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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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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonSeptember 23, 2014 0

SAS on "The Big Bang Theory" TV series!

If you're a SAS user, chances are you're a bit of a science/technology/engineering/math nerd -- and also a fan of The Big Bang Theory. Therefore this SAS analysis on The Big Bang Theory should be right up your alley! Yesterday (September 22) was the start of the 8th season for the TV series,

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Sports & Entertainment

Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeSeptember 21, 2014 0

Splines

Many users of SGPLOT and GTL know how to mix and match various plot statements to create graphs, sometimes in ways not originally intended. You are also aware that you can go a step beyond, and use these systems to create completely non-standard graphs such as the Spiral Plot, the Polar

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonSeptember 18, 2014 0

Shocking data about your electricity rate!

Did you know that different states charge different $$ rates for electricity? The graphs in this blog will let you easily compare your rate to the rates in other states ... Did you have a portable radio (aka "boombox") back in the 1980s? Do you remember how much it cost

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Energy & Utilities

Data Visualization

Varsha ChawlaSeptember 16, 2014 0

Full size visual analytics power for any size budget

Imagine that you’re a large retail firm, in need of projecting sales for the next few months. With the right analytical solution, it can literally take just seconds to have a forecast in place. You drag and drop some variables and can figure out exactly which ones are underlying factors

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeSeptember 14, 2014 0

PharmaSUG-China 2014

The Third PharmaSUG-China conference was held in Beijing last week, and I had the pleasure to attend this excellent conference along with a record number of attendees. On Thursday, I presented two 1/2 day seminars on ODS Graphics. One titled "Advanced Topics in GTL" and another titled "Complex Clinical Graphs

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Data Visualization

Philip BoxleySeptember 12, 2014 0

Is big data really better?

Recently, I was reading an online article about predictive modeling and "big data." Its premise was to determine whether the use of big data actually led to more accurate and meaningful predictive models and forecasts. After citing numerous external examples and internal tests that the authors had compiled, it stated

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Leonid BatkhanSeptember 12, 2014 0

The power of SAS-generated InfoWindows in 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 MatangeSeptember 12, 2014 0

Binary Response Graph

Often we need to plot the response values for binary cases of a classifier. The graph below is created to simulate one seen at http://www.people.vcu.edu/ web site of the shock index for subjects with or without a pulmonary embolism. In this case, the data is simulated for illustration purposes only. There

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonSeptember 11, 2014 0

Does your county have a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle?

There's been a lot of debate lately about whether it's good or bad for the local law enforcement agencies to receive military surplus items. The data has recently become available, but it is just a big long text list of almost a quarter million items (see below). Therefore I thought

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonSeptember 3, 2014 0

Analyzing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Admit it - you were fascinated by the 3D pipes screensaver! How many CPU cycles did we let our machines burn up, drawing and re-drawing those silly pipes!?! What was your personal favorite CPU-hungry screensaver? (let us know in a comment!) Well, speaking of pipes, the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline

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Energy & Utilities

Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Leonid BatkhanAugust 29, 2014 0

Drawing overlays on SAS-generated 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 MatangeAugust 29, 2014 0

New Graphics Features in SAS 9.4M2 - Part 2

For far too long we have been using the venerable Scatter Plot to do the work of placing text strings in the graph. For far too long we have used the Scatter Plot or the Block Plot to place axis aligned text in the graphs. It is time to

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonAugust 28, 2014 0

US public schools projected to be majority-minority in 2014

Being that today is a Throwback Thursday, I decided to re-create one of my favorite events from elementary school -- show-and-tell! And of course I'll be showing and telling you about a graph ... using school data! OK - that SAS graph (above) is definitely "Throwback" but it's not the one

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonAugust 26, 2014 0

Will California dry up and fall off?

When the recent earthquake hit California, one of my friends commented that "California is so dry right now, I'm surprised it didn't just break off and fall into the ocean!" It got me wondering, just how bad and widespread is California's drought? I did a few Web searches and found lots

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeAugust 24, 2014 0

New Graphics Features in SAS 9.4M2 - Part 1

SAS 9.4 maintenance release M2 was released early in August. This release contains some exciting new features in GTL and SG Procedures. In this article, I will describe some of the new options added to the existing plot statements. Note, I will use the SG examples here, but these are

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonAugust 22, 2014 0

How to show recessions (or other ranges) on a time series plot

It's easy to plot events that happened at a certain time, but what about events that extended over a range of dates, such as recessions? ... This blog post teaches you a nice trick to use for that! Let's say you have a plot of the labor force participation rate

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Banking | Government

Data Visualization

Guido OswaldAugust 20, 2014 0

Modernisierung der BI - Agile Business Intelligence

In den letzten Jahren hat sich einiges getan im Business Intelligence und Business Analytics Umfeld. Big Data - also der zeitnahe Umgang mit großen und polystrukturierten Daten - ist in aller Munde und zeigt vielen gewachsenen BI-Installationen die Grenzen auf. Aber auch die Art wie BI daher kommt hat sich

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonAugust 19, 2014 0

Mapping 206 hospitals in 29 states!

If you're a really big company, with many locations around the country, how do you keep track of all that? ... With a great map, of course! I recently read a CNN article about the Community Health Systems network being hacked - exposing the names, Social Security numbers, physical addresses, birthdays

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Data Visualization

Falko SchulzAugust 19, 2014 0

Path analysis with SAS Visual Analytics

Introduction Understanding the behavior of your customers is key to improving and maintaining revenue streams. It is a an important part when crafting successful marketing campaigns. With SAS Visual Analytics 7.1 you can analyze, explore and visualize user behavior, click paths and other event-based scenarios. Monitoring the customer journey by visualizing

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeAugust 18, 2014 0

Histograms on Log Axis

Often there are questions from users on creating histogram using a Log X axis. One such question came up this weekend, where a user wanted a histogram of her data using log axis. Before we get into her specific case, let us first clarify what we may want to see

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeAugust 16, 2014 0

More on Spaghetti Plots

In her article Creating Spaghetti Plots Just got Easy, Lelia McConnell has provided us a glimpse into some new useful features in the SAS 9.4M2 release. The term Spaghetti plots generally refers to cases where time series plots have to be identified by multiple group classifications. The support for the

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonAugust 15, 2014 0

What's trending in your neck of the woods?

"Trending" is one of those words that's trending these days, as we verbify everything. And if you understood that, then you'll probably love this blog! :-) For those of you not hip to the lingo ('hip' meaning 'knowing about and following the newest styles, fashions, etc.'), dictionary.com defines trending as "to emerge

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonAugust 13, 2014 0

If US state borders were redrawn -- which new state would you live in?

Find out which state you'll live in, if the US state borders are redrawn so we have 50 states with equal population! (Don't worry! - This is just a fun/hypothetical "what if" blog!) To get you in the mood for this topic, here's a picture of one of the many

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeAugust 12, 2014 0

Creating Spaghetti Plots Just Got Easy

This article is by guest contributor Lelia McConnell, SAS Tech Support. Creating Spaghetti Plots Just Got Easy Sample 38076: “Response by patient and treatment group” illustrates how to generate a spaghetti plot using the SGPLOT procedure. Sample 40255: “Plot of study results by treatment group” illustrates how to generate a

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Data Visualization

Natalie MeyerAugust 12, 2014 0

What is the most valued position in football?

After the 2014 FIFA World Cup, one thing’s clear: here at SAS, we love football (soccer in the US!). To wrap up the popular 2014 World Cup data visualization series on the SAS Visual Analytics Community, we created a presentation that’s chocked-full of interesting insights. From the trillions of pieces

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Sports & Entertainment

Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeAugust 9, 2014 0

Epidemic Curve Graph

A few weeks back I wrote an article on Grouped Timeline for creating a stacked timeline for onset of different virus. The idea in that article was to display a stacked needle on a time axis using a HighLow plot. Such graphs are also referred to as EPI or Epidemic Curve

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonAugust 5, 2014 0

Tracking Ebola: Layering customized SAS maps

There are many ways to use SAS in Health & Life Sciences, and one of my favorite is using it to track the spread of diseases. This post demonstrates how to layer several customized maps to track the recent Ebola outbreak in Africa. In this blog post, I describe how I

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