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Robert AllisonMarch 22, 2016 28

Does E85 fuel save you money or cost more?

I recently bought a vehicle that has FlexFuel capability and can use E85 (mostly ethanol) fuel. But can you guess whether it is more economical for me to use E85, or regular gasoline? Read the SAS analysis below to see if you guessed right! I've been the happy owner of

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Energy & Utilities

Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 14, 2016 18

How to graph NBA data with SAS

People have always been fascinated by sports statistics, and with the recent popularity of fantasy sports there is an increased demand for custom analyses of the sports data. With those folks in mind, I have created a simple example that SAS programmers can use as a starting point for analyzing NBA

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 7, 2016 1

Tracking our local lake rise 20-ft above normal

We recently had a flooding event at Jordan Lake where the water rose almost 20 feet above normal. This blog details that flooding event in both photos and graphs. If you're intrigued by weather, boats, or lakes then this blog's for you! In NC's Research Triangle Park area, there are basically two

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Insurance

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 2, 2016 13

A different view of US immigration

Have you ever found a graph of some interesting information, but the graph was difficult to understand (or even misleading). I strive to fix those graphs - this time it's a graph of US immigration data... I found the following immigration graph on the flowingdata website - it's a screen-capture of

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Government

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 29, 2016 7

Timeline of Supreme Court Justices

With the upcoming appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice, I wondered just how liberal and conservative previous justices have been. I found some data, and tried my hand at creating a graph to help visualize it... In my quest for data, I came upon an article on the NYTimes

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Government

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 25, 2016 3

Creating an interactive map of the moon

When I was a kid, I remember being fascinated by the first moon landing. I probably won't ever get to explore the moon in person, but perhaps creating an interactive moon map is the next best thing! Before we get started, I wanted to share a couple of photos my co-worker

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 22, 2016 1

Beware the Ides of March and lawn mowers!

If you're a worrier, you know there's a chance you could get bitten by a shark, or hit by a piece of falling satellite debris - these events are both possible, but not probable. Getting injured by a lawn mower, on the other hand, is something that could easily happen. With

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Health Care | Insurance

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 19, 2016 6

Which name is more unisex - Jessie or Angel?

With many names, it's difficult to know whether the person is male or female. Let's use the power of analytics to determine which names are the most unisex, based on the number of boys and girls with those names. But, before we get started, here's a picture of my friend

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 17, 2016 4

Which hybrid model gets the best gas mileage?

When the Toyota Prius first came out, the gas mileage claims astonished everyone. But now that almost every manufacturer offers their own hybrid, is the Prius mpg really all that great? Let's analyze the data ... But before we get to the analytics, let me tell you a little about

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Travel

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 15, 2016 6

Worldwide jet fuel consumption

Did you ever wonder how much fuel all the jets in the world use? Perhaps these graphs will help you get a handle on it... Before we get started, here's a jet-fuel related picture to entertain you. This is a picture I took from the airplane when I went to

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Energy & Utilities | Travel

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