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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJune 14, 2017 0

Bilingual job opportunities in the U.S.

When I was in college, I lived in the Alexander dorm, where each room had an American student and an International student. I learned a lot about the rest of the world, and I also heard a lot of different languages being spoken. I'm really impressed when I hear people

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Communications | Education | Government | Travel

Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldJune 12, 2017 0

Customizing the Kaplan-Meier Plot

Customizing the Kaplan-Meier plot in assorted ways is so popular that we devote an entire chapter to it in the SAS/STAT documentation.

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJune 9, 2017 0

Star Trek (the original series) - the infographic!

If you were a fan of the original Star Trek television series, you probably remember lots of little details about the show. And you might even feel sorry for the people who don't get the clever references you make to things from the show. If you're that person, then you'll

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Sports & Entertainment

Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJune 8, 2017 0

Getting Started with SGPLOT - Part 6 - Output Formats

On a recent trip I met a long time user and early adopter of ODS Graphics who started using GTL with SAS 9.1.3, even before it was released as production with SAS 9.2. This user has presented many papers at SGF on GTL and some hands-on sessions on ODS Graphics Designer.

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Advanced Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

InterviewJune 7, 2017 0

Gastinterview mit adesso AG Marius Gödtel " Versicherer brauchen schnelle Reportings "

Unser Interviewpartner Marius Gödtel ist Leiter des Competence Centers Business Intelligence IT-Consulting bei der adesso AG, einem IT-Dienstleister im BI-Umfeld. Marius Gödtel ist ehemaliger Geschäftsführer der flitcon GmbH, die seit 01. Juli 2016 Teil der adesso AG ist. Herr Gödtel, wie präsentieren Sie die adesso AG auf dem SAS Forum in

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Banking | Insurance

Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJune 6, 2017 0

Graphing Ironman race data

This past weekend, I was a volunteer helping with an Ironman 70.3 race. I was really impressed & inspired by the athletes ... I was also excited about the quantity and variety of data generated by this type of race (compared to a regular marathon). And as a 'graph guy' I

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Sports & Entertainment

Advanced Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

apprendimento digitale

Michela GuerraJune 6, 2017 0

Digital Learning per una nuova esperienza di apprendimento digitale

La digital transformation spazza come un vento tutti i settori industriali e promette di essere un motore per la competitività, la produttività e l’occupazione. Investire sul miglioramento delle competenze e il rafforzamento dei profili professionali è il punto di partenza per attuare la trasformazione di cui tanto si parla. Partendo

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Bobbie WagonerJune 5, 2017 0

The new Data Pane in SAS Visual Analytics - It's painless!

Refining your data for effective reports is even easier in the 8.1 release of SAS Visual Analytics. In this blog post, I’ll take a look at the data pane, how it displays data from your active data source, and a few tasks that you might want to perform, such as

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJune 5, 2017 0

A medical dashboard for the Star Trek fans

As a kid who grew up in the 60s & 70s, I was a big fan of the original Star Trek TV series. And in the years since, I have seen lots of the Star Trek “technology” become a reality: cellphones, portable tablet computers, talking computers (Alexa/Siri), etc. But I

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Health Care | Life Sciences

Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJune 2, 2017 0

How to 'stack the deck' for a better graph!

To stack the deck means to cheat or to fix something so a desired outcome is achieved. This term originated in card games, but can also be applied to other things. And here, I apply it (both metaphorically and literally) to creating a better graph! I recently saw the following

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Government | Manufacturing

Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldJune 1, 2017 0

Multipage Adverse Event Reports Using PROC SGPLOT

Did you know that you can make a graph extend across multiple pages? Making a multipage graph poses no problem for ODS Graphics---you simply use a BY variable to create page breaks. Most of the work involves deciding where to break pages and properly labeling continuations.

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Teri PatsilarasJune 1, 2017 0

Cascading Prompts as Report and Page Prompts in SAS Visual Analytics

There are several exciting new features available in SAS Visual Analytics 8.1 that I know will excite you; this blog will show you how you can now configure cascading prompts for the Report Prompt and Page Prompt areas! Prior to SAS Visual Analytics 8.1 there was a way to use parameters to configure cascading prompts for

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldMay 29, 2017 0

Advanced ODS Graphics: GTL Expressions

When the data object that underlies a graph is not quite in the form that you want, you might be able to use GTL expressions to produce precisely the graph that you want.

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Robert AllisonMay 26, 2017 0

Where to SCUBA dive in North Carolina

North Carolina is a very diverse state - especially when it comes to outdoor recreation opportunities. This weekend you could go hiking or kayaking in the mountains, watch a hot air balloon festival near Raleigh, and go wind surfing or fishing at the coast. And if you've got your SCUBA

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Sports & Entertainment | Travel

Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Michael RabinMay 24, 2017 0

Digitalisierung bei Versicherungen: Schritttempo ist auch Geschwindigkeit

Fühlen Sie sich bei Ihrer Versicherung online abgeholt? Am besten 24/7? Was andere Branchen und InsurTechs bereits vormachen, ist bei Versicherungen noch nicht gang und gäbe: die Digitalisierung des Geschäfts. Dabei liegen gerade bei Versicherern die perfekten Bedingungen dafür vor: viele Daten, viele Prozesse, viele Produkte und viele online-affine Kunden.

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Comparison of 9 sample quantile methods

Rick WicklinMay 24, 2017 0

Sample quantiles: A comparison of 9 definitions

According to Hyndman and Fan ("Sample Quantiles in Statistical Packages," TAS, 1996), there are nine definitions of sample quantiles that commonly appear in statistical software packages. Hyndman and Fan identify three definitions that are based on rounding and six methods that are based on linear interpolation. This blog post shows

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeMay 23, 2017 0

Category highlighting

When presenting information in form of a graph we show the data and let the reader draw the inferences. However, often one may want to draw the attention of the reader towards some aspect of the graph or data. For one such case, a user asked how to highlight one

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Robert AllisonMay 23, 2017 0

Foreigners in Germany - let's map it!

These days, more and more people move to where the work is. And for many people in Europe, that 'where' is Germany. I recently saw a map of Germany, that showed which country had the most foreigners living in each area. It was an interesting map, but I thought I might

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Government | Travel

Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Robert AllisonMay 19, 2017 0

Using a peekaboo map to align your solar panels

In recent years, solar panels have become much more economical, and therefore more popular. But because of the curvature of the Earth, the angle at which you need to install the panels varies, depending on where you live. In this example, I demonstrate how to visualize this kind of data

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMay 17, 2017 0

Several ways to look at US unemployment data

The US unemployment rate was down to 4.4% in April, which is the lowest we've seen since before the big recession (about 10 years ago). But a single number seldom tells the whole story, so let's look at unemployment data in several different ways, to get a more complete picture...

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Robert RufMay 17, 2017 0

Analytics im Controlling – mutiert der Controller 2.0 zum (Citizen) Data Scientist?

Der Interpretationsspielraum zwischen „Bean Counter“ und „Business Partner“ ist immens. Nicht umsonst sind die Meinungen sehr unterschiedlich, welcher konzeptionelle Controlling-Ansatz der „richtige“ ist. Nicht nur in der Wissenschaft, sondern auch in der Praxis findet man deutliche Unterschiede vor, welches Selbstverständnis das Controlling in den Unternehmen hat. Ich möchte heute jedoch

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Distribution of Lead Levels in Flint, Michigan, in 71 Water Samples

Rick WicklinMay 17, 2017 0

Quantiles and the Flint water crisis

The April 2017 issue of Significance magazine features a cover story by Robert Langkjaer-Bain about the Flint (Michigan) water crisis. For those who don't know, the Flint water crisis started in 2014 when the impoverished city began using the Flint River as a source of city water. The water was

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Data Management | Data Visualization | Fraud & Security Intelligence | Risk Management

Randy GuardMay 16, 2017 0

How companies can succeed in an analytics economy

Artificial intelligence. Big data. Cognitive computing. These buzzwords are the ABCs of today’s marketplace. In a recent interview at SAS® Global Forum, I discussed the unprecedented pace of change that we’re seeing in the market. It’s creating what I like to call an analytics economy. In this economy, analytics –

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Robert AllisonMay 15, 2017 0

What happened to the dinosaurs? (not the coding dinosaurs - the real ones!)

I guess a coding dinosaur is someone who uses an old/legacy computer language, or at least a language that isn't en vogue these days. Coding dinosaurs are still around (and probably will be for a while), whereas the real dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago are extinct. What caused

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonMay 12, 2017 0

Map of idioms, from around the world

An idiom is a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. For example, "don't cry over spilled milk," or "the cat is out of the bag." Idioms are fun to use, and fun to hear - don't you agree? And

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Education | Travel

Data Visualization

Georgia MarianiMay 10, 2017 0

University of Idaho replaces legacy BI system with SAS Visual Analytics

When a busy university analytics team is tasked with creating a new, interactive way to share data with dozens of different constituents, data visualization from SAS is the obvious answer. The University of Idaho’s office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation is the source for comprehensive information, analyses and university statistics.

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Tomasz Rydzewski

Tomasz RydzewskiMay 10, 2017 0

SAS Visual Analytics - reguły wyświetlania

Styl prezentacji danych jest ważnym aspektem raportów. Użyta kolorystyka oraz metody wyróżniania mają znaczący wpływ na sposób odbioru, a także szybkość zrozumienia danych. Mają zwykle na celu zwrócenie uwagi na najważniejsze informacje, mogą wskazywać na pewne zależności lub wartości odstające, a nieodpowiednie ich użycie może prowadzić do nieporozumień czy nawet

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonMay 9, 2017 0

How to add rivers and lakes to your SAS maps

Water is in the news more & more lately - people seem to either have too much, or too little, at any given time. Therefore being able to plot rivers and lakes on a map could be a very useful skill to add to your graphical bag of tricks. A few

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeMay 9, 2017 0

Should we move to Ireland?

Recently, while browsing health care data, I came across the graph shown below. The graph includes the healthy life expectancy at birth by countries in the EU, along with the associated per capita expenditure. The graph also shows estimate of potential gain in life expectancy by increasing expenditure efficiency. The

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Data Visualization | Internet of Things | Work & Life at SAS

Katie HowardMay 8, 2017 0

Students visualize aircraft data in real time using SAS

What do you get when you combine analytics, aviation and the Internet of Things? A learning experience that leaves everyone flying high! At Data on the Fly, 25 area high school students had the opportunity to learn how technology has changed – and continues to change – the aviation industry.

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