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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Visualization

Falko SchulzApril 26, 2018 0

Analyze ticket sales using location analytics and customer segmentation in SAS Visual Analytics

Analyzing ticket sales and customer data for large sports and entertainment events is a complex endeavor. But SAS Visual Analytics makes it easy, with location analytics, customer segmentation, predictive artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities – and more. This blog post covers a brief overview of these features by using a fictitious event company

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonApril 25, 2018 0

How many planets in our solar system? (... tricky question!)

How many planets are there in our solar system? The answer hasn't always been 9 ... er, I mean 8 (sorry Pluto!). The count has changed throughout history as we got a better understanding of astronomy, discovered new planets, and redefined what a 'planet' is. Wouldn't it be helpful to

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeApril 24, 2018 0

3D WaterFall Chart - Redux

A while back a user requested to create a 3D WaterFall chart as presented by E Castanon Alvarez et. al. in "3D waterfall plots: a better graphical representation of tumor response in oncology" Annals of Oncology, Volume 28, Issue 3, 1 March 2017, Pages 454–456. I posted a blog article titled

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Jane EslingerApril 24, 2018 0

Background images and the ODS destination for PowerPoint

The ODS destination for PowerPoint uses table templates and style templates to display the tables, graphs, and other output produced by SAS procedures. You can customize the look of your presentation in a number of ways, including using custom style templates and images. Here we'll learn about using background images.

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Data for Good | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonApril 23, 2018 0

Can you guess which 10 rivers produce 95% of the ocean's plastic pollution?

Plastic pollution in the oceans is becoming a huge problem. And, as with any problem, finding the solution starts with identifying the source of the problem. A recent study estimated that 95% of the plastic pollution in our oceans comes from 10 rivers - let's put some visual analytics to

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Data Visualization

Rick WicklinApril 23, 2018 0

The 80-20 rule for blogs

You've probably heard about the "80-20 Rule," which describes many natural and manmade phenomena. This rule is sometimes called the "Pareto Principle" because it was discovered by Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923) who used it to describe the unequal distribution of wealth. Specifically, in his study, 80% of the wealth was held

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Data Visualization | SAS Administrators

Bobbie WagonerApril 19, 2018 0

SAS Visual Analytics filters on periodic calculations: Apply them or ignore them!

SAS Visual Analytics filters in 7.4 and 8.2 enable you to improve the appearance of reports based on calculations that use periodic operators. Parameter settings also enable you to provide users with a prompt for choosing the data to display in a report, without having any effect on the calculations themselves.

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonApril 19, 2018 0

A periodic table to help you with your SAS ODS graphics!

There were 97 e-posters in The Quad demo room at SAS Global Forum this year. And the one that caught my eye was Ted Conway's "Periodic Table of Introductory SAS ODS Graphics Examples." Here's a picture of Ted fielding some questions from an interested user... He created a nice/fun graphic,

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Fraud & Security Intelligence

David KennedyApril 18, 2018 0

5 things law enforcement should know about SAS Intelligence and Investigation Management

Last week at SAS Global Forum, SAS launched a new solution for law enforcement. Powered by SAS® Visual Investigator, SAS® Intelligence and Investigation Management helps agencies integrate information to uncover sophisticated criminal activity, make connections in real time, and enhance collaboration in investigations. Data and analytics can provide tremendous value

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Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data Visualization

Lane WhatleyApril 16, 2018 0

The remarkable results of applied curiosity

The SAS® Global Forum Technology Connection isn’t just an opportunity to show off what SAS has been working on. It’s a chance to meet the people behind SAS® technology, see the results of their relentless curiosity, and understand how the world is transformed by it. Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Business Intelligence (BI)

Gregor Herrmann

Gregor HerrmannApril 13, 2018 0

BI ist tot? Noch lange nicht!

Die Diskussionen im IT-Umfeld kreisen heute vorwiegend um Trendthemen wie künstliche Intelligenz (KI), Machine Learning, Chatbots, Blockchain oder Hackathons. Von Business Intelligence (BI) ist kaum noch die Rede. Bedeutet das also, dass diese inzwischen überflüssig ist? Die Antwort auf diese Frage lautet definitiv: nein. Dennoch lohnt sich ein genauerer Blick,

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

I-sah HsiehApril 6, 2018 0

Data can tell stories that transform the world

Data and analytics touch our lives every day. Consider: A call from your bank warning of a suspicious transaction. A well-timed discounted offer for something you need. Most people realize that data and analytics are behind these things, but they remain on the periphery of mainstream conversations. We need to

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonApril 6, 2018 0

Did attempted border crossings really 'surge' in March?

During the past few days, several news outlets told us that the number of illegal border crossings 'surged' in March 2018. This is a topic that interests me, therefore I wanted to see if the data supported what the news was claiming... Trump's desire to secure the US borders is

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Data Management | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Robert AllisonApril 4, 2018 0

100+ presentations about data visualization at SAS Global Forum!

Being the Graph Guy, I wanted to know about all the "data visualization" presentations at the upcoming SAS Global Forum 2018 conference. I tried going through the official interface to search for such sessions, but it was difficult (impossible?) to know that I had found them all. Therefore I created

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonApril 2, 2018 0

Tracking the reentry of China's space station

If you grew up as a space-junkie kid like me, then you've probably been watching the news for the past few days, wondering when and where China's Tiangong 1 space station was going to fall out of orbit, and crash to Earth. According to Popular Mechanics (PM), that happened at 8:16pm

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Advanced Analytics | Data Visualization

Leonid BatkhanApril 1, 2018 0

SAS discovers a new planet in the Solar System

Inspired by curiosity and backed by the most powerful analytics in the world, SAS discovers a new planet in our Solar system. See how we used SAS Viya to make this historic discovery.

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Advanced Analytics | Data Visualization | Machine Learning

Cindy WangMarch 29, 2018 0

Play with classification of Iris data using gradient boosting

Gradient boosting is one of the most widely used machine learning models in practice. See how to use gradient boosting model for classification in SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning.

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonMarch 28, 2018 0

Can you name that music media player?

These days, it's all about music streaming ... You sign up for a service, you let them know your music preferences, and they create a virtual "radio station" that plays the songs you probably want to hear. But that just doesn't compare with going to a physical record store, buying

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Communications | Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Euclidean and L1 distances between observations and a target value for standardized data

Rick WicklinMarch 28, 2018 0

Find the distances between observations and a target value

Suppose you want to find observations in multivariate data that are closest to a numerical target value. For example, for the students in the Sashelp.Class data set, you might want to find the students whose (Age, Height, Weight) values are closest to the triplet (13, 62, 100). The way to

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Sian RobertsMarch 26, 2018 0

Authoring a data-driven book - yes, we do that!

At SAS we use data to accomplish many of our everyday tasks. At SAS Books, we have now even used data to create a data-driven book, An Introduction to SAS Visual Analytics.

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonMarch 26, 2018 0

Avoiding rush hour traffic!

As the Research Triangle Park becomes more popular, we're getting a lot more traffic on the roads. And with flexible work hours, of course I try to pick a time to drive to work when there's less traffic. I recently saw a cool infographic showing the most popular times when

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinMarch 26, 2018 0

A zipper plot for visualizing coverage probability in simulation studies

Simulation studies are used for many purposes, one of which is to examine how distributional assumptions affect the coverage probability of a confidence interval. This article describes the "zipper plot," which enables you to compare the coverage probability of a confidence interval when the data do or do not follow

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Chevell ParkerMarch 21, 2018 0

The many faces of HTML

Generating HTML output might be something that you do daily. After all, HTML is now the default format for Display Manager SAS output, and it is one of the available formats for SAS® Enterprise Guide®. In addition, SAS® Studio generates HTML 5.0 output as a default. The many faces of

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Machine Learning | Students & Educators

Markus GrauMarch 21, 2018 0

Business Analytics: Real-World Use Cases für Universitäten und Hochschulen

In meiner Funktion als Academic Program Manager unterstütze ich Hochschulen in den Themengebieten künstliche Intelligenz (KI), Data Science und Business Analytics. Einer der am häufigsten geäußerten Wünsche ist, dass seitens SAS, Use-Cases zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Keine theoretischen Gebilde, sondern echte, reale Daten von Firmen mit einem handfesten Business-Problem, das

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Data Management | Data Visualization

Mary Kathryn QueenMarch 16, 2018 0

SAS Data Studio Code Transform (Part 2)

This is a continuation of my previous blog post on SAS Data Studio and the Code transform. In this post, I will review some additional examples of using the Code transform in a SAS Data Studio data plan to help you prepare your data for analytic reports and/or models. Create

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Data Management | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Mary Kathryn QueenMarch 16, 2018 0

SAS Data Studio Code Transform (Part 1)

SAS Data Studio is a new application in SAS Viya 3.3 that provides a mechanism for performing simple, self-service data preparation tasks to prepare data for use in SAS Visual Analytics or other applications. It is accessed via the Prepare Data menu item or tile on SAS Home. Note: A

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Data Visualization

Rick WicklinMarch 14, 2018 0

Visualize repetition in song lyrics

One of my favorite magazines, Significance, printed an intriguing image of a symmetric matrix that shows repetition in a song's lyrics. The image was created by Colin Morris, who has created many similar images. When I saw these images, I knew that I wanted to duplicate the analysis in SAS!

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Cost factor data quality in insurance companies

Christian EngelMarch 12, 2018 0

Cost factor data quality in insurance companies

Data quality is a topic that is often discussed in insurance, but also plays a subordinate role in the project day. I asked Karen Prillwitz about the importance of data quality at large insurers. For many years Karen has advised insurance companies, and as a project manager in a large

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Data Visualization

Teri PatsilarasMarch 12, 2018 0

The power behind a Hidden Data Role in SAS Visual Analytics

SAS Visual Analytics 8.2 introduces the Hidden Data Role. This role can accept one or more category or date data items which will be included in the query results but will not be displayed with the object. You can use this Hidden Data Role in: Mapping Data Sources. Color-Mapped Display

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Data for Good | Data Management | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 12, 2018 0

Where are opioids prescribed most, in North Carolina?

My buddy Rick Wicklin recently pointed me towards an animation of some opioid prescription rate data for Illinois. And, of course, I decided we needed a similar animation for North Carolina (with a few improvements...) Here's the original, and here are the problems that jump out at me: Counties with

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