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Robert AllisonMarch 6, 2018 8

What to do in Denver, during SAS Global Forum!

Are you going to Denver, Colorado, and wondering what fun/interesting/eclectic things you can do there? Then this is the map for you! For the past couple of years, I've made maps of the city SAS Global Forum is in, pointing out some of the attractions that conference attendees might want

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Retail | Sports & Entertainment | Travel

Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonMarch 5, 2018 4

Converting your old SAS jobs to use the new GfK maps

Do you procrastinate and find excuses to delay doing certain things, even when you know they really ought to be done? And you probably realize that starting those projects is usually the hardest part, eh? Well, I finally started converting hundreds of my SAS examples to use the new GfK maps,

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Government

Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonFebruary 20, 2018 4

Examining 200k+ Russian troll tweets

Unless you live under a rock, you've probably seen news reports that Russian trolls have been posting on social media to allegedly conduct "what they called information warfare against the United States, with the stated goal of spreading distrust toward the candidates and the political system in general," according to

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Communications | Government

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Robert AllisonFebruary 14, 2018 38

Building a SAS Global Forum infographic

You might have seen a SAS Global Forum infographic floating around the web. And maybe you wondered how you might create something similar using SAS software? If so, then this blog's for you - I have created my own version of the infographic using SAS/Graph, and I'll show you how

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonFebruary 2, 2018 8

Can felons vote in your state?

Can felons vote? This seemed like a simple question, but I realized that I wasn't 100% sure of the answer. Therefore I looked into the data ... and apparently "it depends". Follow along and see how I created a map to help answer this question. But before we take the

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Government

Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 1, 2018 5

Does Detroit really have the most violent crime?

For the past few years, I've been hearing from many news sources that Detroit is the most violent large city in the US. If the news is saying this, then the data should corroborate it, eh? Well, of course I decided to check for myself... When comparing crime data across

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Government | Travel

Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 30, 2018 5

Building a better flu map!

The flu seems to be especially potent this year. "How potent is it," you might ask? ... Well, let's plot some data on a map to help find out! Here in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) compiles data about diseases, and provides reports and graphs

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Health Care

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Robert AllisonJanuary 29, 2018 5

A better way to view flu data

Have you, or someone you know, gotten the flu this year? Word on the street is that this year's flu might be particularly bad, and the data seem to be corroborating that so far. You don't want to take my word for it? -- well then, let's have a look

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Health Care

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Robert AllisonJanuary 25, 2018 6

North Korea's 117 missile tests

Data doesn't always have to be 'big data' to be interesting. For example, I recently ran across a small, but very interesting, database containing all of North Korea's missile tests. The data was a bit difficult to digest in the formats provided, therefore I decided to try my hand at

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 22, 2018 6

Here are the Amazon HQ2 finalists!

Amazon recently announced the 20 finalists in their search for a location to house their new 2nd headquarters (nicknamed 'hq2'). They showed a map on their web page, but I wanted to create my own map, with a few improvements ... Here's their official map. It's not terrible, but it

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