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Robert AllisonDecember 16, 2015 1

If you're just a casual Star Wars fan, you might be confused about the order of the movies. Here's a SAS graph that will help you make sense of it all, before Episode VII comes out this week! If you'd like to see how I created this custom graph, here's a

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 9, 2015 0

How do your favorite SNL cast members stack up?

Saturday Night Live has been on television for about as long as most of us have been old enough to stay up and watch it (since 1975). Therefore, when I saw that Rolling Stone had ranked all the cast members throughout the show's history, I knew this was going to

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics

Robert BlanchardDecember 2, 2015 0

Top three reasons to become a data scientist

Data science is hot. You've undoubtedly heard a lot about the field and the role of the data scientist, now it's time to learn more. So, here are the top three reasons to become a data scientist. 1 – For the enjoyment of creating and building new “things” No, data scientists do not

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 1, 2015 2

Where is your favorite wine made?

Here in the US, California is known as "wine country" - but I was wondering what other states make wine, and whether there have been any big changes in recent years. This seemed like a good excuse for some graphical analytics... My previous blog analyzed where various Thanksgiving foods were produced. I was

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Manufacturing

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonNovember 19, 2015 4

Who to thank for your Thanksgiving food

Here in the US, we've got the Thanksgiving holiday coming up soon. And the keystone of this holiday is a big dinner, with lots of traditional Thanksgiving foods. But where does all this food come from, and which farmers should we thank for which of the food items? I use SAS

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonNovember 13, 2015 12

How to build a customized voter registration data viewer

With a major election coming next year, I was wondering if there have been any shifts & changes in the voters in my state. This seems like an interesting opportunity for some data analysis, eh!?! To get you into the spirit of elections, here's an "I Voted" sticker from my friend

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Government

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonNovember 6, 2015 4

Analytics claim this is the 20th most used word in English writing

Analytics claim this is the 20th most used word in English writing. What word, you might ask? This word. Which one? This one right here! You might think I'm trying to lead into an Abbott & Costello-style comedy routine, but I literally mean this word ... the word 'this'! As you can

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Education

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonNovember 5, 2015 3

Chasing the Endless Summer

Endless Summer is both a surfing movie, and the idea that "if one had enough time and money it would be possible to follow the summer around the world, making it endless." Summer temperatures are fine if you're swimming & surfing, but I prefer slightly cooler temperatures - perhaps an

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Travel

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 29, 2015 2

Superman -vs- Batman ... Halloween smackdown!

Choosing the perfect Halloween costume can be a tough decision ... especially when it comes to choosing between two awesome favorites like Superman & Batman!?! I think we're gonna need a bigger boat! (and by 'boat' I mean analytical software, of course!) Let's start with Superman. This character has been around since

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Analytics

Anjelica CummingsOctober 28, 2015 0

The cure for cancer lies in our apps

Every new piece of technology today can be rooted back to the creation of the iPhone, and it’s what David Pogue, Author, Host of NOVA ScienceNow and Yahoo Tech Columnist, calls the singular invention that caused the greatest gap between generations. While its touchscreen, audio, video, Wi-Fi, GPS, wireless antenna

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