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Robert AllisonJanuary 20, 2017 0

How do teenage boys eat so much, and stay so thin?

"They'll eat you out of house & home! Their food bill will put you in the poor house! ... And they never gain an ounce!" - That's what my friends say about their teenage sons. They're probably exaggerating a little, but since it's a recurring theme, there's probably some truth

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 18, 2017 0

Where does Girl Scout cookie money go?

Here in the US, it's Girl Scout cookie season. This is when you get to spend a few bucks on cookies, break your New Year's resolution about losing weight ... and feel good about it, because the money's going to a good cause. Or is it? - Let's break down

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Retail

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 16, 2017 0

Prius isn't the highest-mpg hybrid in 2017!

For many years, the Toyota Prius was the hybrid with the best mpg - but in 2017 that's changing! Let's examine the data ... For analyses like this, I have found the fueleconomy.gov website to be a wonderful source of information. In recent years, they've even made all their data

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJanuary 15, 2017 0

Scatter with box

Previously, I discussed ways to create a Box Plot with Stat Table and Markers in the linked article. One of the graphs showed a Box Plot of Cholesterol by Death cause along with the display of the actual observations. The main goal for that article was display of statistics with

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Robert AllisonJanuary 13, 2017 0

What to do in Orlando, during SAS Global Forum!

They say "a picture is worth 1000 words" - and I think it might be more like 2000 when it comes to planning out fun/interesting things to do in a new city! I'm going to the SAS Global Forum (#SASGF) conference in Orlando this year, and I was wondering where

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldJanuary 11, 2017 0

Advanced ODS Graphics: Axis tables in PROC SGPLOT and the GTL

Axis tables enable you to combine tabular and graphical information into a single display. I love axis tables. My involvement with axis tables dates back over 30 years to their ancient predecessor, the table that contains an ASCII bar chart. In the mid 1980s, I created a table in PROC

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Blanca GonzálezJanuary 5, 2017 0

Conozca la oferta educativa de SAS y visualice cuál se adapta a sus necesidades

A lo largo de cuatro décadas de liderazgo en temas de Analítica Empresarial, SAS mantiene su compromiso con las organizaciones al ir de la mano afrontando los retos que el mercado y su negocio demandan, por ello ofrecemos capacitaciones, certificaciones y training online o presenciales, para cubrir las necesidades y

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Education

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 4, 2017 0

American English: Where to use 'yall' versus 'yinz'

If you do much traveling in the United States, you're bound to hear a few words and expressions that are unique to certain areas. Well y'all get ready, because I'm fixin' to analyze some of those words for ya! I recently found a really neat web application called The Great

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 2, 2017 0

Beer: Finding your favorite that you didn't know about!

Data analysis can be used for many things ... how about finding other beers you might like, so you don't keep drinking the same old brand every time? Hang on tight - I think we're about to make a beer run! I recently read an interesting article on the Flowingdata website,

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 20, 2016 0

Graphs: Comparing R, Excel, Tableau, SPSS, Matlab, JS, Python, and SAS

Are you a visualization & graphing expert? Can you identify which tool (R, Excel, Tableau, SPSS, Matlab, JS, Python, or SAS) was used to create each of these graphs? No cheating! I recently read Tim Matteson's blog where he presented 18 graphs, and had his readers try to guess which

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeDecember 20, 2016 0

Hotel Text

Yesterday, I published an article on Axis values display, where I mentioned the desire expressed by many users to get x-axis tick values in Hotel text orienttion. The name comes from the way many hotel signs are displayed as shown on the right. Such arrangement of text can also be very

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeDecember 19, 2016 0

Axis values display

Displaying nicely rendered axis values reduces clutter and makes the graph more readable. With SAS 9.4, we added the ability for splitting x-axis tick values on white space to create a nice and readable x-axis as shown in the graph on the right. It is always a challenge to fit

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeDecember 15, 2016 0

ODS Graphics Designer

Some observant readers may have noticed a new icon on the right sidebar of this blog announcing the release of the new SAS Press book on the ODS Graphics Designer, written in collaboration with Jeanette Bottitta. Jeanette is a Technical Writer at SAS and has worked on various SAS Graphics products

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Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Ian JonesDecember 15, 2016 0

No data scientist? No analytics platform? No problem.

“Analytics” and “data scientist” aren’t new terms, but they are trending buzzwords. The popularity of these concepts has created a false impression: Analytics are mysterious abstractions that can only be decoded if you have a white lab coat and an advanced degree in computer science. The reality couldn’t be more different.

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 13, 2016 0

Where is this Dakota Access Pipeline they're protesting?

You've probably seen dramatic pictures in the news lately about the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline - Native Americans versus bulldozers, protesters and tipis in a blizzard, and things like that. But do you really know much about this pipeline? For example, where will it go, and where have the

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Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Katrina MillerDecember 12, 2016 0

Dashboard vs. Scorecard: Measuring the Impact of Educator Preparation

With educator preparation programs (EPPs) under fire, states must make difficult decisions on how to hold EPPs accountable, provide information for program improvement, and offer consumer information to the public on EPP efficacy. In conversations I’ve had with state leaders grappling with this issue, I have seen a debate arise

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Education | Government

Customer Intelligence | Data Visualization

Carmen GallagherDecember 11, 2016 0

4 Basics disruptive innovators must get right

Being an industry disruptor is a lonely place to be – but if you’re successful, the rewards are well worth the initial risk. Betting big on your new way of doing things takes courage, and is only the first step in a risky process. Your next critical step is to

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Banking

Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeDecember 11, 2016 0

Financial graphs

Browsing on the web, I ran into a simple but visually interesting graph of financial data. Really, it could be any data, but this one showed up under "Financial Graphs". I thought this would give me an opportunity to speak about an interesting new feature added to SERIES plot with

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 9, 2016 0

Is the Moon really 1/4 the size of the Earth?

Are you ready for the supermoon on December 14? This will actually be the 3rd supermoon in 2016! With these big-looking full moons we're having this year, I got to wondering exactly how big is the moon compared to Earth? This seems like a good question to answer with some

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeDecember 8, 2016 0

Getting started with SGPLOT - Part 3 - VBOX

This is the 3rd installment of the Getting Started series, and the audience is the user who is new to the SG Procedures. Experienced users may also find some useful nuggets here. The Tukey box plot is popular among statisticians for viewing the distribution of an analysis variable with or without

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 7, 2016 0

Why SAS maps are better than Wikipedia svg maps!

Parents are always proud of their kids, and think their kids are better than all the other kids. I guess it might be a little bit that way with mapping software ... but I really do think I've got a pretty compelling example to show that SAS maps are better

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeDecember 5, 2016 0

Getting started with SGPLOT - Index

Index of articles on "Getting Started with SGPLOT Procedure". Getting Started with SGPLOT - Part 1 - Scatter Plot. Getting Started with SGPLOT - Part 2 - VBAR. Getting Started with SGPLOT - Part 3 - VBOX. Getting Started with SGPLOT - Part 4 - Series Plot. Getting Started with

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeDecember 1, 2016 0

Mixing plots with different classification

One of the key benefits of creating graphs using GTL or SG Procedures is their support of plot layering to create complex graphs and layouts. Most simple graphs can be created by a single plot statement like a Bar Chart. Complex graphs can be created by layering appropriate plot statements to

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonDecember 1, 2016 0

My top 10 graph blog posts of 2016!

When I was a kid, I always looked forward to Casey Kasem's American Top 40 song countdown at the end of the year. Did I listen to check whether my favorite songs had made the list, or to critique how well the people making the list had done in picking the 'right'

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Analytics | Data Visualization

SAS ColombiaNovember 30, 2016 0

Transformación vía analítica: 4 cosas que deben trabajar los países

En todos lados se habla de lo mismo: transformación digital. Es generalizada la necesidad de hacer las cosas diferentes, ya sea por medio de una nueva apuesta o reinventando la forma en la que hoy se hacen las cosas. Tener acceso a soluciones en todas partes gracias a la Nube

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeNovember 27, 2016 0

Getting started with SGPLOT - Part 2 - VBAR

This is the 2nd installment of the "Getting Started" series, and the audience is the user who is new to the SG Procedures. It is quite possible that an experienced users may also find some useful nuggets here. One of the most popular and useful graph types is the Bar

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldNovember 23, 2016 0

Advanced ODS Graphics: Remove ODS Subtitles

In my previous post, I showed you how to change the titles in graphs produced by analytical procedures; today I will show you how to remove subtitles that procedures display on some output pages. The following step creates output that contains a SAS title ('Illustrate the CIF Plot'), a PROCTITLE

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonNovember 21, 2016 0

How to turn your graphs up to 11

If you consider yourself as a visualization expert, you strive to create graphs that set you apart from the data analysts and statisticians. Graphs that merely plot the data in a clear/concise manner aren't enough for you. You want your graphs to also be intuitive, easy to read, and provide

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Christian EngelNovember 18, 2016 0

Kostenfaktor Datenqualität für Versicherungen

Datenqualität ist ein Thema, das in Versicherungen häufig thematisiert wird, im Projektalltag aber ebenso häufig eine untergeordnete Rolle spielt. Ich habe Karen Prillwitz zum Stellenwert des Themas Datenqualität bei großen Versicherern befragt. Karen Prillwitz hat viele Jahre Versicherungen beraten und als Projektleiterin in einem großen deutschen Versicherungskonzern die Auswirkungen schlechter

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