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Robert AllisonJanuary 29, 2015 13

Eating liver and prepping data: How are they similar?

This week, I finally ate some liver, for the first time in over 20 years - and I realized it's a lot like prepping data (which I'll explain in this blog post). Here are a few of the similarities: They're both good for you. Thinking about them makes you go

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 26, 2015 4

Thinking about retiring in another country?

Have you ever thought about retiring in another country, where your money might go further? Well here's some quantitative data to help you make an informed decision! ... First, to get you in the mood, here's a picture of my friend Erik checking out the prices at a pedal-powered food

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Travel

Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 22, 2015 6

What's the solar power potential in your area?

Have you ever wondered whether the area where you live is a good location for producing solar power? Let's create a SAS map to help find out! To get you in the right frame of mind, here is an awesome picture of some Arizona sunshine, that my good friend Eva

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 19, 2015 6

Millennials will outnumber Baby Boomers in 2015

To get into the mood for this blog post, you should first listen to the music video of The Who singing My Generation... I guess everybody has 'their generation' and here in the U.S. the most famous generation has been the Baby Boomers. Many companies have tried to design products they

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Health Care

Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 15, 2015 7

Using SAS analytics to monitor blog posts

As a blogger, I often wonder whether my blog posts are 'successful' - and being a graph guy, I like to visually analyze the data, to try to answer that question. The most common measure of a blog post is probably the number of times it was viewed, so I guess

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 14, 2015 7

Don't let difficult graph legends get your goat

Is this blog post about techniques to use on difficult graph legends, or is it about goats? The answer is both! But first, to get you into the proper mood, here is a picture my friend, Mark, took of some cute goats. And some links to YouTube videos about goats

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 12, 2015 4

Using SAS to help locate the 100 best restaurants in the US

I recently read an article that listed the 100 best restaurants in the US - but the article didn't have a map. I decided to use my SAS skills to change that! When it comes to restaurants, I eat out a lot (and by 'a lot' I mean I never

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Hospitality | Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 5, 2015 6

Most common New Year's resolutions

Can you guess the 5 most common New Year's resolutions? Compare your guesses to the survey results!... Being a data meister, I'm always on the lookout for seasonal data. I recently did a Web search for "new year's resolutions" and found an interesting article on the You Gov UK website.

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 23, 2014 4

Is more alcohol consumed during winter months?

The BACtrack mobile breathalyzer company recently published a report purporting that "most alcohol consumed during winter months." I wondered if the data would tell the same story, after a slightly different interrogation ... Here's a portion of BACtrack's calendar chart of BAC levels (click it to see the full-size version). They

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Health Care

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 22, 2014 5

Santa's information dashboard - Version 2.0

How does Santa keep track of everything on his big night? I can't confirm or deny that he uses SAS software -- but if he does, it would look a lot like this! ... A couple of years ago, I blogged about a prototype dashboard that I wrote for Santa. This

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