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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinMay 27, 2025 0

Visualize the Gini-Simpson diversity index

A previous article discusses the Gini-Simpson diversity index and how to compute it in SAS. Suppose you have a sample that contains R classes. (Classes are also called groups or categories.) Intuitively, the sample exhibits "high diversity" if the class sizes are approximately equal. The sample shows "low diversity" if

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Fraud & Security Intelligence | Programming Tips | SAS Events

SAS no Febraban Tech

Maíra PortoMay 23, 2025 0

FEBRABAN TECH 2025: agenda de palestras do SAS

Mais uma vez marcaremos presença no maior evento de tecnologia e inovação do setor financeiro: o Febraban Tech! Neste ano, o congresso acontece de 10 a 12 de junho, novamente no Transamérica Expo Center, e tem como tema central “A aceleração do Setor Financeiro na Era da Inteligência”. E o

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Programming Tips

Figure 1: New Infections and Daily Hospitalizations

Kevin ScottMay 22, 2025 0

Detecting lags in nonlinear time series with PROC TSSELECTLAG in SAS Viya

Accurately identifying lag structures between related time series is essential in public health forecasting, particularly during epidemics where delays between infections and hospitalizations affect planning. Using a simulated SEIR model and SAS Viya’s PROC TSSELECTLAG, distance correlation is shown to outperform Pearson correlation by correctly identifying nonlinear lag relationships—such as the true seven-day lag between new infections and hospital admissions.

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good | Innovation

Caroline Kinlaw

Caroline KinlawMay 15, 2025 0

Sounds of SAS: Accessibility, amplified

Accessibility at SAS is more than just a compliance checkbox or a simple feature; it’s a commitment and vision to unlocking the power of data and AI for people with disabilities. Sounds of SAS is a new series that spotlights how SAS is using innovative technology to make data and

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Analytics | Innovation | SAS Events

Alison BolenMay 12, 2025 0

Making AI available for everyone

No matter what industry you’re in or where you are in your career journey, you can benefit from AI. With that in mind, what can we all do to ensure that AI is more available and accessible to everyone? “The future is AI. It’s now. And it’s revolutionizing how we

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Analytics | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinMay 12, 2025 0

Stratified bootstrapping and when to use it

When you use the bootstrap method in statistics, the most common resampling method is called case resampling. For data that has N observations, each bootstrap sample is created by sampling with replacement from the N observations (or "cases") in the data. However, if the data set includes categorical variables, it

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | SAS Events

Caroline Kinlaw

Caroline KinlawMay 8, 2025 0

Big surprises and even bigger ideas from The Late (Afternoon) Show

Energy was high as SAS Innovate brought a late show-style main stage session to life with The Late (Afternoon) Show, where Chief Technology Officer Bryan Harris and others were joined by Fresh Prince of Bel-Air duo Alfonso Ribeiro and DJ Jazzy Jeff. DJ Jazzy Jeff set the tone with throwback

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | SAS Events

Caslee SimsMay 8, 2025 0

SAS Innovate: The real AI advantage? It’s not what you think

Ask most people what gives AI its edge and they'll likely point to speed, automation or the aura of generative AI tools. But according to experts at SAS Innovate 2025, AI's real competitive advantage isn’t the algorithm – it’s the ability to use it responsibly to make trusted, faster, better decisions. As

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Analytics

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Caslee SimsMay 5, 2025 0

From weeks to minutes: How a data mapper agent can change the game

What if integrating your data for AI didn’t take weeks or months – but happened in minutes, without ever moving your data at all? That’s the vision guiding the development of a new data mapping agent at SAS. It’s not just a feature – it’s a potential shift in how

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Risk Management

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Reyk MiklesMay 2, 2025 0

Comply, compete or collapse: The new rules of risk modeling

The financial services industry is undergoing a period of profound change, driven by a dynamic economic landscape, increased regulatory scrutiny, changing consumer behavior and rapid technological advances. Banks operating in this environment are under increasing pressure to transform their risk modeling and decision-making ecosystems in order to remain competitive. This

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Fernanda Benhami

Fernanda BenhamiApril 28, 2025 0

Hiperpersonalización inteligente mejora hasta en 7,5% la atracción de nuevos clientes

La aplicación de estrategias de hiperpersonalización basadas en inteligencia artificial (IA) puede aumentar entre un 2% y 7,5% la atracción de nuevos clientes en empresas de diversas industrias. Así se demuestra mediante los resultados obtenidos con la aplicación de esta estrategia en diversos clientes de SAS. Este impacto se debe

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Banking | Communications | Insurance | Retail

Analytics

Sandra Hernandez

Sandra HernandezApril 25, 2025 0

La IA Generativa en Colombia: Un cambio imparable

La Inteligencia Artificial (IA) ha dejado de ser una promesa futurista para convertirse en una realidad tangible en el mundo corporativo. Su adopción crece bastante rápido y en el caso de la IA generativa, el avance es aún más sorprendente: en sólo un año, su uso pasó del 37% al

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Banking | Government

Analytics

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Iain BrownApril 23, 2025 0

Closing the AI skills gap: Why training matters more than ever

As someone deeply involved in the world of data science and artificial intelligence, I've seen firsthand how AI and machine learning have rapidly evolved from abstract concepts into indispensable tools shaping our everyday lives and industries. Across health care, finance, marketing and cybersecurity, these technologies are not merely enhancing operations

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Jonathan MoranApril 22, 2025 0

Sind Sie bereit für MadTech? 3 Tipps zur Vorbereitung

Als Marketer haben Sie wahrscheinlich schon von MadTech gehört. Falls nicht, ist das kein Problem – es ist nie zu spät, um einzusteigen. Sehen wir uns also an, worum es sich bei MadTech genau handelt, warum es wichtig ist, die Hintergründe und drei Tipps, wie Sie sich in einer von

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinApril 21, 2025 0

Updating old SAS programs: A case study with PROC LOESS

SAS programmers love to brag that the SAS will still run a program they wrote twenty or forty years. This is both a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because it frees the statistical programmer from needing to revisit and rewrite code that was written long ago. It's a

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

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Caroline Kinlaw

Caroline KinlawApril 17, 2025 0

Saving sea turtles with AI: The volunteers behind the mission

Sea turtles face growing threats from climate change, pollution and habitat loss – making innovative conservation efforts more urgent than ever. But there's a powerful ally in their corner: AI. We’re pretty familiar with sea turtles here at SAS. But, for those who need a refresher, SAS has been collaborating with

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Jonathan MoranApril 16, 2025 0

Er du klar til MadTech? 3 tips til at forberede dig

Hvis du er marketingmedarbejder, har du sikkert hørt om MadTech. Men hvis du ikke har, så fortvivl ikke - det er aldrig for sent at deltage i festen. Så lad os dykke ned i, hvad MadTech er, hvorfor det er vigtigt, hvordan vi er havnet her, og tre tips, du

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Enterprise Customer Decisioning

Mauro SouzaApril 14, 2025 0

O futuro da tomada de decisão: Enterprise Customer Decisioning

No mundo dos negócios, cada vez mais dinâmico e competitivo, as empresas que adotam tecnologias avançadas para tomada de decisão conquistam uma vantagem estratégica inestimável, impulsionando a otimização de processos e um ganho de vantagem competitiva. Nesse contexto, o conceito Enterprise Customer Decisioning, aliado às tecnologias de analytics, surge como

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Jonathan MoranApril 14, 2025 0

Klaar voor MadTech? Hier zijn 3 tips om je goed voor te bereiden

Als je marketeer bent, is de kans groot dat je wel eens van MadTech hebt gehoord. Maar zo niet, maak je dan geen zorgen - het is nooit te laat om nog van de partij te zijn. Dus laten we eens duiken in wat MadTech is, waarom het van belang

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Analytics | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinApril 14, 2025 0

Newton's minimization method

Isaac Newton had many amazing scientific and mathematical accomplishments. His law of universal gravitation and his creation of calculus are at the top of the list! But in the field of numerical analysis, "Newton's Method" was a groundbreaking advancement for solving for a root of a nonlinear smooth function. The

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Analytics | Innovation | Marketing

Scott BrinkerApril 10, 2025 0

The times they are a-changin’: Can your MarTech stack keep pace?

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This famous line from A Tale of Two Cities also rings true when describing the modern-day tale of marketing and marketing technology managing the customer journey at the dawn of the AI era. Disruption leads to good times

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Jonathan MoranApril 9, 2025 0

Sei pronto per la MadTech? Ecco 3 consigli per prepararti

Se lavori nel settore del marketing, forse avrai già sentito parlare di MadTech. In caso contrario, sappi che non è mai troppo tardi per unirsi alla festa. Perciò, vediamo subito insieme cos'è la MadTech, perché è importante e come ci siamo arrivati. Infine, scopriamo tre buoni consigli per prepararsi al

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Jonathan MoranApril 4, 2025 0

¿Estás preparado para MadTech? 3 consejos que ayudarán a prepararte

Si te dedicas al marketing, es probable que hayas oído hablar de MadTech. Pero si no lo has hecho, no te preocupes: nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena. Analicemos qué es MadTech, por qué es importante, cómo hemos llegado hasta aquí y tres consejos que puedes utilizar para

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Analytics

Rick WicklinApril 2, 2025 0

Did George Box say, "All models are wrong, but some are useful"?

Nearly every statistician has heard the aphorism, "All models are wrong, but some are useful." The quote is attributed to George Box, an early and influential thinker about statistics. Did George Box actually say this quote? Yes, he did. The first part of the quote ("All models are wrong") appeared

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Analytics | Cloud | Innovation

Alison BolenMarch 31, 2025 0

Could AI manage your cloud workloads? A new SAS patent says yes

What if your cloud analytics environment was smart enough to spin up the exact amount of computing resources required for any specific job? What if you had an AI tool that could determine your computing needs for any given analytics project, scale up to run the job and then scale

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Analytics | Data for Good | Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Hyeshin HwangMarch 28, 2025 0

[한국데이터정보과학회-SAS KOREA] 데이터 분석 경진대회 개최

SAS Viya와 함께 데이터 기반의 문제를 해결하다! SAS코리아는 학생들의 데이터 분석 역량을 강화하고 일상 속 다양한 데이터 기반 문제 해결을 지원하기 위해 한국데이터정보과학회가 주관하는 대학(원)생 대상 ‘데이터 분석 경진대회’를 후원합니다. 이번 대회의 주제는 ‘SAS®Viya®와 함께 데이터 기반의 문제를 해결하다’입니다. 119팀(353명)이 대회 참여를 신청했으며, 3월 28일 SAS코리아가 제공하는 교육을 시작으로

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Analytics | Students & Educators

Tom GreeneMarch 27, 2025 0

How data and analytics are helping students excel in math

Having excellent skills in math is an advantage in a world increasingly driven by technological change. It’s a key to opening doors to high-paying careers and opportunities. Research by the Urban Institute shows that students equipped with advanced math skills earn higher wages throughout their lives. With jobs in data

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Analytics | Innovation

Jennifer OlsonMarch 25, 2025 0

The rise of digital twins: Transforming manufacturing with predictive intelligence

Digital twins are revolutionizing manufacturing by providing real-time, virtual representations of physical assets. The ability to create and refine digital replicas using live sensor data is optimizing efficiency, reducing downtime and unlocking new levels of innovation. While many organizations are still operating with “digital shadows” – historical data models that

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinMarch 24, 2025 0

The quantile fit plot: Comparing empirical and predicted quantiles for a univariate model

A common task in statistics is to model data by using a parametric probability distribution, such as the normal, lognormal, beta, or gamma distributions. There are many ways to assess how well the model fits the data, including graphical methods such as a Q-Q plot and formal statistical tests such

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Analytics

Adam NeibergMarch 20, 2025 0

Lessons from a credit card launch: The power of AI-driven productivity

Reading McKinsey's article How Banks Can Supercharge Technology Speed and Productivity, released around the same time as SAS' From Data to Decision: Increasing AI Productivity with SAS® Viya®, sparked an epiphany for me. My last job before entering the technology industry was as a product manager at a super-regional bank.

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