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Panagiota VyrgiotiAugust 1, 2016 0

Data Visualization: From Information to Wisdom

How often does a graph change the world? In 1854, Doctor John Snow produced a map to plotter cholera cases by drawing on a London map a bar for each reported death. Until then, it was believed that cholera was spread by miasma in the air, however, transmission method has

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 29, 2016 0

Most efficient way to find rare Pokémon

Were you the kid who sat there analyzing the amusement park map before entering the park, planning out how you could visit the most rides in the least amount of time? If so, then this blog's for you, my data analyst kindred spirit! And to get you in the mood,

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 26, 2016 0

Do you trust statistics?

One of my favorite quotes is: "You can't believe everything you read on the Internet" - Abe Lincoln, 1868. And that is especially true when it comes to graphs and statistics. Hardly a day goes by without me seeing a bad graph that misrepresents the data (either intentionally or unintentionally) .

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Data Visualization

Prashant HebbbarJuly 25, 2016 0

'Unbox' Your Box Plots - part deux

There was a recent comment on the original 'Unbox Your Box Plots', where a user wants to see the original data for the box, but only label the outliers. As noted in the comment, labeling all the scatter markers and turning on the outlier display is not ideal. But there

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJuly 24, 2016 0

Stock Plots

This weekend I was reviewing my portfolio of stocks as usual. Yes, I do have a small stock portfolio with a few stocks, and normally I use free stock charting software to review the stock plots. These sites allow you to view the daily stock prices along with many technical

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 21, 2016 0

How to use SAS software to capture Pokémon!

With the Pokémon Go craze sweeping the world, techies and programmers are looking to apply their skills to gain an advantage over the average user. In this blog post, I show how to use some of SAS' geospatial analytics capabilities to capture a Pikachu. Let's say you know of a building that has

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 19, 2016 0

Putting the US in the EU ... bucking the Brexit trend!

What would it be like if the US was in the EU? I don't know how that would work out politically, but this map shows how it might look geographically (if the US was literally picked up and moved to Europe!) My buddy Rick Langston is a bit of a

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJuly 17, 2016 0

Graph Table with Class

As often is the case, this article is prompted by a recent post on the SAS/GRAPH and ODS Graphics page communities page. A user wanted to create a Graph Table showing a bar chart with tabular data for each of the category values along the x-axis. The user was creatively using

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 15, 2016 0

Pokémon: Gotta graph 'em all!

So, how many different Pokémon have you caught - and more importantly, how many different kinds are still out there that you haven't caught yet? I've created some graphs that might help you figure it out! I think my previous blog post might have irritated some of the hardcore Pokémon players out there

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Visualization

Toby TextJuly 14, 2016 0

Letzte Tankstelle vor der Grenze ...

Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie sind frühmorgens mit dem Auto „ab in den Urlaub“ gefahren. Durch vorausschauende Routenplanung sind Sie den größten Staurisiken glücklich ausgewichen und nähern sich bei geschätzten 38°C der letzten Landesgrenze vor Ihrem Urlaubsziel. Die ganze Familie sitzt mit ausgelassener Stimmung im vollgepackten Auto. Die Kinder auf

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 13, 2016 0

Graphical analysis of all the important Pokémon data!

Are you caught up in the recent Pokémon Go craze? Or maybe just trying to figure out what all the fuss is about? In this blog post, I try to analyze all the important Pokémon-related data in one graph! When the original Pokémon game first came out around 1995, you needed

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Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Georgia MarianiJuly 13, 2016 0

Community college answers complex ‘why’ questions with data visualization and analytics

Reporting can reveal last year’s graduation rates or this semester’s completion rates at a local community college. But drilling further into that data to ask why students aren’t graduating or why they aren’t enrolling requires more complex analysis. At Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, college administrators and professors are

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 11, 2016 0

What to include in your website

What information should you make easily available from the top page of your website? This Venn diagram might help you decide! Have you ever gone to a website to try to find some information, and had a (expletive) difficult time trying to find that info? I think there is often a

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJuly 10, 2016 0

Polar Graph - Wind Rose

Last week I posted an article on displaying polar graph using SAS. When the measured data (R, Theta) are in the polar coordinates as radius and angle, then this data can be easily transformed into the XY space using the simple transform shown below. x=r*cos(theta * PI / 180); y=r*sin(theta * PI

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 8, 2016 0

Apparently the cool kids don't smoke any more

I've noticed fewer and fewer people smoking these days, and was wondering who the last holdouts are. Let's run some numbers and find out... Back in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s it seems like almost everyone smoked. You hardly ever saw the "cool kids" such as James Dean without a cigarette -

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 5, 2016 0

Does this graph make you feel old ... or young?

They say age is a relative thing. With this graph, you can tell how old (or young) you are, relative to everyone else. (I'll let you decide whether this is a good thing, or a bad thing, hahaha!) Nathan Yau recently posted a graph on flowingdata.com that allows you to

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJuly 2, 2016 0

Polar Graph

There are many situations where it is beneficial to display the data using a polar graph. Often your data may contain directional information. Or, the data may be cyclic in nature, with information over time by weeks, or years. The simple solution is to display the directional or time data

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 27, 2016 0

Could I get a Brexit map over here, please!?!

With the recent vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union being all over the news, I was a bit embarrassed to realize I didn't know exactly what areas are (and aren't) considered part of the UK. After a few Google searches, I found the following map on the

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJune 25, 2016 0

Bar Chart with Descending Response

Recently, I needed to view the list of products with the highest number of defects. I have a data set of defects reported against various products. The data set has over 30 products, and each observation contains the product name, name of the primary support person, and other relevant details of

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 22, 2016 0

Are there Zika mosquitoes in your county?

Let's create a souped-up SAS map that can track Zika-carrying mosquitoes down to the county level, in the US! A few months ago, I wrote a blog post with a world map of documented locations of the Aedes mosquitoes that could carry the Zika virus. The world map showed a high concentration

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Customer Intelligence | Data Visualization

SAS ColombiaJune 22, 2016 0

Es real: ahora se pueden tomar decisiones informadas y en tiempo real

El papel del CEO en las grandes empresas ha venido transformándose a la velocidad con que la tecnología dispone para él la información crítica de su negocio. Y ahora que puede tenerla casi al instante, su protagonismo y responsabilidad son mayores. Para gerentes de vanguardia. >> Vea también: Analítica y

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 21, 2016 0

Will independent voters decide the election?

In recent years, more and more people have been registering as independent voters in the US, rather than Democrat or Republican - the independents now control well over 1/3 of the votes. Will they likely vote for the Democrat or Republican candidates in the upcoming election? Let's break down some numbers

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJune 19, 2016 0

Scalable Turnip Graph

A Turnip Graph displays the distribution of an analysis variable. The graph displays markers with the same (or close) y coordinate by displaying the markers spread out over the x-axis range in a symmetric pattern. Recently, a question was posted on the SAS Communities page regarding such a graph. Here is an example of

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 16, 2016 0

July 4th Fireworks Safety

Here in the US, our July 4th Independence Day holiday is coming up. It's a festive holiday with lots of fun & fireworks, but you also need to also be careful ... and I've got the graphs to prove it! Last year, I wrote a blog post about a SAS

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 14, 2016 0

The big fat truth about the US weight problem

I recently read an article that claims 35% of men, and 40% of women in the US are now obese. Yikes! I wondered when this happened, and whether it had been a gradual or sudden change. If I only had some graphs ... which the article didn't provide. I did some

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJune 12, 2016 0

Infographics: Coin stack bar chart

Often we see bar charts showing revenues or other related measures by a classifier using a visual of a stack of coins. Such visuals are not strictly for the purposes of accurate magnitude comparisons, but more for providing an interesting visual to attract the attention of the reader. In other words -

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 9, 2016 0

These aren't the drones you're looking for - but those are!

With recent advances in quadcopters, or drones, they have become pretty capable and fun flying machines. And just about anybody can afford the entry-level models. They've recently become prevalent enough that the government has started coming up with rules, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started requiring owners to register drones that

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 8, 2016 0

I see spots - sunspots!

For the first time in 4.5 years, we had a day with zero sunspots - I think this special occasion calls for some sunspot graphs! But before we get started, here's one of the many pictures my friend Kirk took of the sun down in Marco Island, Florida. Spots or no

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJune 3, 2016 0

Good Graph: Magnitude Comparisons

At the 2013 SAS Global Forum, I presented a paper titled "Make a Good Graph" which reviewed some of the features that make for a good graph. This paper presents an aggregation of ideas from various sources, including some recommendations from thought leaders in the graphics arena such as Edward Tufte,

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