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Analytics | Internet of Things

Chris HartmannNovember 28, 2018 0

Die Supply Chain der Dinge

Wie wäre es, wenn Sie Anomalien in der Lieferkette automatisch erkennen oder vorhersagen könnten? Wenn Sie also die Chance bekämen, rechtzeitig Korrekturmaßnahmen zu ergreifen und so Umsatz, Margen und Kundenzufriedenheit zu steigern? Die Planung einer Supply Chain kann sehr komplex sein. Von der Planung und Beschaffung über die Fertigung bis

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Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics

Greg HorneNovember 28, 2018 0

Is telemedicine the future of medicine?

I first used telemedicine (the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology) in the mid-90s when I was working as an on-call CT technician in the UK. We used a modem to transfer head trauma scans to the local neurology center for assessment so that the

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Analytics | Data for Good

Steve KearneyNovember 28, 2018 0

SAS and The Washington Post shine light on the opioid epidemic, including role of analytics

The opioid epidemic continues to be one of the largest challenges facing the United States. In 2016, more than 42,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses, and that number continues to climb. Recent data shows that more than 130 people die every day in the United States after overdosing on opioids,

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Data Management

Data steward is similar to a concierge (of analytics)

Jim HarrisNovember 27, 2018 0

Data steward: The concierge of analytics

Jim Harris says data stewards are essential to analytics, providing life cycle management for data across the enterprise.

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Analytics | Data for Good

SAS KoreaNovember 27, 2018 0

SAS, 데이터 분석으로 허리케인 플로렌스 재해 복구 활동에 나서다!

초강력 허리케인 '플로렌스’ 미국 남동부 지역을 강타하다 지난 9월, 대서양에서 발생한 초강력 허리케인 '플로렌스(Florence)'가 미국 노스캐롤라이나주를 비롯한 미국 남동부 지역을 강타했습니다. 하루 무려에 762mm 기록적 물폭탄이 내리면서 허리케인으로 인한 재산 피해액은 총 170~220억달러(약 19조~25조원) 인것으로 추정되기도 했는데요. 허리케인 플로렌스가 쓸고 간 자리에는 집, 일자리, 건물, 학교 등을 잃은 이재민들이 남았습니다.

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinNovember 26, 2018 0

A funnel plot for immunization rates

Last week my colleague, Robert Allison, visualized data regarding immunization rates for kindergarten classes in North Carolina. One of his graphs was a scatter plot that displayed the proportion of unimmunized students versus the size of the class for 1,885 kindergarten classes in NC. This scatter plot is the basis

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Analytics

Rodrigo AriasNovember 23, 2018 0

Siete desafíos que enfrenta el comercio electrónico en México

Está próximo a celebrarse en México (el 27 de noviembre) Hot Sale, evento anual cuyo propósito es impulsar las ventas de productos de consumo en línea a través de ofertas, descuentos y promociones especiales. Organizado por la Asociación Mexicana de Ventas en Línea (AMVO), la Asociación Mexicana de Internet (AMIPCI)

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Analítica omnnicanal

José Luis Reyes

José Luis ReyesNovember 23, 2018 0

¿Cómo competir en el sector del retail durante los días de descuentos por Internet?

Hace unas semanas se celebró la vigésima sexta edición de Góndola, el encuentro más importante para la industria del retail en Colombia. En su desarrollo se habló de los cambios que ha venido enfrentando el sector debido a la variedad de los perfiles de los nuevos clientes, y se afirmó que

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Analytics

Ivan Fernando Herrera

Ivan Fernando HerreraNovember 23, 2018 0

Blockchain y Analytics, la dupla que apoya el crecimiento de la industria aseguradora

Blockchain es una tecnología que tradicionalmente se ha asociado a la industria financiera por ser la base que permitió la creación y consolidación del Bitcoin, la famosa criptomoneda. A grandes rasgos, Blockchain es una base de datos distribuida y segura (gracias al cifrado), utilizada para almacenar todo tipo de transacciones,

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Analytics | Machine Learning

Chris HartmannNovember 22, 2018 0

Machine Learning: Mehr Effizienz im Planungsprozess

Sie glauben, dass Machine Learning die Rolle von Nachfrageplanern komplett ersetzen kann? Dann lesen Sie diesen Beitrag besser nicht. Wenn Sie jedoch der Ansicht sind, dass maschinelles Lernen den Planungsprozess automatisieren kann, so dass Nachfrageplaner effizienter arbeiten können, dann stimme ich Ihnen voll und ganz zu! Intelligente Automatisierungstechniken sind quasi

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Analytics | Internet of Things

Jeanne (Hyunjin) ByunNovember 22, 2018 0

현대 제조업의 필수 3가지 기술! 디지털 트윈, 분석 그리고 사물인터넷

만약 나의 주치의가 내 디지털 트윈(Digital Twin)을 만들어 실시간으로 나의 상황을 다양한 센서 데이터 등을 통해 업데이트 받을 수 있다면 어떨까요? 현실세계의 기계나 장비, 사물 등을 컴퓨터 속 가상세계에 구현한 디지털 트윈을 통해 몸 속의 잠재적인 질병에 대한 신호를 미리 받을 수 있을지도 모릅니다. 디지털 트윈이 암 관련 질병을 미리

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning

Makoto Unemi (畝見真)November 21, 2018 0

SAS Viya：一般物体検出（Object Detection）を試してみた

PythonからSAS Viyaの機能を利用するための基本パッケージであるSWATと、よりハイレベルなPython向けAPIパッケージであるDLPyを使用して、Jupyter NotebookからPythonでSAS Viyaの機能を使用して一般物体検出（Object Detection）を試してみました。今回は、弊社で用意した数枚の画像データを使用して、処理の流れを確認するだけなので、精度に関しては度外視です。大まかな処理の流れは以下の通りです。１．必要なパッケージ（ライブラリ）のインポートとセッションの作成２．一般物体検出向け学習用データの作成３．モデル構造の定義４．モデル生成（学習）５．物体検出（スコアリング）１．必要なパッケージ（ライブラリ）のインポートとセッションの作成 swatやdlpyなど、必要なパッケージをインポートします。 from swat import * import sys sys.path.append(dlpy_path) from dlpy.model import * from dlpy.layers import * from dlpy.applications import * from dlpy.utils import * from dlpy.images import ImageTable from dlpy.splitting import two_way_split from dlpy.blocks import *

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonNovember 21, 2018 0

Finding a cut-your-own Christmas tree in North Carolina

This week I noticed that they've started building the lot where they sell Christmas trees near SAS (at the intersection of Maynard & Reedy Creek Rd). They put up a nice rustic wooden fence, and lights, and maybe even a fire pit to keep their workers warm. They sell some

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Sports & Entertainment | Travel

Analytics | Learn SAS

Graph of norm of solutions to the singular system A*b=c. The norm is plotted for vectors b + alpha*x_Null where b is the Moore-Penrose solution and x_Null is a basis for the nullspace of A.

Rick WicklinNovember 21, 2018 0

Generalized inverses for matrices

A data analyst asked how to compute parameter estimates in a linear regression model when the underlying data matrix is rank deficient. This situation can occur if one of the variables in the regression is a linear combination of other variables. It also occurs when you use the GLM parameterization

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Analytics | Risk Management

SAS KoreaNovember 20, 2018 0

은행 자본 계획부터 금융 규제 대비까지, ‘스트레스 테스트’ 완전정복!

은행은 금융위기와 같은 경제적 충격이 외부에서 발생했을 때 채무 불이행에 따른 손실 규모를 파악하고 보유하고 있는 위험자산에 대한 포트폴리오 변화를 빠르게 확인할 수 있어야 하는데요. 특히 글로벌 금융위기 이후 은행권을 대상으로 글로벌 경제 위기에 견딜 수 있는 재무 건전성 역량을 문서화하는 규제요구가 높아지면서 대형 투자은행들이 경제 상황이 극도로 나빠졌을 때

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Analytics | Data Management

Mike PflugNovember 19, 2018 0

Without data management, forget AI and machine learning in health care

Data management gets lost in the enthusiasm around Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Not surprising, when it's an algorithm that decides what search results to show you, guides the self-driving cars on the roads, and powers the anti-fraud bots that monitor every credit card transaction we make. Charles

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Data Management

Data Preparation

Michael Herrmann

Michael HerrmannNovember 19, 2018 0

Data Preparation: Qualität per Self-service bei Banken

Finanzdienstleister haben aktuell massive Herausforderungen beim Management ihrer Daten: Der Kostendruck zwingt einerseits zu einem hocheffizienten Betrieb („run“). Zugleich wandeln sich andererseits die Prozesse im Business, Stichwort Digitalisierung („change“). Die drückenden Regeln der Aufsicht scheinen sich nicht vereinen zu lassen mit dem Anspruch der Kunden, flexibel, fix und doch datensparsam

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Analytics

Alejandro Bolaños

Alejandro BolañosNovember 16, 2018 0

Explicate! Entendiendo los modelos de Machine Learning (Parte 1)

La duda es uno de los nombres de la inteligencia. - Borges Para data scientist/analistas de datos/viejos mineros/lobos de mar. En los comienzos de nuestra carrera de data scientists, el poder de cómputo era muy inferior al que disponemos hoy. Sin embargo, muchas empresas ya veían el enorme potencial de

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgNovember 16, 2018 0

Healthcare fraud in the post-honesty world

Healthcare fraud is alive and well. Honesty is dead and gone. There, I’ve said it. What else are we to take from surveys that find that 27% of people would sell their work passwords...44% of them for less than $1,000?* What does it mean that 37% of survey respondents think

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Analytics

Georgia MarianiNovember 16, 2018 0

Two students’ advice on data science, SAS and more

In my first two posts of this blog series, we heard why two students chose to pursue a STEM field and what appealed to them about data science. We also heard how they put their knowledge to work on a real-world data science project. Today, we'll hear their advice to future

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonNovember 15, 2018 0

Where do provisional ballots come from?

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding this year's midterm election, when it comes to counting the ballots ... and I kept hearing the term provisional ballots in the news. But I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't really know much about provisional ballots. I decided to do a

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

David TareenNovember 15, 2018 0

Lessons learned from a real-world AI implementation

When describing their business model, our customer, Epipoli (one of the leading gift card companies in Europe), tells the story of the ancient Limoncello makers of Italy. Limoncello is an intensely lemon-flavored liqueur famously produced in Sorrento, the Amalfi coast, and the island of Capri. The drink started as a local tradition, but quickly

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Analytics

Mauricio GonzálezNovember 14, 2018 0

Analítica + IA, la fórmula para darle al cliente lo que busca este Buen Fin

Se promueve como el fin de semana más esperado, creado para reactivar la economía de México: el Buen Fin, que en su versión 2018 se celebra del 16 al 19 de noviembre. De acuerdo con la Secretaría de Economía (SE), se prevé que la derrama económica de este año supere

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonNovember 14, 2018 0

Building a better election map

The US 'midterm' elections have finally started to wind down, and we finally have some (mostly) finalized results to study. But what's the best way to visualize who won the US congressional seats in each of the 435 districts? Let's dive into this topic!... Preparation For starters, I couldn't find

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Analytics

Heather Hallett

Heather HallettNovember 14, 2018 0

How next-best-action could transform health care

Teenagers. I have three boys, and two of them are teenagers. 15 year-old Kav is my middle son, and he gave me permission to share his story here. When he was five, Kav was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes, and I'm in awe of how he's accepted this challenging, lifelong

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinNovember 14, 2018 0

Create and compare ROC curves for any predictive model

An ROC curve graphically summarizes the tradeoff between true positives and true negatives for a rule or model that predicts a binary response variable. An ROC curve is a parametric curve that is constructed by varying the cutpoint value at which estimated probabilities are considered to predict the binary event.

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

Paula Henderson

Paula HendersonNovember 13, 2018 0

Georgia health department uses analytics to stop fraud in WIC program

In many grocery stores throughout the country, the acronym “WIC” accompanies a number of the food items on the shelves. The letters stand for the federal “Women, Infants and Children” program that provides nutritional food to pregnant women and their young children who are in need. While this is a

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Analytics

Mike F. SmithNovember 13, 2018 0

The digital utility era is now: The customer/grid nexus

Note: Today’s utility industry is in upheaval. All of the assumptions the business has run on have been turned on their heads. This post is the third in a three-part series looking at how analytics are helping utilities navigate this challenging landscape and find new opportunities for improvements in operations,

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

SAS KoreaNovember 13, 2018 0

인공지능(AI)이 헬스케어 산업에 불러올 혁신적인 변화는?

인공지능(AI)이 우리에게 미치는 영향이 나날이 커지면서 일자리를 대체할 것이라는 우려도 높아지고 있습니다. 이를 위해서 인공지능의 윤리 방안과 규제에 대한 논의가 이루어지고, 기업이 알고리즘으로 인해 일자리를 빼앗긴 직원에게 재교육을 제공해야 한다는 목소리가 나오고 있는데요. 하지만 이러한 모든 내용은 인공지능이 미치는 부정적인 면에만 치우쳐 있습니다. 그렇다면 인공지능이 우리의 삶에 주는 혜택으로는 무엇이 있을까요? 인공지능,

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Analytics | Data Management

Businessman considering the principles of data management for analytics

Joyce Norris-MontanariNovember 12, 2018 0

5 principles of data management for analytics

Joyce Norris-Montanari cites five things she considers essential to data management for analytics.

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