeastern economists turned