Analytics

SAS ChileApril 11, 2016 0

SAS aporta a las empresas en la toma de decisiones con tecnología innovadora

La compañía ofrece todos los servicios de consultoría y capacitación en la industria del Business Intelligence y Business Analytics. SAS es una compañía fundada en 1976 en la Universidad de Carolina del Norte y actualmente es una de las principales empresas privadas de software a nivel mundial, que por 40

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Analytics

Deborah PiankoApril 8, 2016 0

Tax fraud detection & good reporting can save your job

Tax fraud doesn’t just steal money from taxpayers, it can strip people of their livelihoods and reputations. When a manager in a tax agency’s property tax division stole nearly $50M in property tax refunds, the media and external auditors asked:  “How did no one notice this?”  The woman started small,

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Government

Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Gustavo GutmanApril 8, 2016 0

El valor del capital humano detrás de las organizaciones

Todos quedamos asombrados -una vez más- cuando la computadora DeepMind de Google con su programa AlphaGo derrotó en 4 de 5 juegos al que se considera mejor jugador de Go del mundo, el coreano Lee Sedol. Lo asombroso del caso, es que el Go es un juego extremadamente complejo, al

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Analytics

Andreas GöddeApril 5, 2016 0

6 Tipps für modernes Datenmanagement

Erst kürzlich habe ich mit einem CIO über die Zukunft seiner IT-Infrastruktur gesprochen. In einem erstaunlich offenen Gespräch war fast schon Verzweiflung zu hören: Jedes Jahr kämen neue Trends, alle seien megawichtig, und dazu werde neuerdings alles im Big-Data-Umfeld mit CEO-Blick durchleuchtet.

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German

Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Robert AllisonApril 5, 2016 0

Things to do in Vegas during SAS Global Forum

While you're at SAS Global Forum (or any conference) in Las Vegas, you might have a bit of spare time to do some sightseeing. Therefore I've put together a list & map of interesting things you might want to experience! Below is a snapshot of my map - click it

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Sports & Entertainment | Travel

Analytics

Deborah PiankoApril 4, 2016 0

In defense of tax agencies: Refund fraud causing delays

With tax week quickly approaching, tax agencies have been issuing press releases alerting the public they’re holding tax refunds for review longer than in years past. This is a departure for tax agencies.  Tax agencies have traditionally lived and died by refund cycle time.  Refund cycle time, or getting refunds

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Government

Analytics

Maggie MillerMarch 31, 2016 0

Speak up! The Analytics Experience is opening its call for content

The Analytics conference series is getting a modern makeover. And it’s not just a new name. The Analytics Experience, Sept. 12-14 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, is bringing thought leaders and analytics gurus together for one big event. So whether you’re a geek or a suit you can create

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Mike GillilandMarch 30, 2016 0

Guest blogger: Len Tashman previews spring issue of Foresight

Editor Len Tashman's Preview of the Spring Issue of Foresight Misbehaving, the feature section of this 41st issue of Foresight, was prompted by the publication of Richard Thaler’s eye-opening book of the same title, a work that explains the often surprising gap between (a) the models we use and organizational

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 30, 2016 0

Drug overdose deaths are on the rise in the US

Lately I've seen several articles about drug overdose deaths being on the increase. But I didn't really like the graphs in those articles, so I tried to create some better ones using SAS ... For example, here's a map from the National Center for Health Statistics website (see the 3rd dashboard/tab

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Health Care

Analytics

Elizabeth BautistaMarch 29, 2016 0

Soluciones Analíticas para el Sector Salud

Hace un par de semanas se impartió el webinar en Innovación Gubernamental: Soluciones Analíticas para el Sector Salud, en donde nos platica acerca de la importancia de la Analítica en el cuidado de la Salud. “Se predice que las computadoras electrónicas digitales asumirán un importante papel en la medicina…" William R.

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Spanish

Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Marcelo SukniMarch 28, 2016 0

El futuro de la analítica está en manos del científico de datos

Analistas y expertos en Big Data de todo el mundo coinciden en la importancia de potenciar el capital humano y desarrollar profesionales más preparados. Cada persona tiene aptitudes para realizar diversas actividades como natación, equitación, tenis o, incluso, destacar en el ámbito profesional ofreciendo mejores resultados en tareas determinadas. Ahora

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Analytics

Michael HerrmannMarch 27, 2016 0

Datenmanagement: zu Ostern Meta-Eier finden

Das ist sicher: Ostern werden die Meta-Eier versteckt – und meist auch gefunden. Das Finden dauert vielleicht doppelt so lange wie das Verstecken: Anhand intuitiv entwickelter Metadaten im Kopf begeben sich die Kleinen auf eine mühsame Eierrecherche in Omas Garten – mit wenig Struktur und viel Glück.

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 25, 2016 0

Best gasoline prices for your holiday travels

Gasoline prices are a lot lower than they've been the past few years, but the price fluctuates so much that it's difficult to tell whether you're getting a good deal. Perhaps these SAS graphs & maps will help you get a handle on it, so you'll know a good deal

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Travel

Analytics

Alex InfanzonMarch 22, 2016 0

¿Cómo empiezo con Hadoop, analítica y big data?

Todo el mundo está hablando de Hadoop, analítica y big data. Según el analista IDC, el mercado de soluciones de big data y analítica en América Latina representó 661 millones de dólares en 2014. Se espera que la adopción de las soluciones de analítica y big data se incremente como

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Spanish

Analytics

Miriam RamírezMarch 22, 2016 0

Robo de identidad en tiempo de declaraciones SAT

Es tiempo de hacer las declaraciones anuales del SAT y muchas personas se ven afectadas cuando sus datos son utilizados de manera incorrecta, duplicando sus identidades e incluso existen casos en que alguien más realiza sus declaraciones con otros montos y gastos. Existen dos perspectivas en este tema de robo

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Analytics

Will JonesMarch 22, 2016 0

Can analytics fix a broken juvenile justice system?

“We could send a juvenile justice youth to Harvard for what we pay for incarceration, and we don't get very good outcomes.” That was said by Gladys Carrion when she was Director of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. (She’s now Commissioner of NYC Administration for

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Government

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 22, 2016 0

Does E85 fuel save you money or cost more?

I recently bought a vehicle that has FlexFuel capability and can use E85 (mostly ethanol) fuel. But can you guess whether it is more economical for me to use E85, or regular gasoline? Read the SAS analysis below to see if you guessed right! I've been the happy owner of

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics

Rainer SterneckerMarch 21, 2016 0

Big Data Origins: Super Mario hat‘s vorgemacht

Anknüpfend an meinen Einstieg in die Big-Data-Welt und nach meiner Reise in die Vergangenheit mit „In-Memory“ hat mich die Neugier gepackt. Was hat es mit anderen Technologien auf sich, die gerade dabei sind, unsere Welt zu revolutionieren? Blicken wir zunächst einmal auf „Event Stream Processing“ (ESP). Ein Thema, das gerade

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German

Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Mike GillilandMarch 18, 2016 0

Rob Hyndman on measuring forecast accuracy

The new book Business Forecasting: Practical Problems and Solutions contains a large section of recent articles on forecasting performance evaluation and reporting. Among the contributing authors is Rob Hyndman, Professor of Statistics at Monash University in Australia. To anyone needing an introduction, Hyndman's credentials include: Editor-in-chief of International Journal of

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Analytics

Rainer SterneckerMarch 17, 2016 0

Big Data Origins: In-Memory als Zukunftsinitiative

Big-Data-Definitionen und -Herleitungen à la drei, vier oder noch mehr „V”s gibt es zur Genüge, alle wohldurchdacht und stimmig. Ihnen allen gemein ist aber die generelle Einordnung des Themas als Zukunftsinitiative. Übertrieben gesagt: weg vom Rechenschieber hin zur künstlichen Intelligenz, die alles perfekt entscheidet und aus dem Nichts heraus neue

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German

Analytics

Michael HerrmannMarch 16, 2016 0

Dublettensuche mit SAS - doppelte Lottchen erkennen sich in Hadoop

Liz Maria Muller Junior ist aktiv im Netz unterwegs, dort vernetzt und meinungsbildend. Ihre Meinungen schätzen ihre „Follower“; das hat „ihr Data Scientist“ schon rausgefunden und ihr das Attribut „Influencer“ verpasst. Nach vielem Abmühen in seiner neuen Hadoop-Sandbox macht das ihren Data Scientist ein bisschen stolz: Eine wertvolle Neukundin wäre

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German

Analytics | Data Visualization

Ariadna Zárate DelgadoMarch 15, 2016 0

Poder Analítico, el grial de su negocio

Si entre las preguntas que se plantea en su gestión están ¿cómo mejorar la presentación de mis reportes?, ¿cómo puedo comunicar a la organización información clave de una forma clara, sencilla y oportuna? Entonces le interesará saber cómo la Visualización Analítica ayuda a las organizaciones en el mejor entendimiento y

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Analytics

Elizabeth BautistaMarch 10, 2016 0

La analítica en la industria automotriz

Este 2016 a pesar de lo pronosticado, nos sorprende con un crecimiento positivo en la industria automotriz,  manteniendo un ritmo de crecimiento récord en el mes de febrero, colocando en el mercado 109,624 unidades. De acuerdo a la AMDA (Asociación Mexicana de Distribuidores de Automotores) las ventas aumentaron un 13.6%

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 7, 2016 0

Tracking our local lake rise 20-ft above normal

We recently had a flooding event at Jordan Lake where the water rose almost 20 feet above normal. This blog details that flooding event in both photos and graphs. If you're intrigued by weather, boats, or lakes then this blog's for you! In NC's Research Triangle Park area, there are basically two

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Insurance

Analytics

Kay MeyerMarch 4, 2016 0

4 keys to building a state government enterprise analytics system

In my previous blog post I talked about how the rapid and varied growth of data calls for states to consider an enterprise analytics program, in the form of a Center of Analytics. This entry, first posted as an article on Government Executive's Route Fifty, gives the most important success

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Government

Analytics

Luis BarrientosMarch 3, 2016 0

Riesgos financieros en el mercado mexicano

El año pasado no fue fácil para la economía del país, por lo que este año se prevén riesgos de los cuales toda empresa debe estar consciente. La caída en los ingresos petroleros, la estabilización en los ingresos tributarios, el alza de tasas por parte de Fed y un crecimiento

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 2, 2016 0

A different view of US immigration

Have you ever found a graph of some interesting information, but the graph was difficult to understand (or even misleading). I strive to fix those graphs - this time it's a graph of US immigration data... I found the following immigration graph on the flowingdata website - it's a screen-capture of

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Government

Analytics | Data Management

Sandra HernandezMarch 2, 2016 0

¿Cómo gestionar sus datos para alcanzar sus objetivos de negocio?

¿Cómo las empresas pueden gestionar adecuadamente su gran volumen de información? ¿Están los datos de su organización listos para convertirse en la clave para alcanzar sus objetivos empresariales? ¿Cómo tomar las mejores decisiones a partir de la analítica? No cabe duda, en un mundo cada vez más conectado el Big

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Analytics | Learn SAS

Jeff ZeanahMarch 1, 2016 0

Explaining analytics: Learning before failure

When I am discussing my new Explaining Analytics course with analytic professionals, I frequently hear, “I have a co-worker that needs the class.” That comment is much more frequent than – “Hey I need that class.”  The truth of the matter is we all need to continue to improve –

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 29, 2016 0

Timeline of Supreme Court Justices

With the upcoming appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice, I wondered just how liberal and conservative previous justices have been. I found some data, and tried my hand at creating a graph to help visualize it... In my quest for data, I came upon an article on the NYTimes

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Government