Move beyond spreadsheets to data mining, forecasting, optimization – and more

SAS research statistician Ji Shen reveals how to train a machine to be a batting coach.
Move beyond spreadsheets to data mining, forecasting, optimization – and more
SAS research statistician Ji Shen reveals how to train a machine to be a batting coach.
Los habitantes del planeta están cada vez más conectados. Se estima que actualmente el número de usuarios de teléfonos inteligentes a escala global supera la marca de los 3,000 millones, y que esta cantidad siga creciendo paulatinamente en los próximos años. Tal cantidad de usuarios demanda cada vez más de
There’s plenty of buzz about innovation and thinking outside of the box at SAS these days. But for those who attended SAS' Patent Dinner, the proof was in the patent. SAS Legal Counsel Director Tim Wilson offered opening remarks at The Umstead event. “So much of what we do in
The COVID-19 pandemic brought an enormous urgency to the life sciences sector. Companies vied for suitable treatments and in less than a year, COVID-19 vaccines were developed. This demonstrated clearly that the sector could move at speed when necessary. Though vaccines were supported by regulators, inefficiencies in vaccine and drug development were exposed.
SAS' Michael Lamm gives an overview of Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART) and demonstrates training and scoring BART models in SAS Visual Statistics.
El sector de la Seguridad Pública ya es plenamente consciente del potencial que le ofrece la analítica para mejorar su eficiencia y optimizar sus recursos pero, al mismo tiempo, se enfrenta a una serie de retos para poder implantarla. Ahora bien, ¿de qué forma se aplica la analítica a la
Retail expert Charlie Chase recently participated in a private unplugged discussion about disruption challenges with retail executives hosted by the Retail Council of Canada. All quotes have been edited for maximum clarity, and participants have been de-identified. The last two years have created a major disruption for retailers and consumer
SAS Analytics Pro Advanced Programming offers key statistical capabilities in a docker container. The product bundles selected executables from SAS Viya to create the container, which eases or streamlines the setup required for fixes and updates to the software.
Poseer la información adecuada en el momento preciso puede ser determinante en la resolución de un delito. Es por eso que una gestión de los datos que permita extraer de ellos el máximo valor se ha convertido en un aspecto fundamental para el sector de la Seguridad Pública. Información en
Industrias y organizaciones que aceleraron varios años sus procesos de transformación digital, tendencias phygital que combinan y aprovechan los escenarios físicos y digitales para adaptarse mejor a los nuevos requerimientos de los clientes y consumidores cada vez más empoderados. Estos son algunos de los elementos que están configurando la nueva
En octubre de este año se cumplirá exactamente una década desde que los profesores Thomas H. Davenport y DJ Patil calificarán a los científicos de datos como “la profesión más sexy del Siglo XXI” en un escrito publicado en Harvard Business Review. Son 10 años en los que SAS ha
In this third article, we will introduce an alternative approach that surfaces the CMS-HCC Risk Adjustment Model execution through SASPy integration to a Flask application. We will demonstrate how this integration allows a user to score an individual patient/member on-demand, using inputs to an interactive web form to execute the model score code, surfacing the resulting score to the user.
More newsworthy than ever, since the pandemic, the so-called ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is one of the hottest topics in any organization, any industry. No surprise, ESG investing continues to soar in 2022. Did I tell you I work for a company that has a solar farm, bees and
As more businesses embrace their digital transformation journeys, it’s easy to get lost in the cloud hype and overinflate the possibilities of cloud alone. Cloud migration is not a one-stop shop to solve all of an organization’s challenges. Instead, technology leaders need to adopt a cloud-smart mindset to maximize value,
The Proc Python procedure, Python code editor & Python code step facilitate low-code analytics calling Python and SAS from a common interface. Data scientists also appreciate the connection to Python & R through the Model Studio Open-source Code node. Older methods of interaction include the swat and sas_kernel packages running on Python clients.
SAS' Ricky Tharrington and Jagruti Kanjia explain two ways bias shows up in model predictions.
The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) algorithm aims to find optimal routes for one or multiple vehicles visiting a set of locations and delivering a specific amount of goods demanded by these locations. Problems related to the distribution of goods, normally between warehouses and customers or stores, are generally considered vehicle routing problems. For this article's example, let’s consider a real (and awesome) brewery that needs to deliver beer kegs to different bars and restaurants throughout multiple locations.
The topic of sustainability has always been on the agenda at SAS in one way or another. As we become more educated and aware across the globe, and more regulatory factors come into play, expectations and accountabilities are under scrutiny like never before. I caught up with Malinda Salter, Senior
Today’s investors are eager to understand the climate-related risks of their business investments, not just because they are becoming more climate-conscious but also because climate-related risk can bring financial risk. A newly proposed rule in the US aims to bring more transparency to those risks. In March, the US Securities
SAS' Jordan Leiker shows you how any CAS action can be used with image data to create heat maps.
The CMS-HCC Risk Adjustment models are used to reimburse Medicare Advantage plans based on the health status of the plans’ members. CMS-HCC Risk Adjustment is the practice of assigning a risk score based on demographics and diagnoses to an individual beneficiary of Medicare for the purpose of calculating an expected cost of care, relative to the average beneficiary. Accurate risk adjustment requires an accurate diagnostic profile of an individual on an annual basis, documenting diagnoses via submitted claims or within a provider's medical record.
SAS' Hamza Ghadyali reveals how to build computer vision solutions with privacy baked into their design.
Change is the only constant, and it doesn’t happen overnight. This is particularly true in the world of data analytics. As organizations are looking to become more digital, resilient and profitable, executives are going back to the whiteboard to reconsider how they’re using data and analytics to transform their business.
Outliers provide much-needed insights into the actual relationships that influence the demand for products in the marketplace. They are particularly useful when modeling consumer behavior where abnormalities are common occurrences or unforeseen disruptions that impact consumer demand. But why do demand planners cleanse out outliers, when many are not really
Welcome to this blog series on how to install SAS Analytics Pro on Viya on your personal MacBook. In this first post, we introduce what SAS Analytics Pro on Viya is and how to install the software.
In the second of two Q&As with R&D colleagues, SAS' Udo Sglavo provides a window into how we approach drug-development challenges with machine learning.
Before I started with SAS, I worked at the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health. Among many other projects, our analytics work included integrating data from multiple county departments and risk stratifying citizens in the greatest need of public services. This led to our 1115 Whole Person Care (WPC) waiver
Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) is the largest and highest-ranked university in Romania. Its Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FSEGA) is the largest faculty at any university in Romania. It is also the highest-ranked institution in the country for management and business and top-ranked for economics. The faculty was founded as
A note from Udo Sglavo: At SAS, what we deliver to our customers is a product of creative minds thinking differently, challenging the norm, taking risks, and learning from trial and error (The greatest teacher, failure is). For the return of World Creativity & Innovation Week, we want to share
Hoy en día casi todos hemos interactuado (a veces sin ser conscientes de ello) con un robot. Según Gartner, en este 2022, la Inteligencia Artificial gestionará el 70 por ciento de todos los contactos con los consumidores, principalmente a través de chatbots. No solo para atención al cliente, sino también