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Analytics

Leo SadovyOctober 28, 2019 1

8 ways analytics can support strategic planning and decision making

If you're looking for advice on developing an analytics strategy, there's no shortage of resources, including this from SAS: Building your data and analytics strategy. If, on the other hand, you're looking for advice on how to apply analytics to strategic planning, your search has likely to come up wanting.

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Analytics

Georgia MarianiOctober 24, 2019 0

Establishing an analytics culture: An interview with Oklahoma State University

“Analytics Can Save Higher Education. Really.” is a call to action for the higher education community to leverage data and analytics for better decision making at colleges and universities. It stresses the importance of using data and analytics to improve student outcomes, campus operations and much more. Oklahoma State University

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Education

Analytics | Data Visualization

Frank SilvaOctober 9, 2019 4

How to win the SAS Championship

What can data tell us about the easiest hole at your favorite golf course? Or which hole contributes the most to mastering the course? A golf instructor once told me golf is not my sport, and that my swing is hopeless, but that didn’t stop me from analyzing golf data!

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Analytics | SAS Events | Work & Life at SAS

Randy GuardOctober 1, 2019 2

Customer experience matters

Did you know the first SAS® Users Group event took place before SAS was incorporated as a company? In 1976, hundreds of early SAS users gathered in sunny Kissimmee, FL to share tips and offer feedback before SAS was even officially a company. Our users have continued to influence the

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Analytics | Data Management

Tom FisherSeptember 20, 2019 0

Why you should care about data literacy

Put simply, data literacy is the ability to derive meaning from data. That seems like a straightforward proposition, but, in truth, finding relationships in data can be fraught with complexities, including: Understanding where the data came from, including the lineage or source of that data. Ensuring that the data meet compliance

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Frank SilvaSeptember 9, 2019 1

The Memphis Grizzlies have the best NBA arena. Here's why

If you consume NBA content through social media, then you know just how active that online community is. Basketball arguments and ‘hot takes’ on the Internet are about as commonplace as Michael Jordan playing golf instead of running a functional NBA front office. I wondered if NBA fans happened to

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization

% of population registered to vote by state

Frank SilvaAugust 27, 2019 0

Examining voter registration data with SAS Visual Analytics

I was born in a country (Brazil) where voting is mandatory. Most of my family still lives there, and now that I live in the US, they ask me about American politics all the time. One thing that often catches them by surprise is that not only is voting not

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Government

Analytics | Students & Educators

Lisa MortonAugust 23, 2019 0

College-bound students with visual impairments learn to independently analyze data

This summer the Accessibility and Applied Assistive Technology team at SAS launched a new course that teaches students with visual impairments how to independently analyze data, which is a critical skill that all students need for success in college and their careers. However, many students with visual impairments don’t have

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Education

Analytics

Leonid BatkhanAugust 18, 2019 19

Selling sand at the beach

Have you ever thought of selling sand on the beach? Neither have I. To most people the mere idea is preposterous. But isn’t it how all great discoveries, inventions and breakthroughs are made? Someone comes up with an outwardly crazy, outlandish idea, and despite all the skepticism, criticism, ostracism, ridicule

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