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Analytics | Machine Learning

Alejandro Bolaños

Alejandro BolañosDecember 27, 2018 0

Explicate! Entendiendo los modelos de Machine Learning (Parte 3: Individual Conditional Expectation)

Parte I: Introducción Parte II: Partial Dependence Plots Repasemos como llegamos hasta acá. Desde hace varios años los algoritmos de machine learning nos ofrecen una mejora sustancial en sus capacidades, son cada vez más precisos. Además, gracias a la optimización hiperparamétrica, el analista puede utilizar el tiempo de prueba y

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Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning

Alejandro Bolaños

Alejandro BolañosDecember 21, 2018 0

Explicate! Entendiendo los modelos de Machine Learning (Parte 2: Partial Dependence Plots)

Pueden acceder a la parte I de esta serie de artículos en este link. Antes de continuar donde dejamos el artículo anterior, veamos un artículo publicado hace unos días que tiene ver con nuestro tópico: How Important is that Machine Learning Model be Understandable? We analyze poll results. Este artículo

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Analytics

Mauricio GonzálezDecember 20, 2018 0

Cómo la inteligencia recaudatoria ayuda a los gobiernos a superar los retos fiscales

A pocos días de que Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) asumiera formalmente la presidencia de México, su administración envió a la Cámara de Diputados su propuesta de Egresos de la Federación para 2019, la cual asciende a $5.6 billones de pesos, 321 millones más de la correspondiente a 2018, cuando

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Analytics | Data Management

Mike PflugDecember 18, 2018 0

With government data sharing, don’t be a data scrooge

Encouraging data sharing can sometimes feel like refereeing kids on Christmas morning. “Mom said you have to SHARE!” my sister bawled, grabbing at the Game Boy in my hand as I held the toy just out of her reach. I had just gotten it as a Christmas present and had

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Learn SAS

Sian RobertsDecember 18, 2018 0

The Model Gift – Transforming Data into Actionable Insights!

SAS for Mixed Models: Introduction to Basic Applications takes you step-by-step through the journey of creating models, enabling you to transform scores of data into actionable insights.

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Analytics

¿Cómo contribuye la analítica a acabar con la corrupción?

Luis Barrientos

Luis BarrientosDecember 18, 2018 0

¡Felices compras con Credit Scoring!

Típicamente, durante los dos últimos meses del año en las tiendas, centros comerciales y mercados se observan aglomeraciones para adquirir todo tipo de mercancías: regalos, juguetes, dispositivos electrónicos, videojuegos, ropa, vinos y, por supuesto, los alimentos con los que celebrarán las familias la Noche Buena y recibirán el 2019. Asimismo,

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data Management

John MaynardDecember 13, 2018 0

4 ways the data revolution is changing government

The data revolution is causing disruption everywhere. Even governments are feeling the effects. While the public sector may be less prepared for the impending changes, government has good reasons to embrace the data revolution. First, governments have been collecting data for years. They have lots of data. This supports programs,

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Analytics | SAS Events

Paula Henderson

Paula HendersonDecember 5, 2018 0

How analytics can shape the government workforce

Creative government workforce approaches come in many forms. Some time ago, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offered employees an interesting choice to incentivize them to stay. Employees could either telework from home one day per week or receive $1,000. As Jon Lemon, principal industry consultant at SAS told the

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Analytics

Luis Barrientos

Luis BarrientosDecember 4, 2018 0

Cómo se prepara el sector financiero mexicano para implementar IFRS 9: una lectura con mayor lupa

La devastación que provocó la crisis financiera de hace una década, que alcanzó a las principales economías del mundo y contagió al resto, dio origen a modificaciones y actualizaciones en las Normas Internacionales de Información Financiera (NIIF). En particular, me centraré en la NIIF 9 (o IFRS 9, International Financial

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Banking | Government

Analytics

Georgia MarianiDecember 3, 2018 0

Two professors’ perspectives on SAS and the future of analytics

In this blog series, we’ve spoken directly to professors to find out why it’s so important to teach analytics, their advice for students, and to learn how they create interest in analytics programs at their universities. For this third and final post, we’ll hear how SAS has played a role

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Analytics | Data for Good

Steve KearneyNovember 28, 2018 0

SAS and The Washington Post shine light on the opioid epidemic, including role of analytics

The opioid epidemic continues to be one of the largest challenges facing the United States. In 2016, more than 42,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses, and that number continues to climb. Recent data shows that more than 130 people die every day in the United States after overdosing on opioids,

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Government | Health Care

Analytics

Rodrigo AriasNovember 23, 2018 0

Siete desafíos que enfrenta el comercio electrónico en México

Está próximo a celebrarse en México (el 27 de noviembre) Hot Sale, evento anual cuyo propósito es impulsar las ventas de productos de consumo en línea a través de ofertas, descuentos y promociones especiales. Organizado por la Asociación Mexicana de Ventas en Línea (AMVO), la Asociación Mexicana de Internet (AMIPCI)

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Analytics

Ivan Fernando Herrera

Ivan Fernando HerreraNovember 23, 2018 0

Blockchain y Analytics, la dupla que apoya el crecimiento de la industria aseguradora

Blockchain es una tecnología que tradicionalmente se ha asociado a la industria financiera por ser la base que permitió la creación y consolidación del Bitcoin, la famosa criptomoneda. A grandes rasgos, Blockchain es una base de datos distribuida y segura (gracias al cifrado), utilizada para almacenar todo tipo de transacciones,

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Analytics

Alejandro Bolaños

Alejandro BolañosNovember 16, 2018 0

Explicate! Entendiendo los modelos de Machine Learning (Parte 1)

La duda es uno de los nombres de la inteligencia. - Borges Para data scientist/analistas de datos/viejos mineros/lobos de mar. En los comienzos de nuestra carrera de data scientists, el poder de cómputo era muy inferior al que disponemos hoy. Sin embargo, muchas empresas ya veían el enorme potencial de

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgNovember 16, 2018 0

Healthcare fraud in the post-honesty world

Healthcare fraud is alive and well. Honesty is dead and gone. There, I’ve said it. What else are we to take from surveys that find that 27% of people would sell their work passwords...44% of them for less than $1,000?* What does it mean that 37% of survey respondents think

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Analytics

Georgia MarianiNovember 16, 2018 0

Two students’ advice on data science, SAS and more

In my first two posts of this blog series, we heard why two students chose to pursue a STEM field and what appealed to them about data science. We also heard how they put their knowledge to work on a real-world data science project. Today, we'll hear their advice to future

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

Paula Henderson

Paula HendersonNovember 13, 2018 0

Georgia health department uses analytics to stop fraud in WIC program

In many grocery stores throughout the country, the acronym “WIC” accompanies a number of the food items on the shelves. The letters stand for the federal “Women, Infants and Children” program that provides nutritional food to pregnant women and their young children who are in need. While this is a

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Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Mike JanesNovember 13, 2018 0

Check out the SAS Student Series during winter break

SAS is launching the SAS Student Series, which bundles thousands of dollars’ worth of training and certification materials into an affordable package for university students and recent graduates.

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Analytics | SAS Events

Paula Henderson

Paula HendersonNovember 9, 2018 0

SAS Government Leadership Forum highlights analytics in government innovation...and Pokemon?

One would expect analytics in government to be a hot topic at a SAS government event. What the crowd didn't see coming was Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the US Office of Personnel Management and Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget, touting her ability to

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

E.G.NadhanNovember 9, 2018 0

The customer will always be right with open analytics

Emerging technologies enable retailers to differentiate with data and analytics that enhance the customer experience. In four key ways, retailers can partner with the analytics using data associated with past and present interactions and, through systemic innovation capitalize on future customer interactions.

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Analytics | Data Management

David PopeNovember 1, 2018 0

Why SAS?

I've worked at SAS for over 27 years and have often been asked: What does SAS do? or Why should I choose SAS? It all boils down to one question: Why SAS? While there are many approaches to answering this question, I recently came up with three short, yet powerful,

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Analytics

Georgia MarianiOctober 31, 2018 0

Teaching analytics: Advice from two experts

What skills will students need in order to pursue a lucrative career in analytics? I recently interviewed two professors to find out. In my first post, the professors discussed the importance of teaching and learning analytics. Today, we'll hear their top advice for students studying analytics, such as: get a

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Analytics

Patricio Carrilero

Patricio CarrileroOctober 18, 2018 0

El que mucho abarca poco aprieta (adaptado a la era analítica)

El popular dicho español ‘El que mucho abarca poco aprieta’ ha cobrado gran relevancia en la era del análisis de datos. Cuando los data scientists, data analysts, y analistas en general realizan modelos para predecir comportamientos, tendencias, patrones, etc. se enfrentan ante el desafío de abarcar lo suficiente para apretar

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Analytics

Georgia MarianiOctober 10, 2018 0

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

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Analytics | Data for Good | SAS Events

Paula Henderson

Paula HendersonOctober 9, 2018 0

Analytics, innovation and public policy to intersect at SAS Government Leadership Forum

An abundance of data does not equal an abundance of wisdom. At the SAS Government Leadership Forum, leaders from federal, state and local agencies will discuss how analytics can bridge the gap between data and wisdom to make meaningful changes in how government operates. Analytics, however, is not just about

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Analytics

regtech regulacion financiera

Héctor CoboOctober 9, 2018 0

La inteligencia fiscal identifica a evasores y eleva la recaudación

El Estudio de Evasión Fiscal Global, realizado por la Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), por encargo del SAT, revela que la evasión fiscal le cuesta a México alrededor de $510,000 millones de pesos, particularmente en rubros como el impuesto sobre la renta, el impuesto al valor agregado y combustibles

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Analytics

Analítica millennials y centennials

Héctor CoboOctober 2, 2018 0

La innovación exige madurez, no velocidad

“Antes de correr, hay que aprender a caminar” es una consigna que hemos escuchado en diferentes momentos. Sin duda, fue una recomendación hecha por nuestros padres, y hoy vuelve a resonar cuando queremos emprender enormes proyectos de innovación e implementar las últimas novedades y tendencias tecnológicas en nuestras organizaciones. Muchos

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Data for Good | Work & Life at SAS

I-sah HsiehOctober 1, 2018 0

SAS mobilizes volunteers, analytics experts to support Hurricane Florence relief

Once a disaster is over, and the frenzy of news stories and social media posts has subsided, it can seem like the crisis has passed. However, for those Hurricane Florence survivors left with ruined homes and businesses, damaged schools and buildings, there remains a struggle to return to normalcy. As

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips | Students & Educators

Ron CodyOctober 1, 2018 0

Three of My Favorite Programming Tips

I often get asked for programming tips. Here, I share three of my favorite tips for beginners. Tip #1: COUNTC and CATS Functions Together The CATS function concatenates all of its arguments after it strips leading and trailing blanks. The COUNTC function counts characters. Together, they can let you operate

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