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SAS KoreaFebruary 26, 2018 0

SAS 비주얼 애널리틱스로 사용자 정의 폴리곤 구축 및 시각화하기

데이터 시각화 툴을 이용해 건물 지도, 층 설계, 기타 Esri 데이터를 디스플레이해야 한다면? 여기를 주목해주세요! 최근 ‘SAS 비주얼 애널리틱스 8.2(SAS Visual Analytics 8.2)’에 추가된 사용자 정의 폴리곤(polygon) 기능으로 여러 유형의 지역 오버레이를 렌더링할 수 있습니다. 일반적으로 보고서에 층 또는 건물 지도를 포함시킬 때 많이 사용되는데요. 오늘은 SAS 비주얼 애널리틱스로 실제 폴리곤을 등록하고,

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeFebruary 25, 2018 0

HBar with Data Labels

A common request on the communities page is to place data labels on horizontal bar charts. Often users want to display stacked horizontal bar charts, with the values displayed for each segment and the overall value of the bar itself as shown in the example below. In this example, the

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Data Visualization

Ed OdomFebruary 23, 2018 0

SGMAP: Using MAPIMPORT for Polygon Maps

An earlier SGMAP blog used the BUBBLE statement to overlay point data on top of an Open Street Map. However, not all map features are points. Some are enclosed areas called polygons. Some map polygons share common borders such as states and counties. Others are separate, non-contiguous regions such as national parks

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldFebruary 21, 2018 0

Getting started with SGPLOT - Part 10 - Regression Plot

The REG statement fits linear regression models, displays the fit functions, and optionally displays the data values. You can fit a line or a polynomial curve. You can fit a single function or when you have a group variable, fit multiple functions.

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonFebruary 20, 2018 0

Examining 200k+ Russian troll tweets

Unless you live under a rock, you've probably seen news reports that Russian trolls have been posting on social media to allegedly conduct "what they called information warfare against the United States, with the stated goal of spreading distrust toward the candidates and the political system in general," according to

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Communications | Government

Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeFebruary 19, 2018 0

Survival plot with a twist using SGPLOT procedure

Survival plots are automatically created by the LIFETEST procedure. These graphs are most often customized to fit the needs of SAS users. One way to create the customized survival plot is to save the generated data from the LIFETEST procedure, and then use the SGPLOT procedure to create your custom

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Communications | Health Care | Insurance | Life Sciences

Data Visualization | Programming Tips | SAS Events

Robert AllisonFebruary 14, 2018 0

Building a SAS Global Forum infographic

You might have seen a SAS Global Forum infographic floating around the web. And maybe you wondered how you might create something similar using SAS software? If so, then this blog's for you - I have created my own version of the infographic using SAS/Graph, and I'll show you how

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Jeanne (Hyunjin) ByunFebruary 13, 2018 0

0.001초의 승부, 스포츠 결과를 결정하는 데이터 과학의 힘

전 세계가 눈 한 번 깜짝할 사이도 안 되는 찰나의 순간에 울고 웃습니다. 바로 냉혹해서 더 감동적인 스포츠 경기 때문인데요. 스포츠에서 정밀하게 시간을 측정하는 전문가 ‘타임 키퍼’의 역할은 매우 중요합니다. 덕분에 동계 스포츠의 꽃인 스피드 스케이팅은 1000분의 1초까지 시간을 측정할 수 있을 정도로 관련 기술이 빠르게 발전하고 있죠. 전 세계

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Sports & Entertainment

Data Visualization

Use SAS to create a merged legend that shows symbols and line patterns in a single legend

Rick WicklinFebruary 12, 2018 0

Merged legends: Overlay a symbol and line in a legend item

Did you know that SAS can combine or "merge" a symbol and a line pattern into a single legend item, as shown below? This kind of legend is useful when you are overlaying a group of curves onto a scatter plot. It enables the reader to quickly associate values of

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Data Visualization | SAS Administrators

Bobbie WagonerFebruary 7, 2018 0

Creating a regional map with custom polygons in SAS Visual Analytics 8.2

In my last article, I worked with an example of using custom polygon data to create a regional geo map in SAS Visual Analytics 7.4. In this article, I will use almost the same example to illustrate the ease of implementing custom polygons to produce the same regional map in

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Bobbie WagonerFebruary 7, 2018 0

Creating a custom regional map in SAS Visual Analytics 7.4

By default, SAS Visual Analytics 7.4 supports country and state level polygons for regional geomaps. In SAS Visual Analytics 7.4, custom shape files are now supported, as well. This means that if a site has their own custom polygon data that defines custom regions, it’s possible to create a region

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinFebruary 7, 2018 0

The distribution of shared birthdays in the Birthday Problem

If N random people are in a room, the classical birthday problem provides the probability that at least two people share a birthday. The birthday problem does not consider how many birthdays are in common. However, a generalization (sometimes called the Multiple-Birthday Problem) examines the distribution of the number of

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Data Visualization

Lavanya MandavilliFebruary 6, 2018 0

Jazz up a Geo Map with colorful icon-based display rules

Jazz up your Geo Map or Network Analysis graph by applying icon-based display rule markers instead of color markers on the map. With SAS Visual Analytics, you may have already used display rules by populating intervals or adding color-mapped values for report objects. Now, you can jazz up your Geo

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeFebruary 5, 2018 0

Dual Response Axis Bar and Line Overlay - Part 1

A dual response axis chart is useful when the data type for the multiple measures are not compatible. For example, when overlaying measures like "This Year" sales with "Last Year" sales, the format and magnitudes of the two measures (or values for two groups) may be compatible, and it is

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonFebruary 2, 2018 0

Can felons vote in your state?

Can felons vote? This seemed like a simple question, but I realized that I wasn't 100% sure of the answer. Therefore I looked into the data ... and apparently "it depends". Follow along and see how I created a map to help answer this question. But before we take the

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Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 1, 2018 0

Does Detroit really have the most violent crime?

For the past few years, I've been hearing from many news sources that Detroit is the most violent large city in the US. If the news is saying this, then the data should corroborate it, eh? Well, of course I decided to check for myself... When comparing crime data across

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Government | Travel

Data Visualization

A stacked band plot, created in SAS by using PROC SGPLOT

Rick WicklinJanuary 31, 2018 0

Create a stacked band plot in SAS

This article shows how to construct a "stacked band plot" in SAS, as shown to the right. (Click to enlarge.) You are probably familiar with a stacked bar chart in which the cumulative amount of some quantity is displayed by stacking the contributions of several groups. A canonical example is

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Falko SchulzJanuary 30, 2018 0

Building and visualizing custom polygons in SAS Visual Analytics

Can you use a data visualization tool to display building maps, floor designs and other Esri data? With the recent addition of custom polygon support in SAS Visual Analytics 8.2, customers wondered if this feature can be utilized to render different types of regional overlays. A common request is to

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 30, 2018 0

Building a better flu map!

The flu seems to be especially potent this year. "How potent is it," you might ask? ... Well, let's plot some data on a map to help find out! Here in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) compiles data about diseases, and provides reports and graphs

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 29, 2018 0

A better way to view flu data

Have you, or someone you know, gotten the flu this year? Word on the street is that this year's flu might be particularly bad, and the data seem to be corroborating that so far. You don't want to take my word for it? -- well then, let's have a look

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Daria Rostovtseva

Daria RostovtsevaJanuary 26, 2018 0

How to create custom regional maps in SAS Visual Analytics 8.2

Are you interested in using SAS Visual Analytics 8.2 to visualize a state by regions, but all you have is a county shapefile? As long as you can cross-walk counties to regions, this is easier to do than you might think. Here are the steps involved: Step 1 Obtain a

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Advanced Analytics | Data Visualization | Machine Learning

Juthika KharghariaJanuary 25, 2018 0

Using PROC ASTORE to override scoring decisions in SAS® Viya®

If you have worked with the different types of score code generated by the high-performance modeling nodes in SAS® Enterprise Miner™ 14.1, you have probably come across the Analytic Store (or ASTORE) file type for scoring. The ASTOREfile type works very well for scoring complex machine learning models like random

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 25, 2018 0

North Korea's 117 missile tests

Data doesn't always have to be 'big data' to be interesting. For example, I recently ran across a small, but very interesting, database containing all of North Korea's missile tests. The data was a bit difficult to digest in the formats provided, therefore I decided to try my hand at

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 22, 2018 0

Here are the Amazon HQ2 finalists!

Amazon recently announced the 20 finalists in their search for a location to house their new 2nd headquarters (nicknamed 'hq2'). They showed a map on their web page, but I wanted to create my own map, with a few improvements ... Here's their official map. It's not terrible, but it

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Sue MorrisonJanuary 19, 2018 0

Common annotate pitfalls and how to avoid them

The SAS/GRAPH® Annotate Facility is often viewed as a mysterious programming abyss that many SAS users do not wish to dive into, in part because of some not-so-obvious pitfalls that they might experience when using it. I view annotation as a frequently misunderstood and needlessly feared but powerful tool that

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldJanuary 19, 2018 0

Advanced ODS Graphics: DRAW statements (part 2)

This post provides examples of DRAW statement syntax and links to the documentation.

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 19, 2018 0

Polishing up your Bitcoins!

With all the talk about Bitcoin in the news lately, I decided it was time I created a Bitcoin graph! Follow along as I track down the data, create a graph, and then polish up that graph to make it shine. But before we get started, here's a little example

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJanuary 17, 2018 0

Shedding some light on the lottery!

Have you ever played the lottery? Have you ever heard people bragging about all the money they've won? Does it make you want to play? ... We've had an Education Lottery here in North Carolina for over 10 years, but I still didn't really know much about it - therefore I

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Banking | Education | Government | Retail | Sports & Entertainment

Data Visualization

Cost of vaginal delivery and C-section for US states (2015-2016)

Rick WicklinJanuary 17, 2018 0

How much does it cost to give birth in the US?

Money magazine (Jan/Feb 2018) contains an article about how much it costs to give birth in the US. The costs, which are based on insurance data, include prenatal care and hospital delivery but exclude infant care. The data are compiled for each state (including Washington, DC) and by type of

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldJanuary 15, 2018 0

Advanced ODS Graphics: DRAW statements (part 1)

DRAW statements provide to GTL what SG annotation provides to the SG procedures--a way to add text, shapes, lines, and arrows to graphs.

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