Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 17, 2014 0

Should teachers get a pay raise?

Teacher pay, and the possibility of a raise, has been a hot topic in North Carolina lately.  So I decided to look around and see if I could find any good data related to teacher salary, and then try to determine the best way to present that data graphically. I found that

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Education

Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Aiman ZeidFebruary 12, 2014 0

Valentine’s Day might be romantic, but making money off it requires data driven decision-making

Valentine’s Day is one of those make-or-break holidays for gift retailers. They are selling "nice to have" items, not necessities. Many use some type of analytics to segment customers for personalized messages. It's not as straightforward as it sounds, especially if the organization hasn't committed to an enterprise-wide approach to

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Analytics | Learn SAS

Patricia SpainFebruary 10, 2014 0

Hit a home run with analytics spring training in Chicago

Wrigley Field turns 100 this year and the city of Chicago turns 177.  You can turn analytics pro at any age with the winning line-up of courses offered at the magnificent Two Prudential Plaza.  Below are some Business Knowledge Series course suggestions but be sure to check out the complete

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Analytics

Aiman ZeidFebruary 7, 2014 0

What the Seattle Seahawks can teach us about analytics success

When the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl, they didn’t do it because of just one factor – a great quarterback or an amazing running back. It was widely considered a team effort, helmed by a visionary coach who worked on developing a strong culture, cultivating the right players and

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Analytics

Chris HartmannJanuary 27, 2014 0

Industrie 4.0 - ein Ausblick für 2014

Blicken wir zurück auf das Jahr 2013: Edward Snowden hat der NSA Kopfzerbrechen bereitet und eine Welle der Entrüstung zum Thema Überwachung losgetreten. Papst Franziskus ist das neue Oberhaupt der katholischen Kirche und lässt Gnade über den "Luxusbischof" Tebartz van Elst walten. Angela Merkel bekommt erneut das Vertrauen der Nation geschenkt  und

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Analytics

Bill ColemanJanuary 24, 2014 0

Taking local governments from Performance Management to Strategy Management

Performance management systems are becoming more important to local governments across the country. This is true for several reasons. Citizens are calling for a more accurate accounting of how their tax monies are being spent. Local government revenues have not been growing as much as in the past and, in

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Government

Analytics

Steve PolilliDecember 20, 2013 0

Top 9 SAS news stories for 2013

As we near the heights of this festive holiday season, children have thoughts of sugar plums dancing in their heads and adults look forward to a long winter’s nap, but we elves of the SAS media relations team reflect on the fruits of a year’s worth of labor. This is

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Analytics

Leo SadovyDecember 17, 2013 0

Exit strategies aren’t just for entrepreneurs

A standard joke among venture capitalists is that often the only well-developed section of the many business proposals they receive is the exit strategy.  “We’re going to be acquired for $10-20 million by a Fortune 500 company within 6-8 years.”  Exactly how they are going to achieve that $10M valuation is,

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Analytics

Moray LaingDecember 16, 2013 0

Breathing new life into wellbore surveillance

Drilling a well is costly, risky and fraught with hazards for both man and machine. So why does most well behavior surveillance rely solely on historical data? Why not include a data driven approach that can also predict what might happen next? One great example is wellbore breathing. Annular pressure

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Analytics

Alison BolenDecember 10, 2013 0

8 signs you might need a center of excellence

Maybe you already have big data plans, a data governance counsel and an advanced analytics platform. Do you still need a center of excellence for analytics or BI? Watch this video, or read the list below to find out if you could benefit from creating a centralized team to manage

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 9, 2013 0

Interesting analytics for the holidays!

This blog shows several "graphical analytics" examples, using holiday-related data... Since we're in the holiday season, I thought I would pull together several examples of my SAS graphs & maps of holiday-related topics (similar to my holiday blog in 2012, if you're a "long term follower"). Some are nice/technical examples, and

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Analytics

David PopeDecember 7, 2013 0

How to get analytic results across the enterprise

Over the years, in all my roles within SAS, I've been asked by customers, friends, family and all sorts of people, "What does SAS do?" Bottom-line: SAS delivers results across the organization, because that is what it was designed to do. Specifically, SAS was designed to deliver analytic results, which

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Jeff AlfordDecember 4, 2013 0

Coupons: Six ways you get segmented

I’m not a coupon junkie. In fact, I feel like a coupon victim. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t get an avalanche of offers from: Email. Snail mail (in catalogs, flyers, coupon books, etc.). In-store flyers. Mobile apps. Store checkout. The vast majority get tossed in my garbage

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Retail

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 4, 2013 0

Graphical analytics examples for municipalities and utilities

Do you analyze data for a city, town, or utility? ... And do you wonder how you can graphically analyze your data? Here are 24 examples to help you! Click the screen-captures below to go to the samples page, where you can see the full-size interactive samples (and also download

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Energy & Utilities | Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgDecember 2, 2013 0

Lost in translation: Interpreter business rife with fraud

Another day, another scam defrauding insurers and governments.  For purposes of full disclosure, the case I'm highlighting today comes from Washington's Labor and Industries (L&I), the agency where I formerly worked and headed up fraud prevention efforts, and the investigation dates back to my time there.  During my time there,

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Government

Analytics

Diana McHenryNovember 22, 2013 0

Retailers: “The more experiments you make the better”*

The No. 1 retail trend for 2014 will be innovation powered by advanced analytics. Why? Because retailers with the ability to surface and validate new ideas from customer data will be able to test new ideas faster, launch them faster in stores, and roll out profitable programs faster. Transformation today

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Retail

Analytics | Students & Educators

Jennifer BellNovember 20, 2013 0

Bold efforts, hard work pay off for Tennessee education, and my daughter

With the others, I filed into the school gymnasium, my super zoom camera lens at the ready and a nervous smile on my face. Across the room, I caught a glimpse of my unsmiling daughter, and my apprehension grew about how this awards day program would play out for her.

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Education | Government

Analytics

Alison BolenNovember 14, 2013 0

Should you make room in the C-suite for a Chief Analytics Officer?

Sarah Gates, VP of Research at the Institue for Advanced Analytics, says, yes, there is an emerging need for a Chief Analytics Officer in many organiztions. If you're really serious about driving your business strategy with analytics, watch her explain the importance of this new role - and which industries are

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Diana McHenryNovember 11, 2013 0

The (retail) neighborhood changes ... again

Blockbuster recently announced it‘s throwing in the towel and closing its remaining 300 stores in early 2014. My how times change! Blockbuster, bought by Dish Network in 2011, was an integral and intimate part of our lives for years. Teens gathered at the neighborhood Blockbuster to rent movies and hang

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Retail

Analytics

Carl HammersburgNovember 8, 2013 0

To share or not to share? The tightrope of fighting government fraud

Data.  Google uses ours every day, and most people aren't concerned.  When our government is looking over our shoulders, however, tensions rise quickly.  On the one end lies the recent scandals with the National Security Agency (NSA), which is apparently spying on you, me, and Angela Merkel.  On the other lies case after case

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Government

Analytics

Maggie MillerNovember 8, 2013 0

Analytics 2013 Orlando – that’s a wrap!

The Analytics Conference series wrapped its last event of the year in Orlando and, as promised, there was plenty to take in during the two-day event. Now what? You can watch all the highlights, including full keynotes, on demand! Among the keynote presenters this year, SAS CEO Dr. Jim Goodnight

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Jeff AlfordNovember 6, 2013 0

It’s really all about me. Sincerely, your customer

In the days before the Internet, I’d pull a promotional flyer or catalog from one of my favorite retailers out of my mailbox or newspaper like an excited kid hoping it contained something I coveted. And at price so amazingly low that I’d feel no guilt in buying it. More

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Retail

Analytics

Kim DarnofallNovember 1, 2013 0

SAS loves Stats: Don Wedding

Don Wedding played a baseball simulation game called Sports Illustrated/Avalon Hill Superstar Baseball back when he was in grade school in Toledo, Ohio. The game involved rolling specialized dice, and then referring to cards representing the performance of the greatest baseball players of all time. The problem was Wedding knew

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Maggie MillerNovember 1, 2013 0

How analytics is taking over business

I had the chance to interview Natalie Kortum and Jack Chen of Dell at the Analytics 2013 conference in Orlando about how analytics is taking over business today and in the future. They both think we’ll see some big changes in the next five years. One of the most interesting

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Analytics

Maggie MillerOctober 25, 2013 0

Saving lives in the emergency dept. with analytics and forecasting

Reacting to the demand in the rapidly changing environment of an emergency department can be a major challenge. Frequent mismatches between patient need and the health care professionals available to provide that care can result in significant human and financial costs. Analytics 2013 Orlando presenters, Kevin Armstrong of Vanderbilt University

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Analytics

Kim DarnofallOctober 25, 2013 0

SAS loves stats: Anne Hawley

Anne Hawley’s "Introduction to Statistics” professor asked the class what percentage of students at St. Lawrence University in New York state were smokers. Although the answer (according to a survey of students) was closer to 10 percent, most of the class guessed a much higher number, possibly due to the fact

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Mike NemecekOctober 23, 2013 0

How’s the week gone for SAS? It’s easy as 1, 2, 3 …

SAS has had a good week.  No. 1 in Analytics The company remains No. 1 in advanced analytics -- per IDC and Forrester, not just according to marketers like me. And we remain committed to innovation. Our data visualization offering, SAS Visual Analytics, is now used by more than 500

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonOctober 23, 2013 0

Using transparent colors in SAS Graphs

This graph certainly makes it clear! I can see right through your lies! Clearly, you know what you're talking about! We need more transparency in our organization! What was that all about, you might ask?!? ... I was just getting all the obvious puns out of the way, so I

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Jennifer MarchiOctober 22, 2013 0

Get the picture – the WHOLE picture

Imagine working in partnership with someone who gives you only part of the information you need to do your job. Need to call a supplier to place an order? OK, here are the first three letters of the company name.  Want to see how much profit a store made on a

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Analytics

David PopeOctober 21, 2013 0

Top 10 takeaways from Texas A&M SAS Day

Analytics, to me, has always been about continuous education and giving people the chance to learn new insights. The SAS Day at Houston CityCentre earlier this month is a shining example. Hosted by the Department of Statistics as Texas A&M University, the event showed how analytics guides decisions across many

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