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Analytics

Ericka WilcherJune 10, 2008 0

Saying no to silos

These days, “silo” has become a dirty word within organizations – full of negative connotations about curmudgeonly individuals or teams not playing well with others. But at the How to Compete on Analytics: Apply It event in San Francisco on June 4th, SAS speaker Bob Messier advised the audience to

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Analytics

Alison BolenJanuary 18, 2008 1

Hot off the presses: Blogs, Big ideas in BI and more

~ Contributed by Hope Squires ~ Daniel Schorr is one of my favorite NPR reporters. I just hope he doesn’t mind me announcing that in a blog. Schorr has some strong opinions about what blogging has done to the news industry. In a recent Q&A with The Sacramento Bee, he

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Analytics | Risk Management

Peter DorringtonDecember 20, 2007 1

Donald Rumsfeld was right

I was reading an article in Project Manager Today magazine (more interesting than it might sound) about 'Unknown Unknowns and Risk' and it made reference to Donald Rumsfeld's infamous comment about "we know there are some things we do not know". Actually, he was making sense in a garbled sort

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Will WaughJuly 13, 2007 0

A marketer's first task: consumer insights

Joining SAS in North Carolina as a marketer from New York City has been a real eye opener. Language like OLAP, DI, ERM, DPPM and various other business intelligence buzzwords have been thrown my way in a vernacular I am not completely used to. The cuisine and culture are a

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Analytics

Chris HemedingerJune 4, 2007 0

Cogitating monkeys can calculate statistics

Rhesus monkeys can figure out basic probabilities, according to this study. Now I suppose that given enough monkeys and time, they might even replace your forecasting department. But I wouldn't worry. They haven't even managed to come up with the works of Shakespeare yet.

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Analytics

Peter DorringtonMay 18, 2007 0

Social Inclusion - are means-tested benefits fit for purpose?

In the UK there is debate forming about how best to target benefits on the most deserving cases without building a dependency culture. For some time the UK Government has been using 'means tests' to ascertain whether a claimant needs State support, or whether they have independent resources that they

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Government

Analytics

Alison BolenMay 10, 2007 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

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Analytics

Alison BolenMay 1, 2007 0

Last Day to Apply

Don't forget. Don't miss your chance. Be one of the first to get an advanced degree in analytics. Close to 100 people have already applied!

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Analytics

Kelly LevoyerApril 18, 2007 1

No fairy tales here

I'm writing from the freezing cold press room in a resort in sunny Orlando, Florida, where SAS is hosting its annual customer and executive conference, SAS Global Forum. Amid the buzz from journalists arranging interviews with SAS customers, executives and industry thought leaders like Guy Kawasaki and Thornton May, I

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Analytics

Alison BolenFebruary 28, 2007 0

Study analytics. Get your master's degree.

The new advanced degree program in analytics at North Carolina State University is drawing a lot of interest. We ran a brief news article in sascom when the program was first announced, and we're planning a longer q&a article for the next issue of the magazine. Don't wait for your

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