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Are you looking for a Data Science easy button? The dataSciencePilot action set comes pretty close.
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An Easy Button for Data Science
Are you looking for a Data Science easy button? The Data Science Pilot Action Set comes pretty close.
How do I explain a flat-line forecast to senior management?
How do you explain flat-line forecasts to senior management? Or, do you just make manual overrides to adjust the forecast? When there is no detectable trend or seasonality associated with your demand history, or something has disrupted the trend and/or seasonality, simple time series methods (i.e. naïve and simple
Datenschutz fährt seine Stacheln aus - DSGVO und wo es 2019 piksen kann
Mehr als ein Jahr ist seit dem Inkrafttreten der EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) vergangen. Jetzt sind die ersten Abstrafungen erfolgt. Zeit für eine erste Bilanz: Wo stehen wir eigentlich beim Datenschutz? Wie wird die Gesetzeslage schon umgesetzt und welche Hürden gibt es immer noch? Mit diesen Fragen hat sich Arnd Böken, Rechtsanwalt
Ring of fire: Visualizing 5,000 years of solar eclipses
When a new Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, the Moon can cast a shadow on certain regions of the Earth. This natural phenomenon creates a solar eclipse, meaning the Moon covers, or eclipses, your view of the Sun if you're in that region. No surprise that in
Analytics and life beyond age 100
The first person to live to 150 has already been born. When I first heard this controversial idea, popularized by biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey of the SENS Research Foundation, it gave me chills. It’s amazing to think we could have 50 more years to spend with loved ones and
How are AI and advanced analytics transforming health and life sciences?
The potential for artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to transform the way health care and therapies are delivered is tremendous. It’s not surprising that the health care and life sciences industries are being flooded with information about how these new technologies will change everything. While it’s
Practical AI in banking
AI seems to be mentioned everywhere these days. But how can AI be used in day-to-day work? Here, Katherine Taylor explains an example of "practical AI" in banking using SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning. She'll explore more business problems and industries in future posts.
Lessons learned from a real-world AI implementation
When describing their business model, our customer, Epipoli (one of the leading gift card companies in Europe), tells the story of the ancient Limoncello makers of Italy. Limoncello is an intensely lemon-flavored liqueur famously produced in Sorrento, the Amalfi coast, and the island of Capri. The drink started as a local tradition, but quickly
The supply chain of things: IoT in supply chain
What if you could automatically detect supply chain anomalies as they happen, or even predict them in advance? You'd be able to take timely corrective action and help maximize revenue, margins, customer satisfaction and shareholder value. There's no question: Supply chain planning and execution is complex. From design and sourcing, to
How two students used data science to analyze ‘real-world’ problems
We hear a lot about data science nowadays, but do you ever wonder how it’s being used to help solve real-world problems? In my first post of this blog series, we heard why two students chose to pursue a STEM field and what appealed to them about data science. Today, we'll hear
Teaching and learning analytics – two professors’ perspectives
Why is teaching and learning analytics so important? Recently, I interviewed two professors to gain their perspective on teaching students the skills they’ll need to pursue a lucrative career in the digital age. Joni Shreve, PhD, Faculty, Louisiana State University, explains: “We teach students analytics because there’s a talent gap
Fighting Fraud with AI and ML: A Goalkeeper's View
Soccer has been on my mind since the recent tournament in Russia, and fraud is always on my mind. Fighting fraud today means thinking about artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Everyone says so. Like me, you probably wonder how AI and ML work – especially in fraud. What
Kundenverständnis mit Analytics steigern
Fazit: Wie Analytics und CEM gemeinsam den Weg zu loyalen Kunden weisen (Kundenverständnis) . Ein positives Kundenerlebnis ist heute eine selbstverständliche Erwartung der Verbraucher. Um einen Kunden zu begeistern und dadurch zu binden, sollte ein starkes, analytisch gestütztes CEM (Customer Experience Management) im Unternehmen etabliert werden, das konsequent weiterentwickelt wird.
U of Oklahoma attracting new Sooners sooner with analytics
Like the fabled winds of song, new students come sweepin’ down the plains to the University of Oklahoma, with a little help from analytics. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Lisa Moore, Data Scientist at the University of Oklahoma, on her expanding use of predictive analytics. It had
The key to success in college sports? Analytics.
What do the New York Mets, the Orlando Magic and the Boston Bruins all have in common? They all use SAS analytics to gain deeper insights into athlete recruitment, retention, performance, safety and more. And after seeing the success teams like these have had using analytics, collegiate sports are turning
Analyze ticket sales using location analytics and customer segmentation in SAS® Visual Analytics
Analyzing ticket sales and customer data for large sports and entertainment events is a complex endeavor. But SAS Visual Analytics makes it easy, with location analytics, customer segmentation, predictive artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities – and more. This blog post covers a brief overview of these features by using a fictitious event company
Gartner names data science and machine learning leaders
I bet many of you didn’t even know the term machine learning five years ago. But Gartner did. The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, 2018 was just released, and SAS has been in the leader’s quadrant for five years straight. According to Gartner, “This Magic
Pseudonymagical: masking data to get up to speed with GDPR
You work with data. Data about your customers. It's likely that your customers' identity could be determined from the data you’ve collected. Starting in May 2018, a new data protection law will be in effect. This means you’re going to have to document which technical measures you’ve implemented to prevent your
Augen auf bei der Berufswahl: der Influencer und Zukunftskompetenzen
Kürzlich habe ich mich sehr amüsiert über eine Reportage im Fernsehen: Man fragte Jugendliche, was sie mal beruflich machen wollen, und die Antworten waren „YouTube-Star“, „DJ“ und immer wieder auch „Influencer“. Letzteres ruft gerade bei der Ü30-Generation Verwunderung hervor, da man irgendwie an Grippe denkt – die Aussprache ist gleich,
Kundenerfahrungen in Echtzeit geht nicht? Doch!
Kundenerfahrungen in Echtzeit genießen einerseits hohe Priorität in Marketingabteilungen vieler Unternehmen, die Umsetzung ist andererseits vielfach noch eine Herausforderung. Da der Marktdruck durch das Internet und die Digitalisierung immer größer wird, sind die Unternehmen gezwungen, ihren (potenziellen und realen) Kunden ein Erlebnis während der Interaktion oder im Dialog zu vermitteln,
Take your manufacturing business to the next level with AI
Let’s lay down some fundamentals. In business you want to achieve the highest revenues with the best margins and the lowest costs. More specifically, in manufacturing, you want your products to be the highest quality (relative to specification) when you make the item. And you want it shipped to the
Looking beyond the AI and deep learning hype
In the current artificial intelligence (AI) media storm, the deep learning hype is especially strong. Let's explore how these terms relate and why they're so hot right now. First, deep learning is not synonymous with AI or even machine learning. Artificial Intelligence is a broad field which aims to "automate cognitive processes."
Is demand sensing and shaping a key component of your company’s digital supply chain transformation?
Depending on who you speak with you will get varying definitions and opinions regarding demand sensing and shaping from sensing short-range replenishment based on sales orders to manual blending of point-of-sales (POS) data and shipments. Most companies think that they are sensing demand when in fact they are
How to be a data-driven SMB: Part 2 of Twiddy’s Tale
TwIn part one of this series, Clark Twiddy, Chief Administrative Officer of Twiddy & Company, shared some best practices from the first of three phases of Twiddy’s journey to becoming a data-driven SMB. This post focuses on phases two and three of their journey. (Read the whole series here.) Phase
Meet student enrollment goals by optimizing your financial aid strategy
For colleges and universities, awarding financial aid today requires sophisticated analysis. When higher education leaders ask, “How can we use financial aid to help meet our institutional goals?” they need to consider many scenarios to balance strategic enrollment goals, student need, and institutional finances in order to optimize yield and
The analytics of evil
The role of analytics in combating terrorism Earlier this spring, I found myself walking through a quiet and peaceful grove of spruce trees south of the small hamlet of Foy outside of Bastogne, Belgium. On travel in Europe, I happened to have some extra time before heading to London. I
Supporting the vision of a more global post-Brexit Britain
The new government’s vision of Brexit is to make the UK a more international, more outward looking nation. One whose future success and status in on the world stage will be dictated by the ability to attract investment and finance, and to drive trade with existing and new partners. Yet
Why our future prosperity demands smart borders
Following the UK General Election result where no political party secured a clear majority ahead of the Brexit negotiations, it’s fair to say there’s lots of uncertainty facing the UK government right now. This, and the more outward looking post-Brexit era we're facing, are just two reasons why I believe
From government digitalisation to wholesale transformation
In a world that never stands still, especially in the post-Brexit whirlwind the UK will soon be entering, it’s imperative that government is agile and responsive. More importantly, how can this capability be arrived at without breaking the bank? The UK Government recently released its Transformation Strategy 2017 to 2020.