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Robert AllisonNovember 14, 2014 0

Are patent trolls finally on the decline?

Are you a legitimate hard-working company that has been threatened with a lawsuit, by a patent troll? If so, the graphs in this blog should make you happy! Speaking of 'happy' and 'troll' - here's a picture of a happy Troll Doll from my friend Hannah. Don't you just hate

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonNovember 4, 2014 2

Sports analytics - visualize your results!

In sports these days, there's a lot more data to keep track of than just the score! How can you make sense of it all? Being the Graph Guy, of course I recommend graphing it! Here's an example that's up close and personal for me - dragon boat racing... Below

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 28, 2014 16

Are you at risk? Which blood types do vampires prefer?

SAS software has long been used to help analyze 'risk' - what about using it to help determine your risk of being attacked by a vampire?!? On a previous Halloween, I was the victim of a Vampire attack. Here's the photographic proof... Being the most common O+ blood type, I

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Health Care | Life Sciences

Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 23, 2014 0

Tracking Ebola: Using SAS bubble maps

In a previous blog post, I showed how to layer colored areas on a SAS map to show both countries, and the areas within countries that had cases of Ebola. But as the Ebola epidemic has spread, more data has become available, and in this blog I show how to

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Health Care

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 16, 2014 20

How do men rate women on dating websites? (Part 2)

I always recommend looking at data in several different ways, to get a more complete picture of what's really going on - such is the case with the member 'ratings' on dating websites. Let's take a look at some data from a different angle... In a recent blog post, I

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 14, 2014 10

How does Amazon deliver packages so quickly?

With Amazon Prime's 2-day shipping, I seldom go to physical stores any more. How do they deliver items so quickly? Let's analyze some data to find out... There are very few services/memberships that I truly feel like I'm getting "a good deal" for my money - and Amazon Prime is

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Retail

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 10, 2014 14

How do men rate women on dating websites?

What age women do men prefer on dating websites? - Let's have a look at the data... When I first started using computers in the early 80s, I thought it would be great to have everyone take a survey, and then let computers show you who your best matches were.

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 3, 2014 11

Which cars get the most speeding tickets?

Is the type of car you drive more likely, or less likely, to get a speeding ticket? Let's analyze some data to find out! Do red cars attract more attention from the police, and get more tickets? How about cars with a 'racing stripe'? Or cars with a big chromed motor,

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Travel

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 2, 2014 3

Analysis of credit scores, and automobile loans

Have you heard the old saying that "Banks only loan money to people who don't need it"? Let's analyze the data and see if that is true!... I'm very much a car-guy, and I love learning about all the new vehicles, and love the new-car feel ... and even the smell. It's hard to not like a

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Banking

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonSeptember 23, 2014 15

SAS on "The Big Bang Theory" TV series!

If you're a SAS user, chances are you're a bit of a science/technology/engineering/math nerd -- and also a fan of The Big Bang Theory. Therefore this SAS analysis on The Big Bang Theory should be right up your alley! Yesterday (September 22) was the start of the 8th season for the TV series,

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