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Find out how analytics, from data mining to cognitive computing, is changing the way we do business

Robert AllisonDecember 4, 2013 0

Graphical analytics examples for municipalities and utilities

Do you analyze data for a city, town, or utility? ... And do you wonder how you can graphically analyze your data? Here are 24 examples to help you! Click the screen-captures below to go to the samples page, where you can see the full-size interactive samples (and also download

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Energy & Utilities | Government

Analytics

Maggie MillerNovember 8, 2013 0

Analytics 2013 Orlando – that’s a wrap!

The Analytics Conference series wrapped its last event of the year in Orlando and, as promised, there was plenty to take in during the two-day event. Now what? You can watch all the highlights, including full keynotes, on demand! Among the keynote presenters this year, SAS CEO Dr. Jim Goodnight

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Analytics

Maggie MillerNovember 1, 2013 0

How analytics is taking over business

I had the chance to interview Natalie Kortum and Jack Chen of Dell at the Analytics 2013 conference in Orlando about how analytics is taking over business today and in the future. They both think we’ll see some big changes in the next five years. One of the most interesting

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Analytics

Maggie MillerOctober 25, 2013 0

Saving lives in the emergency dept. with analytics and forecasting

Reacting to the demand in the rapidly changing environment of an emergency department can be a major challenge. Frequent mismatches between patient need and the health care professionals available to provide that care can result in significant human and financial costs. Analytics 2013 Orlando presenters, Kevin Armstrong of Vanderbilt University

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonOctober 23, 2013 3

Using transparent colors in SAS Graphs

This graph certainly makes it clear! I can see right through your lies! Clearly, you know what you're talking about! We need more transparency in our organization! What was that all about, you might ask?!? ... I was just getting all the obvious puns out of the way, so I

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 16, 2013 2

Don't believe it till you see it!

As you've probably guessed, I'm a "visual" person - I like to see things (in a chart/graph/map) rather than just reading about them (in a data table and summary statistic). Don't get me wrong - I'm a big fan of statistics and analytics -- but I'm an even bigger fan of

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Analytics

Maggie MillerOctober 11, 2013 0

How to land a job in the analytics field

Want to know the secrets to landing a job as an analytics professional? I went straight to the source – the expert speakers of Analytics 2013 to find out. Here’s some of their advice… What advice would you give students considering a job in analytics and those already in the

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Analytics

Maggie MillerOctober 4, 2013 1

Using analytics and big data effectively

Leading up to the Analytics 2013 conference, we’re going to dive into some of the big topics in the industry. Up first, the hurdles to using analytics and big data effectively in your organization. We reached out to some of our conference speakers and sponsors to get their take on

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Analytics

Catherine (Cat) TruxilloJuly 8, 2013 3

Five myths about unstructured data and five good reasons you should be analyzing it

“How can we begin to make sense of the unstructured data, when we still don’t make the most of our structured data?” said the exasperated senior manager from a large retail firm. One of the great pleasures of my job is the relationship with students that continues after class has

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