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Heather HallettMarch 14, 2019 1

Puzzle obsession ... piecing together a 360-degree view of a patient.

I am obsessed with jigsaw puzzles. Specifically, 1000-piece mystery puzzles, entertaining not just for their pictorial humor, but also for the challenge. Unlike traditional puzzles, you don't know what you are putting together because the completed puzzle isn't pictured on the box. Mystery puzzles are constructed so that you must

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Health Care

Analytics

Ron RighterMarch 13, 2019 0

It’s a game changer: Sports analytics in higher education

Why is sports analytics rapidly becoming a high priority for several universities? Because they’re beginning to truly understand the significance of a winning athletic program. The value of a win speaks volumes and takes on different forms. It trickles down to the fans filling the stadium seats, television contracts, fan

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Education | Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data for Good

Yigit KarabagMarch 12, 2019 2

Normal and exceptional: 5 ways analytics is used at the Special Olympics

The Special Olympics is part of the inclusion movement for people with intellectual disabilities. The organisation provides year-round sports training and competitions for adults and children with intellectual disabilities. In March 2019 the Special Olympics World Games will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. SAS is an official

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Internet of Things

Tim ClarkFebruary 25, 2019 0

Unlocking the value of IoT data with the artificial intelligence of things

There will be more than 55 billion IoT devices by 2025 – more than four devices for every person on earth. That means that big data is only getting bigger. All of that high frequency, high velocity data from connecting the physical world to the digital world is available, and

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Internet of Things | Machine Learning

Charlie ChaseFebruary 19, 2019 0

Practical approaches to new product forecasting using structured and unstructured data

When it comes to forecasting new product launches, executives say that it's a frustrating, almost futile, effort. The reason? Minimal data, limited analytic capabilities and a general uncertainty surrounding a new product launch. Not to mention the ever-changing marketplace. Nevertheless, companies cannot disregard the need for a new product forecast

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Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics | Internet of Things

Greg HeidrickFebruary 12, 2019 0

Can IoT reduce energy costs for retailers?

This Is the third and final installment of a series of posts discussing promising use cases in retail and the benefits of adopting IoT technologies in 2019. What will be the ground-breaking new application of IoT and analytics that drives an epiphany and spurs widespread adoption? In previous posts, I discussed

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Retail

Analytics | Data for Good

Mark PittsFebruary 11, 2019 0

Saving lives with genetics and big data

During each minute you spend reading this article, 18 people will die of cancer. With each tick of the clock, your odds of becoming one of them increases: age is one of the primary risk factors for cancer. Take Nancy. She is a normal, active, healthy woman. Inside her body

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Health Care

Analytics | Data for Good | Students & Educators

Manuel FigalloFebruary 7, 2019 4

An unexpected weapon in the fight against the opioid epidemic: Graduate students

Each day, more than 130 Americans die from opioid overdoses. Combating the opioid epidemic begins with understanding it, and that begins with data. SAS recently partnered with graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) 's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy to understand how data mining and machine

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Education | Government | Health Care

Analytics

Cameron McLauchlinFebruary 4, 2019 0

The case for personal change in health care

One of the key health trends we’ll continue to follow in 2019 is the flood of medical and personal data that, if managed and analyzed properly, could help health care organizations provide better care, life sciences companies deliver better therapies and individuals make smarter lifestyle choices. Sounds great, but there

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Health Care | Life Sciences

Analytics

Alison BolenJanuary 28, 2019 2

Today we celebrate The Do Loop!

By almost any measure, Rick Wicklin is the most prolific and most popular blogger at SAS. Author of The Do Loop, Rick has been writing and publishing blogs at SAS since 2010, and today he publishes his 1,000th post on The Do Loop! To celebrate, I want to highlight some

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