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Cornelius KimmerAugust 4, 2015 0

Wie funktioniert eigentlich .... Stromnetzstabilität?

Netzstabilität im Stromnetz Wenn wir morgens aufstehen, schalten wir das Licht an, kochen einen Kaffee und backen Brötchen auf. Wie selbstverständlich funktionieren Beleuchtung, Kaffeemaschine, Backofen und weitere Geräte, also alle Stromverbraucher zuverlässig. Der Strom kommt ja aus der Steckdose! Doch woher bekommt die Steckdose den Strom und wer sorgt für

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonAugust 4, 2015 0

Marriage and divorce in the US: What do the numbers say?

I've heard lots of people quote statistics about marriage & divorce, but the experts don't always agree on what the data means. So I decided to run the data through a SAS graphical analysis, and see what the numbers say ... Before we get into the numbers though, let's have a

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonAugust 3, 2015 0

Creating a better graph to show trade deficit

I recently saw a cool graph showing the US import/export trade deficit. But after studying it a bit, I realized I was perceiving it wrong. Follow along in this blog, to find out what the problem was, and how I redesigned the graph to avoid it. I was looking through dadaviz.com

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Warren F. KuhfeldJuly 31, 2015 0

Advanced ODS Graphics: Modifying Dynamic Variables in ODS Graphics

If you are familiar with the output delivery system (ODS), then you know that you can modify the tables and graphs that analytical procedures display by modifying table and graph templates. Perhaps less familiar is the fact that you can also modify dynamic variables. Tables and graphs are constructed from

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 31, 2015 0

Map of US domestic cannabis eradication

In my quest for interesting data to graph, I found some Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) data on US domestic cannabis eradication. Does the data say anything interesting? Read on to find out! ... While doing some searches for other data, I happened across a table on the DEA website titled

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Data Visualization

Simon KirbyJuly 30, 2015 0

How insurers can take a giant leap forward with big data

Oh, how times have changed during my 20-plus years in the insurance industry. Data wasn’t a word we used much back in the 80s and 90s, unless of course you worked in those arcane and mysterious IT data centres. Even amidst the computerisation of the insurance industry in the 80s, many

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJuly 29, 2015 0

Unicode in Formatted Data - SAS 9.40M3

SAS 9.4 Maintenance release 3 was released on July 14. The ODS Graphics procedures include many important, useful and cool features in this release, some that have been requested by you for a while. In the next few articles, I will cover some of these features. Last time I covered

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 29, 2015 0

50 million illegal aliens apprehended in the US

There's been quite a bit of controversy about the number of undocumented immigrants in the US lately - for example, Ann Coulter claims that number is 30 million, whereas others claim it's about 11 million (readers of my blog are data-savvy, and would dig into the details of such claims,

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 28, 2015 0

Was the dress blue ... or was it teal, sky, turquoise, or spindrift?

I saw the dress photo as blue & black. If you're a female, even if we perceived the exact same color, you might might not have said 'blue & black'. That's because women have a larger color vocabulary than men, and you might have elaborated on exactly which blue and

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Leo SadovyJuly 28, 2015 0

Why build models?

We are all modelers. Whenever you plan, you are building a model. Whenever you imagine, you are building a model. When you create, write, paint or speak, you first build in your head a model of what you want to accomplish, and then fill in the details with words, movements

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 23, 2015 0

Only brush the teeth you want to keep

When I was a kid, I remember a motivational poster on my dentist's wall that said "You don't have to brush all your teeth -- only the ones you want to keep." That poster really made me think, and brush my teeth! And now that I'm a data-analyst adult, I think

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Health Care | Life Sciences

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 20, 2015 0

Analysis of serial killings in the US

I recently came across some very interesting data on serial killings ... but it was in tabular/text form. This seemed like an invitation for me to create some graphs that make it easier to understand the data. It seems many people have a morbid curiosity about serial killers. For example, some

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Leonid BatkhanJuly 16, 2015 0

Integrating SAS reports with Google maps: two-pane solution

➤ DISCLOSURE! In June 2018 Google introduced changes to the way it handles its Maps platform. They now require API key in order to embed a map, plus Google Maps "projects" must now be associated with a billing account. Unless these new Google rules are met, Google maps described in

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJuly 15, 2015 0

Big Data Visualization

Big data is a popular topic, with multiple articles about the analysis of the same. Today, "Big Data" is measured in multiple of Tera Bytes, and SAS provides special software for analysis and visualization of Big Data - Visual Analytics. When data is very big, it may be meaningless, let alone inefficient, to plot

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Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 9, 2015 0

Bald eagles return to the United States!

Bald eagles, the national bird of the United States, came perilously close to becoming extinct here, but are now making a comeback! Let's look at the data with a SAS map! When I was growing up in the 1970s & 80s here in North Carolina, I spent a lot of time

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Data Visualization

Dr. Jim GoodnightJuly 8, 2015 0

Disaster relief efforts show promise of analytics and seemingly unrelated data sources

As monsoon season begins, many Nepal earthquake victims have shelter over their heads thanks in part to an unlikely intersection of two SAS global development projects. The first project is with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). IOM is the first responder to any crisis that displaces people. IOM provides

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Data Visualization

Tamara FischerJuly 7, 2015 0

Was macht ein Data Scientist, wenn er nicht gerade von neuronalen Netzen träumt?

Angenommen, ein Chemiker hat eine riesige Menge verschiedener Rohstoffe zur Verfügung. Er hat die Aufgabe aus diesen Rohstoffen ein neues Medikament zu entwickeln. Der Chemiker weiß noch nicht wofür, aber mit Hilfe seines Fachwissens über chemische Stoffe macht er sich daran, kreativ Ideen zu entwickeln. Er fängt an, eine Auswahl

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 7, 2015 0

Where are different languages spoken?

As you travel around the world, do you know where English, French, Spanish, and Arabic are spoken? This blog will help you quickly answer that question, with some cool SAS maps! But first, here's a picture of my friend Joy posing beside an interesting sign during one of her international

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJuly 2, 2015 0

Row Lattice Headers

The SGPANEL procedure makes it easy to create graph panels that are classified by one or more classifiers. The "Panel" layout is the default and it places the classifier values in cell headers at the top of each cell. When using LAYOUT=Latice or RowLattice, the row headers are placed at

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 1, 2015 0

Finding July 4th fireworks shows with SAS software!

Update: This blog has been updated with the 2016 map. You can use SAS for just about anything - that includes finding a great fireworks show to watch during the US Independence Day holiday! Here's a fireworks-locator map I created using SAS (see technical details below). The red dots represent

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 29, 2015 0

Born to be wild - analyzing motorcycle data

What is it that people like so much about motorcycles? The thrill/excitement/freedom of riding them, the 'biker image' portrayed in movies, or great songs such as Little Honda by the Hondells? I'm not a biker per say, but I do have a couple of motorcycles, and am a known associate

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Insurance | Sports & Entertainment

Data Visualization

Natan MeekersJune 29, 2015 0

See what you never expected with data visualization

A strong quote from John Tukey explains the essence of data visualization: “The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.” Tukey was a famous American mathematician who truly understood data – its structure, patterns and what to look for.

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJune 28, 2015 0

Attributes Priority for the Inquiring Mind

When ODS Graphics was first released with SAS 9.2 in 2008, a conscious effort was made to create graphs that were consistent and aesthetically pleasing out of the box. Features in the graph derive their visual attributes from the active Style. When Group classifications are in effect, the different classification

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 26, 2015 0

Is Greece in hot water, financially?

Greece has been in the news lately, trying to secure funds to repay 1.5 billion euros to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by the end of the month. And as luck would have it, there is some data available and some graphs to be created ... I love this job!

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Banking | Government

Data Visualization

Cornelius KimmerJune 25, 2015 0

Telematikdemo mit SAS ESP und Visual Analytics

Die Herausforderung ist, Daten als Stream in SAS Visual Analytics darstellen zu können. Für Streaminglösungen eignen sich in erster Linie Sensordaten aus technischen Anlagen wie Kompressoren und Produktionsanlagen, Wetterdaten, geologische Daten wie Daten aus Seizmographen, Daten aus energieproduzierenden Anlagen wie Wind- und Wasserkraftanlagen und Telematikdaten aus Fahrzeugen. Letztere sind für

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJune 25, 2015 0

Pyramids, body parts, and gender differences

Nope - we're not digging up mummies in pyramids and analyzing the gender - this blog is about population pyramid charts and "digging into data"! But since the title might have lured in some pyramid fans, here's a picture of my friend Angela posing beside a pyramid - pretty cool, eh?!?

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Health Care | Life Sciences

Data Visualization | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stuart RoseJune 25, 2015 0

Location, Location, Location

If you buying or selling a house. The relator will tell the value of the property is all about location, location, location. For insurance companies location is just as important. For an underwriter assessing the risk on a property is essential that they consider the location of the property. How

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Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Greg WoodJune 25, 2015 0

Are you missing out when it comes to data monetization?

After doing some recent research with IDC®, I got to thinking again about the reasons that organizations of all sizes in all industries are so slow at adopting analytics as part of their ‘business as usual’ operations. While I have no hard statistics on who is and who isn’t adopting

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeJune 24, 2015 0

Bubble Plots

Bubble Plots provide additional ways to visualize your data. The plot supports display of multiple response characteristics of the data in one graph. Bubble plots were introduced with SAS 9.3 in GTL and SG Procedures. A bubble is drawn at each (x, y) point in the graph, and each bubble is

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Data Visualization

Gail BamfordJune 23, 2015 0

Looking "beneath the dots" of geospatial data

If you use a GPS system or a mapping app on your phone, you're familiar with geospatial intelligence. But did you know this same technology can be used to map the spread of diseases, to understand the spread of wildfires, to visualize environmental issues - and much more? The proliferation

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