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Steve MellgrenDecember 5, 2014 0

Data visualization: first, prepare your data

We are in the age of big data. But just because modern software makes it easy to handle large data volumes, it's worth asking: do you always need all that data? In other words, if your analytics software can accommodate and even thrive in this big data environment, does that mean

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Leonid BatkhanNovember 28, 2014 0

Drill, baby, drill—using SAS to drill down through Google maps

➤ 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 MatangeNovember 25, 2014 0

Fun with Bar Charts

As Sheldon Cooper would say, this is the first episode of "Fun with Charts". I did not find a cool term like "Vexillology" and "Cartography" is taken by map making, so let us go with "Chartology". Yesterday, I saw a couple of interesting bar charts as shown on the right. I thought

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Lloyd GobblerNovember 22, 2014 0

Thanksgiving data visualization from the White House turkey

Well, this is a kick to the giblets. I assumed when I was summoned to the White House it was in recognition of my tireless advocacy for turkey rights. I wasn’t expecting a press conference in the rose garden or anything, just a meet and greet with the prez and

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Data for Good | Data Visualization

Tom MorseNovember 19, 2014 0

Patient-centered health care in the new health economy

Today’s healthcare system is under tremendous pressure to reduce overall costs without losing track of the patient. Legislative changes and challenging economic realities make it increasingly difficult to deliver both improved outcomes and cost savings for the most complex patients. The Physicians Pharmacy Alliance (PPA) recognizes the changing healthcare landscape

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeNovember 18, 2014 0

Axis Break Appearance Macro

Often, we have data where most of the observations are clustered within a narrow range, with a few outliers positioned far away. When all the data is plotted, the axis is scaled to accommodate all the data, thus skewing the scale. Techniques to handle such data have been addressed earlier

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonNovember 18, 2014 0

Hey! Where have you been?!?

There's recently been a "States I've Visited" application going around on Facebook, where users create a map showing all the US states they've visited, and then post it on their page for their friends to see. I wondered if SAS could do a better job?... Here's a screen-capture of one

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Visualization

Renato LuppiNovember 18, 2014 0

Yes, we have analytics: the brain game

Many vendors claim they have analytics, and a lot of users have embraced the belief that analytics is the way to go. But what does analytics really mean, especially to business users without statistics backgrounds, and how much do they need to know about analytics to be able to make

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeNovember 15, 2014 0

Clinical Graphs

This week I had the opportunity to present a 1/2 day seminar on creating clinical graphs using the SG procedures during an In-House SAS Users' group meeting. I have presented this seminar quite a few times now, and I always learn something. The audience was very receptive, with some people

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonNovember 14, 2014 0

Are patent trolls finally on the decline?

Are you a legitimate hard-working company that has been threatened with a lawsuit, by a patent troll? If so, the graphs in this blog should make you happy! Speaking of 'happy' and 'troll' - here's a picture of a happy Troll Doll from my friend Hannah. Don't you just hate

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeNovember 6, 2014 0

Axis Thresholds

Have you ever wondered why sometimes a SGPLOT or GTL graph has markers drawn beyond the extreme tick and value on an axis and sometimes not? And, if you prefer your graphs to always have tick values on the axis that cover the whole range of data, how can you

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonNovember 4, 2014 0

Sports analytics - visualize your results!

In sports these days, there's a lot more data to keep track of than just the score! How can you make sense of it all? Being the Graph Guy, of course I recommend graphing it! Here's an example that's up close and personal for me - dragon boat racing... Below

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Sports & Entertainment

Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeNovember 2, 2014 0

Bar with Statistics

One of the key benefits of using a horizontal bar chart is the ability to display statistics for each bar. This is a popular feature for the HBAR statement with the SAS/GRAPH GCHART procedure. So, let us review the options available to us to create such graphs using SGPLOT. The

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeOctober 30, 2014 0

Likert Graphs

Just this morning I received a request for a brief survey from Apple on my feedback about the new iPhone6+. Yes, I finally got one, dead last in the family. The survey followed the usual format, with a number of questions on what I like or dislike about it, with

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 28, 2014 0

Are you at risk? Which blood types do vampires prefer?

SAS software has long been used to help analyze 'risk' - what about using it to help determine your risk of being attacked by a vampire?!? On a previous Halloween, I was the victim of a Vampire attack. Here's the photographic proof... Being the most common O+ blood type, I

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Health Care | Life Sciences

Data Visualization

Valuable information for vampires

Gregor CastamereOctober 27, 2014 0

Behold, pathetic mortals, a vampire's data visualization dashboard

Greetings, insignificant souls. You may call me … Gregor Castamere. It is not my true name. I stalked this strip of land when it was called New Amsterdam. My family’s name is well known. I have lived for more than 600 years, concealing my terrible secret. I am a vampire.

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Advanced Analytics | Data Visualization

VirtualOil Rolling Five-Year Portfolio Oct 2014

Ian JonesOctober 24, 2014 0

Analytic benchmarking against a virtual oil portfolio

Volatility. It’s a business reality for energy market participants and it’s been a wild ride for the oil marketing business over the past few weeks. How has your energy risk data helped you navigate the recent increase in volatility and precipitous price drop? This month, we are launching a recurring

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 23, 2014 0

Tracking Ebola: Using SAS bubble maps

In a previous blog post, I showed how to layer colored areas on a SAS map to show both countries, and the areas within countries that had cases of Ebola. But as the Ebola epidemic has spread, more data has become available, and in this blog I show how to

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeOctober 23, 2014 0

HeatMap with Numeric and Discrete Variables

Heat maps are a great way to visualize the bi-variate distribution of data. Traditionally, a heat may may have two numeric variables, placed along the X and Y dimension. Each variable range is sub divided into equal size bins to create a rectangular grid of bins. The number of observations

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeOctober 19, 2014 0

Consistent Group Colors by Value

Getting consistent group colors across different data sets for a graph is a common topic of interest. Recently a user wrote in to ask how to ensure that specific groups "values" for a bar chart get specific colors. The group values may arrive in different order, or some may

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 16, 2014 0

How do men rate women on dating websites? (Part 2)

I always recommend looking at data in several different ways, to get a more complete picture of what's really going on - such is the case with the member 'ratings' on dating websites. Let's take a look at some data from a different angle... In a recent blog post, I

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeOctober 15, 2014 0

Report from MWSUG 2014

The Mid-West SAS Users' Group conference in Chicago was a great success, with over 400 attendees and great weather. The conference hotel was in downtown with nice view of the river and a stroll down "Magnificent Mile". The city does a great job with the flower beds down Michigan Ave., along

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 14, 2014 0

How does Amazon deliver packages so quickly?

With Amazon Prime's 2-day shipping, I seldom go to physical stores any more. How do they deliver items so quickly? Let's analyze some data to find out... There are very few services/memberships that I truly feel like I'm getting "a good deal" for my money - and Amazon Prime is

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Leonid BatkhanOctober 13, 2014 0

Circling Google maps with SAS

➤ 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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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 10, 2014 0

How do men rate women on dating websites?

What age women do men prefer on dating websites? - Let's have a look at the data... When I first started using computers in the early 80s, I thought it would be great to have everyone take a survey, and then let computers show you who your best matches were.

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Sports & Entertainment

Data Management | Data Visualization

Katherine ChinnOctober 8, 2014 0

Exploring athletic data down to the individual stroke

Since my opening blog post about our new partnership with British Rowing and the GB Rowing Team, I’ve had a deep dive into their data, and we’re now close to our first key milestone – having all the data about a rower in a single location, so we can then

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Anand ChitaleOctober 5, 2014 0

Self-service and approachable analytics: Key for next gen business users

One of the hottest trends today in the business intelligence and analytics spaces is “self-service.” The word self-service is thrown around lightly in many situations and often carries different expectations for different people and organizations. Before we go into the details of self-service analytics it is important to have a

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 3, 2014 0

Which cars get the most speeding tickets?

Is the type of car you drive more likely, or less likely, to get a speeding ticket? Let's analyze some data to find out! Do red cars attract more attention from the police, and get more tickets? How about cars with a 'racing stripe'? Or cars with a big chromed motor,

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 2, 2014 0

Analysis of credit scores, and automobile loans

Have you heard the old saying that "Banks only loan money to people who don't need it"? Let's analyze the data and see if that is true!... I'm very much a car-guy, and I love learning about all the new vehicles, and love the new-car feel ... and even the smell. It's hard to not like a

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeSeptember 27, 2014 0

CandleStick Chart

A HighLow plot is very popular in the financial industry, often used to track the periodic movement of a stock or some instrument or commodity. The CandleStick Chart is one specific type of high low plot, purportedly originating in Japan for tracking of financial instruments in the rice trade. Creating a

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