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Rick WicklinNovember 7, 2022 0

The area of the convex hull of random points

I recently blogged about how to compute the area of the convex hull of a set of planar points. This article discusses the expected value of the area of the convex hull for n random uniform points in the unit square. The article introduces an exact formula (due to Buchta,

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Students & Educators

Brock MatthewsNovember 4, 2022 0

Innovative higher education analytics projects and influential tech leaders honored by EdScoop

Higher Education has been slow to adopt analytics in comparison to the commercial sector, but those institutions that have embraced a culture of analytics have seen significant and tangible results. Higher Education analytics can help in nearly every corner of academia including enrollment and retention, student success, academic research and

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Education

Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Lisa LucasNovember 3, 2022 0

Addressing maternal and infant health disparities with analytics and policy changes

Childbirth should be a safe and joyous occasion as parents welcome a new member into their family. Still, too often, that joy is overshadowed by maternal complications, including maternal and infant death. Each year in the United States, as many as 60,000 women experience severe, unexpected health problems related to

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Health Care

Analytics | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinNovember 2, 2022 0

The area and perimeter of a convex hull

The area of a convex hull enables you to estimate the area of a compact region from a set of discrete observations. For example, a biologist might have multiple sightings of a wolf pack and want to use the convex hull to estimate the area of the wolves' territory. A

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data for Good

Nicholas QuirkeNovember 1, 2022 0

How students are using analytics to address poverty

For many countries, their plan for the future focuses on a transition to a smart jobs economy. And for many organisations, the key to thriving in an innovative jobs economy centres on bringing talented individuals—with a particular focus on technology—and connecting them with roles that best utilise their talents. Talent

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Jen DunhamOctober 28, 2022 0

3 ways NCDOT is transforming transportation through data and analytics

With dynamically changing revenue streams, critical infrastructure needs and current higher-than-average gas prices and inflation concerns, transportation agencies around the country are using data to enable analytically driven decisions while navigating complex business challenges. Today's transportation industry is ripe with opportunities for innovation and growth. And this is especially true

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Government

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning

Dragos ColesOctober 28, 2022 0

Deployment of a Multi-stage Computer Vision model with SAS Event Stream Processing

I will show you how to deploy multi-stage deep learning (DL) models in SAS Event Stream Processing (ESP) and leverage ESP on Edge via Docker containers to identify events of interest.

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data Management

André NovoOctober 28, 2022 0

Avançando rumo à cultura organizacional baseada em dados

A digitalização acelerada ao longo dos anos desde a Covid-19 deixou alguns legados para organizações, e a importância de construir uma cultura baseada em dados está entre eles. Afinal, dados impulsionaram a criação de novos modelos de negócio, mas também transformaram a forma pela qual empresas operam, administram seus talentos

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Analytics

Jong-Phil ParkOctober 28, 2022 0

고객 성향 분석(Customer Propensity Analysis) : DIY & DIFM 접근 방법

고객의 데이터를 분석하여 고객 성향 및 선호도를 이해하고, 이를 활용해 마케팅 업무를 효율화하고자 하는 노력은 90년대 데이터베이스 마케팅, 2000년대 분석 CRM, 최근의 퍼포먼스, 그로스 마케팅까지 계속적으로 진화하고 있습니다. 멀티채널에서 쏟아지는 고객의 온/오프라인 데이터를 통합, 분석하여 마이크로 타겟팅 마케팅은 기본적으로 고객 성향 예측 모형(Customer Propensity Model)을 기반으로 수행되고 있습니다. 디지털채널을 중심으로

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Analytics | SAS Events

Josh MorganOctober 26, 2022 0

Talking mental health, analytics and whole person care with Mayim Bialik

Question: This neuroscientist and SAS Explore host is known for appearing on "Blossom," "The Big Bang Theory" and "Jeopardy." Answer: Who is Mayim Bialik, Ph.D.? Today, instead of Bialik quizzing us, I got to be the lucky one to quiz her on some of her favorite topics, like mental health,

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Analytics | SAS Events

Cindy TurnerOctober 26, 2022 0

Poker, risk and the game of life: An interview with Liv Boeree

Liv Boeree answers our questions about the game of poker – and life.

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinOctober 26, 2022 0

Visualize dependencies of missing values

A SAS programmer asked how to create a graph that shows whether missing values in one variable are associated with certain values of another variable. For example, a patient who is supposed to monitor his blood glucose daily might have more missing measurements near holidays and in the summer months

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Analytics

Héctor CoboOctober 25, 2022 0

Deportes y analítica, la combinación para alcanzar la victoria

Los equipos deportivos generan datos de una amplia gama de fuentes. Estos permiten conocer el estado físico y el desempeño de los jugadores, cómo se están manejando las operaciones e incluso la experiencia que están viviendo los aficionados. La analítica les permite obtener los insights que les darán una ventaja

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Sports & Entertainment

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Cristian FigueroaOctober 25, 2022 0

Avançando rumo à omnicanalidade analítica

O avanço e aceleração digital são uma realidade em todos os setores após o surgimento da pandemia, e empresas de varejo e bens de consumo não são exceção. Nas linhas a seguir, trago algumas reflexões sobre esta dinâmica neste segmento e o papel de advanced analytics na transformação de empresas

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Retail

Analytics | SAS Events

Jeff AlfordOctober 24, 2022 0

5 tricks from a mentalist that work in life and business

Did you know some scientists theorize that lions and tigers can hypnotize their prey using infrasound in their growl? You don’t hear it, but you feel it in your gut. That is exactly the level of intensity you feel coming off Oz Perlman in waves if you catch a show

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Analytics | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinOctober 24, 2022 0

Implement binary logistic regression from first principles

I recently gave a presentation about the SAS/IML matrix language in which I emphasized that a matrix language enables you to write complex analyses by using only a few lines of code. In the presentation, I used least squares regression as an example. One participant asked how many additional lines

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Analytics | SAS Events

Caslee SimsOctober 20, 2022 0

How curiosity is perfecting Texas-style barbecue: An interview with Ruben Santana

Queens, New York native Ruben Santana is the owner and pit master of Bark Barbecue, a central Texas style and Dominican Republic influenced barbecue pop-up. Santana's DR roots and love for the art and soul of central Texas style barbecue have left many of his customer's hearts and bellies full. Bark

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Meilan JiOctober 20, 2022 0

Find similar words in ESG data with Natural Language Processing

Using such features and Natural Language Processing capabilities like text parsing and information extraction in SAS Visual Text Analytics (VTA) helps us uncover emerging trends and unlock the value of unstructured text data. 

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Marketing

Jonathan MoranOctober 19, 2022 0

Are you ready for MadTech? 3 tips to help you prepare

If you’re a marketer, chances are you’ve heard about MadTech. But if you haven’t, don’t worry – it’s never too late to join the party. So let’s dive into what MadTech is, why it’s important, how we got here and three tips you can use to get ready for marketing

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Customer Intelligence

Stefan BorensjöOctober 19, 2022 0

How to navigate supply chain risk scenarios

How can retailers start to navigate the current market volatility and risks and mitigate supply chain disruption?

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Retail

Analytics | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinOctober 19, 2022 0

On solving rank-deficient systems of equations in SAS

Recently, I needed to write a program that can provide a solution to a regression-type problem, even when the data are degenerate. Mathematically, the problem is an overdetermined linear system of equations X*b = y, where X is an n x p design matrix and y is an n x 1 vector. For most

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Ana BeotasOctober 18, 2022 0

Retail: Claves para liderar la experiencia CX en el entorno físico y digital

A pesar de la inminente vuelta a la normalidad, o la paulatina recuperación del turismo global, la inflación vuelve a ocupar todos los titulares e informativos. Mientras se da este aumento de los precios, y la mayoría de las empresas se esfuerzan por reconstruir sus reservas de stock tras la experiencia

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Retail

Analytics

Arthur de CrookOctober 16, 2022 0

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SAS Summercamp brings innovations to next level The words curious, passionate, accountable and authentic best describe the atmosphere around the SAS office in Huizen during the SAS D[N]A Lab Summercamp 2022. From 16-19 August, the Dutch SAS office was transformed into a real Summercamp, including an actual campsite. During this

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Josh MorganOctober 12, 2022 0

Supporting mental health with data and analytics through improved education policy

All students need hope at varying levels to graduate, especially those needing mental health support. Many students are still reacclimating to life after two years of COVID disruptions, on top of the usual anxiety that comes with beginning a new phase of life. New and unfamiliar surroundings, increased pressure of

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Education

Analytics | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinOctober 12, 2022 0

Reduced regression models and tests for linear hypotheses

On a SAS discussion forum, a statistical programmer asked about how to understand the statistics that are displayed when you use the TEST statement in PROC REG (or other SAS regression procedures) to test for linear relationships between regression coefficients. The documentation for the TEST statement in PROC REG explains

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Analytics

José Mutis O.October 10, 2022 0

Analítica avanzada e IA, clave para impulsar la transformación digital de la industria financiera en Ecuador

La banca ecuatoriana es una de las más sólidas en Latinoamérica. A los buenos resultados registrados en 2021 se suma el incremento del 18 % en la colocación de créditos en la primera parte de este año. “Aun así, se debe impulsar aún más la curiosidad y la innovación entre

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Banking

Analytics

Emily JohnsonOctober 10, 2022 0

National Manufacturing Day at SAS, in photos

The first Friday in October is National Manufacturing Day. This day recognizes the importance of manufacturing to the global economy and spotlights career opportunities in modern manufacturing for students. Take a minute to enjoy this photo album from the event featuring SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper,

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Manufacturing

Analytics

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José Mutis O.October 10, 2022 0

IA justa, transparente, responsable y gestionada

Todos esperamos que la IA mejore nuestras vidas en muchos aspectos, pero también hay que cuidar los riesgos que puede conllevar su masificación. “La IA se basa en algoritmos que aprenden de los datos del mundo real, por lo que puede, inadvertidamente, reforzar los prejuicios sociales existentes. Gartner predice que,

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Analytics

Analítica, definitivas para las fintech y neobancos

José Mutis O.October 7, 2022 0

Analítica, definitivas para las fintech y neobancos

No hay duda de que gran parte de la innovación y acelerada digitalización que ha vivido la banca y en general el sistema financiero en los últimos años se debe en buena parte al empuje de las fintechs y de los llamados neobancos. Según cifras de Statista con base en

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Banking

Analytics

¿Conoce las 10 innovaciones que configuran la banca del futuro?

José Mutis O.October 6, 2022 0

¿Conoce las 10 innovaciones que configuran la banca del futuro?

Durante la última década, el sector financiero ha adoptado la transformación digital en la entrega de productos y servicios y en la mayor eficiencia y seguridad de sus operaciones. Lo vivido por la humanidad en los últimos años aceleró enormemente el proceso de transformación y hubo etapas en las que

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Banking

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