"It slices, it dices ... it helps test laboratory mices!" In a joking way, this is a perfect description of SAS software, don't you think!?! :) And to prove it, this blog contains a collection of 32 examples, showing a variety of ways SAS can be used to graph data
This week's SAS tip is from Barry de Ville and Padraic Neville's new book Decision Trees for Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Miner. Filled with a multitude of examples and figures, this comprehensive book has received strong early user reviews. I hope that you'll also find this week's excerpt helpful in your
Talent Analytics CEO Greta Roberts (@GretaRoberts) will be presenting at SAS’s Analytics 2013 Conference next month in Orlando, Florida on the results of the landmark 2012 Analytics Professionals Study. I recently had the opportunity to get Greta’s thoughts on a myriad of topics including what to expect at Analytics 2013,
"It's a floor wax, and a dessert topping" - this pretty much describes SAS/Graph! (bonus points if you know where this quote came from!) Some people think of SAS as just a quality control tool. Others think of it as just a sales & marketing tool. And yet others think
Businesses need to know who their customers are, and how much money they should invest in marketing to them. It’s an obvious idea, but it also served as pretty much the sum of my knowledge of Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). That is, until Edward Malthouse came into my life. Ed’s
Have you seen Lego sets for young children? Not the ones with elaborate schematics and tiny complex pieces which require two engineers to put together. I am talking about sets that come with windows and doors for houses; wheels and seats for cars; flowers, plants, and trees for gardens; animals
Will Hakes, CEO of Link Analytics, will be wearing several hats at the Analytics 2013 conference on Oct. 21-22. Not only will he be presenting as keynote speaker, but he’ll also be co-chairing the event. I talked to Will from his home base in Atlanta, Georgia about his presentation and
Your biggest problem with maps used to be learning how to fold a paper road map. Today, with the advent of GPS, Google Maps, and location-specific data, the bar has been raised! ... you now need to know how to plot your data on a map! Below are several examples of different kinds
Sometimes, your first impulse may not be correct, like trading in your practical sedan for a hot 2-seater. Other times, your first impulse is perfect, as in the examples below. Suppose the automobile data you wish to analyze resides in a CSV file. Naturally, your first impulse is to import
It’s that time of year again. The weather is cooling down and the buzz about the Analytics Conference is heating up. This year’s conference, taking place Oct. 21-22 in Orlando, will bring together more than 1,000 analytics professionals to learn the latest trends, technology and research in the field of
