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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonApril 19, 2016 0

Looking for cheaters in the Boston Marathon data

With more and more data available these days, and computers that can analyze that data, it's becoming feasible to look for fraud in events such as the Boston Marathon. So put on your detective hat, and follow along as I show you how to use SAS to be a data sleuth!

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonApril 15, 2016 0

How much will that taxi cost me?

Are you afraid that if you take a ride in a taxi, you might get "taken for a ride"? If trying to figure out the reasonable price of a taxi is a bit voodoo/black-box to you, here is a SAS data analysis of over 12 million NYC Yellow Cab rides, that

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonApril 13, 2016 0

Getting down and dirty with lake water quality data

Just like my hero Mike Rowe on the Dirty Jobs TV show, I'm finally diving into an area involving water quality ... and poop! Let's take a graphical look at just how clean (or dirty) the water is, at the lake where my Raleigh Dragon Boat Club practices... Before we get

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Thomas Bodenmüller-DodekApril 13, 2016 0

Das neue Nerventonikum für Sportfans: Predictive Analytics!

„Oh Mann, mach ihn doch rein.“ Wer kennt das nicht, man fiebert live im Stadion oder auf der heimischen Couch mit seinem Lieblingsteam, das gerade versucht, ein wichtiges Match zu gewinnen oder die langersehnte Trophäe zu ergattern. Ja, und dann sitzt man da auf seinem Sitz oder im Sessel und

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Michael Herrmann

Michael HerrmannApril 12, 2016 0

Sind Sie ein Geodät ?

Sind Sie ein Geodät ? Tragen Sie Ihr Smartphone in den Wald? Wenn, dann wohl eher unbewusst und ohne einen expliziten Standpunkt zu suchen... Ihr Smartphone hat einen – und zwar so plus/minus fünf Meter genau. Und das ist gleichzeitig der Ausgangspunkt für eine visuelle Verbesserung der Welt – einfach so beim

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeApril 8, 2016 0

Displaying Group Values on the Axis

Recently a user was working with the HBAR statement with cluster groups with SG procedures. User wanted to see the group values on the axis. SGPLOT does not display multi level axes as these are shared with different plot types. However, with SGPLOT, there is often a way to get

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Data for Good | Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Elliot InmanApril 6, 2016 0

Data science: Storytelling in the 21st century

For thousands of years, the human experience has been recorded by storytellers. Stories tell the tale of our lives: beginning, middle and end. Stories document the triumphs and tragedies of heroes and villains and everything in between. Human beings are storytellers -- it's a trait as uniquely human as an

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Data Visualization

Rainer SterneckerApril 6, 2016 0

The Evolution of Reporting (Teil 2): Malen statt Zahlen

Im zweiten Teil meiner Evolutionstheorie beschäftigen wir uns zunächst mit Diagrammen. Stufe 3 – (Balken)Diagramme Im Vergleich zu Kreuztabellen gelingt es Diagrammen zumeist, Information über allgemeine Trends und Verteilungen schneller zu transportieren, allerdings auf Kosten der Detailinformation.

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Robert AllisonApril 5, 2016 0

Things to do in Vegas during SAS Global Forum

While you're at SAS Global Forum (or any conference) in Las Vegas, you might have a bit of spare time to do some sightseeing. Therefore I've put together a list & map of interesting things you might want to experience! Below is a snapshot of my map - click it

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Sports & Entertainment | Travel

Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeApril 4, 2016 0

New SAS Press Book on Clinical Graphs using SAS

Most regular readers may have already noticed the release of my new book "Clinical Graphs using SAS", as indicated by the icon of the book cover and the link to the SAS Press page under the "About this blog" section on the right. This book is a result of the various

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldMarch 31, 2016 0

Basic ODS Graphics Examples

I have written a new book: Basic ODS Graphics Examples. It is available as a free PDF file on the web. It is in color, and all of the SAS code is available by double clicking a link at the beginning of each example. This new book complements my other

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 30, 2016 0

Drug overdose deaths are on the rise in the US

Lately I've seen several articles about drug overdose deaths being on the increase. But I didn't really like the graphs in those articles, so I tried to create some better ones using SAS ... For example, here's a map from the National Center for Health Statistics website (see the 3rd dashboard/tab

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Data Visualization | Internet of Things

Mark WilkinsonMarch 29, 2016 0

UK companies to benefit by £322 billion from big data and IoT – don’t miss out!

In 2012, the value of big data equity in the UK was estimated at £12 billion a year or 0.7 percent of the annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Four years flew by and the second report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) puts the opportunity at £46

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeMarch 27, 2016 0

Series Plot with Response Color Segments

Returning from my recent visit to India, I was reading an article that included a graph with a series plot where the color of the series itself changed based on the Y response. Now, for sure, the SAS 9.40M3 SERIES plot in the SGPLOT procedure supports color response, but that applies

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 25, 2016 0

Best gasoline prices for your holiday travels

Gasoline prices are a lot lower than they've been the past few years, but the price fluctuates so much that it's difficult to tell whether you're getting a good deal. Perhaps these SAS graphs & maps will help you get a handle on it, so you'll know a good deal

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Data Management | Data Visualization

Bill DavisMarch 23, 2016 0

Your Hadoop data visualization questions answered here and at #StrataHadoop

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then visualizing data in Hadoop would be like a billion. Over the last few years, organizations have rushed to leverage the low-cost distributed computing and storage power of Hadoop clusters. As Hadoop environments mature and move away from their initial focus of

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 22, 2016 0

Does E85 fuel save you money or cost more?

I recently bought a vehicle that has FlexFuel capability and can use E85 (mostly ethanol) fuel. But can you guess whether it is more economical for me to use E85, or regular gasoline? Read the SAS analysis below to see if you guessed right! I've been the happy owner of

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | Data Visualization

Ariadna Zárate DelgadoMarch 15, 2016 0

Poder Analítico, el grial de su negocio

Si entre las preguntas que se plantea en su gestión están ¿cómo mejorar la presentación de mis reportes?, ¿cómo puedo comunicar a la organización información clave de una forma clara, sencilla y oportuna? Entonces le interesará saber cómo la Visualización Analítica ayuda a las organizaciones en el mejor entendimiento y

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 14, 2016 0

How to graph NBA data with SAS

People have always been fascinated by sports statistics, and with the recent popularity of fantasy sports there is an increased demand for custom analyses of the sports data. With those folks in mind, I have created a simple example that SAS programmers can use as a starting point for analyzing NBA

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 7, 2016 0

Tracking our local lake rise 20-ft above normal

We recently had a flooding event at Jordan Lake where the water rose almost 20 feet above normal. This blog details that flooding event in both photos and graphs. If you're intrigued by weather, boats, or lakes then this blog's for you! In NC's Research Triangle Park area, there are basically two

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeMarch 5, 2016 0

Diagrams with curved links

Let us continue with our journey beyond standard plots and charts. Often we need to create some simple diagrams to visualize the connections between different entities such as patients and providers or even a social network. Many of you may not have a custom tool to create diagrams. But you have Base SAS, so

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonMarch 2, 2016 0

A different view of US immigration

Have you ever found a graph of some interesting information, but the graph was difficult to understand (or even misleading). I strive to fix those graphs - this time it's a graph of US immigration data... I found the following immigration graph on the flowingdata website - it's a screen-capture of

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 29, 2016 0

Timeline of Supreme Court Justices

With the upcoming appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice, I wondered just how liberal and conservative previous justices have been. I found some data, and tried my hand at creating a graph to help visualize it... In my quest for data, I came upon an article on the NYTimes

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Data Visualization

Thomas Bodenmüller-DodekFebruary 29, 2016 0

Raus aus der Theorie, rein in die Praxis

Raus aus der Theorie, rein in die Praxis .... eine kleine Frage zur Einstimmung: Was haben Mathematikunterricht, eine Improvisationstheatervorstellung, eine Schulung (egal welche) und Big Data Analytics gemeinsam?

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 25, 2016 0

Creating an interactive map of the moon

When I was a kid, I remember being fascinated by the first moon landing. I probably won't ever get to explore the moon in person, but perhaps creating an interactive moon map is the next best thing! Before we get started, I wanted to share a couple of photos my co-worker

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 22, 2016 0

Beware the Ides of March and lawn mowers!

If you're a worrier, you know there's a chance you could get bitten by a shark, or hit by a piece of falling satellite debris - these events are both possible, but not probable. Getting injured by a lawn mower, on the other hand, is something that could easily happen. With

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Health Care | Insurance

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 19, 2016 0

Which name is more unisex - Jessie or Angel?

With many names, it's difficult to know whether the person is male or female. Let's use the power of analytics to determine which names are the most unisex, based on the number of boys and girls with those names. But, before we get started, here's a picture of my friend

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeFebruary 18, 2016 0

Infographics Bar Chart

Last week I posted an article on creating Infographics using SAS. The interest shown by the SAS community in this topic came as a surprise. Also, it so happened by coincidence, a SAS users also called into Tech Support just about the same time with a query about creating Infographics type graph

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonFebruary 17, 2016 0

Which hybrid model gets the best gas mileage?

When the Toyota Prius first came out, the gas mileage claims astonished everyone. But now that almost every manufacturer offers their own hybrid, is the Prius mpg really all that great? Let's analyze the data ... But before we get to the analytics, let me tell you a little about

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeFebruary 15, 2016 0

Box Plot with Proportional Widths

Last week a question was posted on the communities page about creating Box Plots where the width of each box is proportional to the frequency for the category. The comment was that PROC BOXPLOT can create such a graph, but there seems no way to do this using the SGPLOT

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