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Paula HendersonJanuary 12, 2018 0

Former US Chief Technology Officer encourages STEM diversity

Former U.S. Chief Technology officer Megan Smith stressed the importance of continued investments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in her keynote address at SAS Analytics Experience, sharing a quote from George Washington. In his first address to Congress, in 1790, Washington said, “There is nothing which can better

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Education | Government

Data for Good | Students & Educators

Andrea SantyAugust 22, 2017 3

Help us generate tomorrow’s conservationists

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) invests in education and training to create the next generation of conservation leaders from around the world. These leaders go on to have a powerful influence on the fate of the world’s most biodiverse and vulnerable places. While scores of leaders benefit from WWF’s support, many

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Analytics | Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Fritz LehmanJuly 19, 2017 0

Planting seeds through education

If you’re familiar with the SAS story, you know that we have deep roots in academia. But our CEO Jim Goodnight has always known that roots aren’t enough to achieve incremental growth. You also have to plant seeds. Analytics alone can’t drive change, help businesses succeed and make the world

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Education

Analytics | Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Michael ThomasMarch 10, 2017 0

North Carolina's youth chess championship by the numbers

Once again, SAS is sponsoring the North Carolina Scholastic Chess Championship. The 43 year-old event is at the Raleigh Convention Center this weekend, March 11-12th. SAS sponsors this event because of the STEM education benefits of youth chess. Hundreds of players have been preparing and studying. A few even practiced

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Analytics | Students & Educators

Georgia MarianiOctober 11, 2016 0

ESSA – accountability, indicators and analytics to drive informed decision making

Last December, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law to ensure opportunity for all students in the United States. As part of this federal legislation, states now have the flexibility to design their own accountability systems following certain parameters outlined in ESSA. These accountability systems include academic and non-academic indicators. By

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Education

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Carmen GallagherOctober 6, 2016 0

Achieving analytics ROI – the path to success

Are you happy with the ROI on your analytics investments? Recently we’ve seen an upswing in organisations investing in analytical platform capabilities. One can assume the goal of these investments is to turn transactional data into a strategic asset. However, analytics alone will not do it. Unless your organisation is

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Education

Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Natalie MendesOctober 4, 2016 0

Two tips for women starting a career in analytics

While men still outnumber women in the analytics field, there are plenty of opportunities available for women. At a recent Chief Data and Analytics forum, I was encouraged to see a well-balanced number of senior executives presenting about the business of analytics. Speakers included 12 women and 14 men, which indicates a

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Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Georgia MarianiJuly 13, 2016 0

Community college answers complex ‘why’ questions with data visualization and analytics

Reporting can reveal last year’s graduation rates or this semester’s completion rates at a local community college. But drilling further into that data to ask why students aren’t graduating or why they aren’t enrolling requires more complex analysis. At Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, college administrators and professors are

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Education

Data Management | Students & Educators

Georgia MarianiMay 6, 2016 0

Education shines BIG in Vegas!

Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. At this year’s SAS Global Forum 2016, so many exciting things happened that I have to share some highlights. From the use of analytics in college administration to the teaching of analytics in the classroom, the range of information presented was quite

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Education

Data for Good | Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Elliot InmanApril 6, 2016 0

Data science: Storytelling in the 21st century

For thousands of years, the human experience has been recorded by storytellers. Stories tell the tale of our lives: beginning, middle and end. Stories document the triumphs and tragedies of heroes and villains and everything in between. Human beings are storytellers -- it's a trait as uniquely human as an

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