Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Alison BolenDecember 2, 2020 0

8 trends to watch for analytics in 2021

We've turned some of our most notable predictions for next year into a slide show. Click the orange "next" button to see these 2021 predictions from SAS.   Who’s brave enough to make predictions for next year after the unpredictable year we just had? We are. After all, the disruptive

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinDecember 2, 2020 0

How to score a logistic regression model that was not fit by PROC LOGISTIC

A SAS customer asked a great question: "I have parameter estimates for a logistic regression model that I computed by using multiple imputations. How do I use these parameter estimates to score new observations and to visualize the model? PROC LOGISTIC can do the computation I want, but how do

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Analytics | Data for Good | Students & Educators

Jen SabourinDecember 1, 2020 0

Is data cited in the news accurate? It depends on how it was collected.

Editor's note: This blog post is part of a series of posts, originally published here by our partner News Literacy Project, exploring the role of data in understanding our world. As discussed in previous posts, statistics and visual representations of data can be misleading. But what happens when the data itself is misleading? And if data is

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Education

Analytics | Machine Learning

Matthew StainerNovember 30, 2020 0

A new cool machine learning technique?

I believe the most important part of the analytics lifecycle is defining the business question being asked.

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English

Analytics

Rick WicklinNovember 30, 2020 0

Intransitive dice

Most games of skill are transitive. If Player A wins against Player B and Player B wins against Player C, then you expect Player A to win against Player C, should they play. Because of this, you can rank the players: A > B > C Interestingly, not all games

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English

Analytics

Brian HoldenNovember 26, 2020 0

The Ministry of Collections

How banks and government could work together to solve the UK’s burgeoning debt crisis

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Banking

Analytics | Learn SAS

José Mutis O.November 25, 2020 0

Pensamiento analítico y capacidad de innovar, las principales habilidades que se requieren para poder trabajar en 2025

Recientemente, fueron publicados los resultados del Informe sobre el Futuro de los Empleos del Foro Económico Mundial, el cual no solo traza el mapa de lo que serán los empleos y las habilidades del futuro, sino que tiene en consideración el impacto que producirá en la forma de trabajar en la

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Spanish

Education

Analytics

Mike GillilandNovember 25, 2020 0

Webinar: What do we need to know about FVA?

On Friday Nov 27, 2:00pm GMT (9:00am EST in the US), Robert Fildes is presenting his latest research in the webinar "What do we need to know about Forecast Value Added?" This is part of the Lancaster University Centre for Marketing Analytics and Forecasting's "CMAF Friday Forecasting Talks." Here is

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Analytics

Frank SilvaNovember 24, 2020 0

Why teams should draft more offensive linemen

In football, five out of the 11 players on offense are on the field to accomplish one goal: keep the defenders as far away from the ball as possible.  Sometimes it’s more than five. Teams will bring extra linemen on short-play packages. Tight ends and full backs might check in

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English

Analytics

Mathias CoopmansNovember 24, 2020 0

ModelOps voor schaalbare analytics in de publieke sector

We kunnen er niet meer omheen, data en analytics zijn overal aanwezig in ons dagelijks leven. In organisaties groot en klein wordt de behoefte om eindelijk eens iets met de data te gaan doen alsmaar sterker. We kunnen zo enkele vraagstukken in onze samenleving opnoemen die we met data en

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Dutch

Government

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Customer Intelligence

José Luis ReyesNovember 24, 2020 0

La nueva omnicanalidad en acción durante el Buen Fin 2020

La décima edición del Buen Fin, el evento comercial más importante en México, será relativamente distinta a las de años anteriores: la pandemia por COVID-19 y el cierre de las tiendas físicas durante una larga temporada aceleraron la digitalización de los retailers en la carrera por brindar a los consumidores

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Retail

Analytics | Data for Good

Josh MorganNovember 23, 2020 0

3 ways data can help homeless youth 

What comes to mind when you think of a “homeless person”? Chances are, you’ll picture an adult, probably male, dirty, likely with some health conditions, including a mental illness. Few of us would immediately recall homeless individuals as family members, neighbors, co-workers and other loved ones. Fewer still are likely aware of how many youths (both minors and young adults) experience homelessness annually.  Homeless youth is a population who can

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Government

Analytics | Data for Good

Penny St. Clair-HolmesNovember 23, 2020 0

3 reasons nonprofits are relying on analytics during the pandemic

It’s no surprise that nonprofit organizations providing health-related services are overconsumed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but what about other types of nonprofits? According to CNM President and CEO, Tina Weinfurther, the pandemic has affected nonprofits in different ways. Some are running on fumes, while others have doubled in size and

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinNovember 23, 2020 0

Decile plots in SAS

I previously showed how to create a decile calibration plot for a logistic regression model in SAS. A decile calibration plot (or "decile plot," for short) is used in some fields to visualize agreement between the data and a regression model. It can be used to diagnose an incorrectly specified

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Analytics | Data for Good | Machine Learning

Alison BolenNovember 20, 2020 0

It's personal: SAS data scientists explore racial disparities in NYC housing data

Most New Yorkers like to fantasize about owning and living in a classic New York City brownstone, complete with high ceilings, large windows and a front stoop. You can picture yourself sitting there alongside the iron railing with a cup of coffee while you watch the city wake up and

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Analytics

Suzanne MorgenNovember 20, 2020 0

Thomas Bayes’ theorem and “inverse probability”

The following is an excerpt from Cautionary Tales in Designed Experiments by David Salsburg. This book is available to download for free from SAS Press. The book aims to explain statistical design of experiments (DOE) to readers with minimal mathematical knowledge and skills. In this excerpt, you will learn about

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Mike PflugNovember 19, 2020 0

What do identity thieves covet the most?

Recently nine pharmacists from across the country were charged for their part in a $12.1M health care fraud scheme. The pharmacists allegedly took money for prescription medications that were neither purchased nor dispensed. The indictments further allege that the defendants billed Medicare and Medicaid for medications that were often medically unnecessary and for some medications that were purportedly dispensed to

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Government | Health Care

Analytics

Lindsay MarshallNovember 19, 2020 0

How we’re reimagining data access on the cloud

You look to the cloud for several reasons – to meet your cloud-first strategy, for scalability or to adapt quickly to changing business demands. Maybe all three.   Perhaps you need offerings to be available in various regions, or to reduce application response time and improve latency problems. Perhaps regulatory and compliance constraints are limiting (or mandating) the physical locations where your data can be stored and transmitted. This is why having a global data footprint is

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Analytics

Harry SnartNovember 19, 2020 0

Data science in the wild: On the home stretch

“It doesn’t stop being magic just because you know how it works.” Terry Pratchett, The Discworld Series Welcome to the third, and final, installment of Data Science in the Wild. In Part 1 we were lost in the woods thinking about how to start a data science project. In Part

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

WooSeong JeonNovember 19, 2020 0

디지털 시대의 새로운 사기위험에 대응하는 시스템과 운영전략

고객은 금융기관이 개인 정보를 안전하게 관리하면서도 거래지연 없는 쉽고 빠른 서비스를 제공 해주기를 원합니다. 따라서 디지털 시대의 금융기관은 보다 빠르고 편리한 서비스를 보다 안전하게 제공하기 위해 실시간으로 위험거래를 탐지할 수 있는 시스템과 위기상황에 신속히 대응할 수 있는 정책이 준비되어야 합니다. 편리함이 가져온 새로운 위험요소 디지털화는 속도와 편리성이 높아 24시간 언제든

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Banking

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Tom WrigginsNovember 18, 2020 0

COVID opens door to pervasive healthcare fraud

It's easy to get distracted by new developments in the fight against healthcare fraud. New services. New providers. Relaxation of rules. The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly revolutionized the healthcare landscape. For instance, the government made sweeping regulatory changes to accommodate a surge in patients. Healthcare delivery and payment organizations, commercial

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | Risk Management

Kenneth KohNovember 18, 2020 0

The future of insurance with SAS Analytics on Azure

Learn how SAS and Microsoft can help insurers accelerate digital transformation efforts.

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Insurance

Analytics

Alena TsishchankaNovember 18, 2020 0

Winning the price war or gaining the customer's trust?

Today’s customer really expects a truly extraordinary customer experience. That means that your company, your brand and the experiences you provide are not just in competition with people in your category. They’re in competition with people like Amazon, Uber and Starbucks, who have managed to make the mobile device a

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Insurance

Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinNovember 18, 2020 0

Create scoring data when regressors are correlated

To help visualize regression models, SAS provides the EFFECTPLOT statement in several regression procedures and in PROC PLM, which is a general-purpose procedure for post-fitting analysis of linear models. When scoring and visualizing a model, it is important to use reasonable combinations of the explanatory variables for the visualization. When

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Jen DunhamNovember 17, 2020 0

Fighting bribery and corruption with supplier integrity

Bribery and corruption continue to plague governments and organizations around the world. Brazil’s Operation Car Wash, the 1MDB scandal in Malaysia, the FIFA bribery case and many others continue to make headlines. The prevalence of widespread, coordinated corruption and bribery is alarming and seems to continue to grow, despite ongoing sanctions and fines meant to deter these

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Government | Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics | Students & Educators

SAS SpainNovember 16, 2020 0

“El learning analytics ayudará a reducir las tasas de fracaso escolar y a potenciar el rendimiento de los alumnos”

La aplicación de la tecnología al entorno educativo ha ampliado de forma considerable las posibilidades en cuanto a canales y métodos de aprendizaje. Precisamente, en los últimos meses, en los que la educación online ha alcanzado niveles inimaginables hasta el momento, ha surgido un aumento del interés en disciplinas como

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SAS Spain

Education

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Timo KettunenNovember 16, 2020 0

Adding insult to injury: Workplace safety and fraud

If a cinderblock falls from the 4th floor of a building and crushes a construction worker’s foot, it’s terrible. If it lands on his head, it’s truly tragic. But the difference is sheer luck.  Every employee deserves to return home safely from work. Unfortunately, accidents happen, which is why employers must carry mandatory workers’ compensation

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Government | Insurance

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

Ilkay AydogduNovember 16, 2020 0

Eureko Sigorta Data Studio Lideri Özlem Odar: “Veri ve analitik projelerin çevik yöntemlerle uygulanmasını ve hızlı sonuçlar üretilmesini amaçlıyoruz”

Sanal etkinliğimiz Beyond Tomorrow öncesinde Eureko Sigorta’nın Data Studio Lideri Özlem Odar ile görüşme imkanı buldum. Hepimizin bildiği gibi Türkiye'nin öncü sigorta firmaları arasında yer alan Eureko Sigorta, hasar yönetimi ve risk değerlendirme konusundaki uzmanlığı ile alanında lider konumda olan uluslararası bir yapıya sahip. Avrupa'nın 6 ülkesinde 22.000 çalışanıyla dünyanın

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Insurance

Analytics | Data Management | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Anne BelderNovember 16, 2020 0

Vier manieren om Analytics effectief in te zetten voor gemeenten

Gemeenten krijgen nogal wat kritiek te verduren. Er is geen twijfel dat sommige beter kunnen, maar vele zijn sterk gericht op het leveren van hoogwaardige diensten voor hun burgers. Echter, deze 'goed nieuws' verhalen komen zelden in de pers - zelfs niet in de lokale kranten in rustige weken. Zoals

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Dutch

Government

Analytics

Rodrigo AriasNovember 12, 2020 0

Situar el cliente en el centro, la clave para prosperar en la nueva normalidad

Banco Proamérica de Guatemala se enfrentó a un escenario imprevisto y complicado cuando estalló la pandemia. Seguir atendiendo a sus clientes de Centroamérica y el Caribe le exigió reaccionar rápidamente. El objetivo: mantener su operación a toda costa y brindar el mismo nivel de servicio que daba a sus usuarios

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Spanish

Banking | Communications | Retail