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Robert AllisonAugust 30, 2018 18

Which keyboard keys do you use most frequently?

If you're good at games like Wheel of Fortune, Scrabble, or Words with Friends, you've probably figured out that certain letters appear more often than others. But do you have a cool way to figure out which letters appear most & least frequently? How about using a computer to plot

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Sian RobertsAugust 28, 2018 0

What your favorite authors are reading: More SAS Global Forum papers chosen by SAS Press authors (Part 2)

This blog post highlights more SAS Global Forum papers chosen by SAS Press authors.

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonAugust 23, 2018 2

The most disproportionately popular job in each state

Showing the most popular jobs in each state is interesting (as I showed in my previous two blogs 1, 2) ... but not that interesting. How about something a little more quirky?!? ... Let's determine the most disproportionately popular job in each state! Their Map I got the idea for

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Sian RobertsAugust 22, 2018 6

What your favorite authors are reading: SAS Press authors highlight SAS Global Forum papers

Three bestselling SAS Press authors feature their favorite papers from SAS Global Forum 2018.

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Robert AllisonAugust 20, 2018 0

Most common jobs in the US - a small multiples comparison

Using small multiples is a neat way to display a lot of information in a small amount of space. But depending on how deeply you want to analyze and scrutinize the data, you need to be careful in choosing just how small you make your small multiples. Let's look at

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Robert AllisonAugust 17, 2018 2

What are the most common occupations in each US state?

When I'm at a social gathering, someone always asks what type of work I do. I like to keep my social life separate from my work, therefore I usually give a vague answer such as "software" (and quickly change the topic). How vague or specific is your response? How vague

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Robert AllisonAugust 10, 2018 2

Survey says! .... US voters are _________.

Elections are in the news again, therefore I have been on the lookout for interesting graphs. I recently found some graphs of the Census Current Population Survey (CPS) Voting and Registration Supplement data, and tried to improve them. Follow along if you're interested in voter data, or creating better graphs!

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Don HendersonAugust 9, 2018 1

Five things you (probably) don’t know you can do with a hash table

Hash tables are a very powerful and flexible data structure. Most SAS applications of hash tables focus on just one of their many powerful facilities: table lookup. Hash tables are a fantastic table lookup tool and their use for that should never be diminished. However, hash tables can do so

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Robert AllisonAugust 8, 2018 10

Fact checking a reddit post about GDP

I peruse many different websites to get my news, and I always keep an eye out for good (or bad) presentations of data. I recently saw a posting on reddit claiming "U.S. GDP is greater than the total of all others combined." This news seemed too good to be true

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Robert AllisonAugust 6, 2018 2

Choose your markers carefully! (for scatter plots, that is)

There are many quotes with words of wisdom to help you live your life. But sometimes one quote seems to contradict another. For example, "Don't sweat the small stuff." ... and "The devil is in the details." When it comes to creating graphs (and perhaps living my life in general),

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