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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

PROC SGMAP SCATTER of Movie Locations

Kelly MillsMay 14, 2019 0

Geocoding US Street Addresses and Plotting Them with PROC SGMAP

I met many SAS programmers at the 2019 SAS Global Forum who geocode addresses using ArcGIS. Did you know that street address locations and other things can be found using the SAS GEOCODE procedure? PROC GEOCODE gives you coordinates for address, ZIP codes, ZIP+4 codes and cities. You can even

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Artificial Intelligence

Hidden insights: Why meeting the cultural and ethical challenges of AI head-on is so critical for government

Katrina WakefieldMay 8, 2019 0

Why meeting the cultural and ethical challenges of AI head-on is so critical for government

Speak to almost anyone about artificial intelligence, and you’ll likely be met with either a furrowed brow of concerned cynicism or a wide-eyed smile of enthusiasm. AI seems to have this kind of highly polarising effect, certainly on citizens and many organisations who are still, understandably, evaluating how AI will

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Analytics | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinMay 8, 2019 0

Discrimination, accuracy, and stability in binary classifiers

At SAS Global Forum 2019, Daymond Ling presented an interesting discussion of binary classifiers in the financial industry. The discussion is motivated by a practical question: If you deploy a predictive model, how can you assess whether the model is no longer working well and needs to be replaced? Daymond

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Ginny InmanMay 6, 2019 0

How to be a billionaire

To say Michio Kaku is smart is an understatement. For a science fair in high school, he built a particle accelerator made of 400 pounds of scrap metal. Have you ever watched the TV show, The Big Bang Theory? Sheldon and Leonard support string theory research on the show. Kaku

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Analytics | Data for Good

Shannon HeathApril 30, 2019 0

Closing the gender gap in technology

SAS has one of the highest percentages of women working in the technology industry. And yet, a persistent gender gap in technology is cause for concern as the number of women seeking degrees in computing continues to shrink. Why is that? Kicking off day three of SAS Global Forum, SAS

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | SAS Events

Shannon HeathApril 29, 2019 0

Bringing AI, ML and analytics to life - SAS Global Forum Tech Connection

Artificial intelligence is the attention-grabbing, overhyped, shiny object that every organization is searching to make use of. Yes, it is overhyped, but it’s also very real and very powerful. “We do not want to add to the hype. We do not want to add to the confusion. We want to

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Work & Life at SAS

Danielle Pavliv

Danielle PavlivApril 29, 2019 0

Women in Tech: Empowering a community of innovators

SAS has a multidimensional culture that blends our different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives from employees in 59 countries around the world. We want everyone to feel confident in expressing their ideas and know that they will be respected for their unique contributions and abilities. We are committed to fostering a

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Students & Educators

Michelle deLaurentis

Michelle deLaurentisApril 29, 2019 0

Dance Class and CodeSnaps: Performing Together!

Can you integrate computer science in a second and third grade dance class? Can choreographing a dance be compared to programming a robot? Yes! And you will be surprised at how many math concepts students will learn in the process. Xan Regan, dance teacher at Poe Elementary School, in Raleigh,

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Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Sean O'BrienApril 29, 2019 0

New AI offerings highlight many free ways to learn SAS

SAS Viya for Learners offers free access to AI and machine learning software for higher education teaching and learning, hosted in a new learning portal by SAS.

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | SAS Events

Shannon HeathApril 28, 2019 0

One small step for man, one giant leap for analytics

A record-breaking crowd of more than 5,500 analytics enthusiasts received a Texas-sized welcome from CEO Jim Goodnight as he opened SAS® Global Forum 2019. This is the fourth time the forum has been held in Dallas, and this year, the evening started with a look back at one of the

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Artificial Intelligence

Alison BolenApril 27, 2019 0

Getting practical about AI with Kirk Borne

"Practical AI" might seem like an oxymoron to some. But that’s only if you view artificial intelligence as a futuristic and unrealistic pursuit. Kirk Borne, PhD, decidedly does not. Borne is the Principal Data Scientist and an Executive Advisor at global technology and consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. In this

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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeApril 22, 2019 0

SAS, Solar Farms and Sheep: Working Together for the Good of the Planet

A few weeks ago, our team moved into SAS’ newest building, Building A. It’s a beauty, featuring a world-class training center, a bakery, and over 1000 pieces of artwork. While the abundance of baked goods is hard to beat, I think my favorite part about the building is the view.

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Programming Tips

Chris HemedingerApril 19, 2019 0

Deeper enjoyment of your favorite shows -- through data

By using data provided by a Game of Thrones fan, we use SAS to look at screen time for scene locations and characters in this crazy popular show.

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Programming Tips

Suzanne MorgenApril 16, 2019 0

Using code snippets in SAS® Viya®

This blog post is based on the Code Snippets tutorial video in the free SAS® Viya® Enablement course from SAS Education. Keep reading to learn more about code snippets or check out the video to follow along with the tutorial in real-time. Has there ever been a block of code

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Artificial Intelligence

Christian EngelApril 16, 2019 0

8 ways for banks to use AI

If a bank gets in touch with a software company and wants to know how it could use artificial intelligence (AI), that means two things. First, the bank is willing to consider AI, and second, that it really does not know much about the subject. Banks want AI, and they

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonApril 11, 2019 0

What to do in Dallas, during SAS Global Forum!

The past few years, I've created maps showing things you might visit and do during the big SAS Global Forum (SASGF) conference. This year the conference is in Dallas, and ... you guessed it ... I've created a Dallas map! If you're familiar with my previous maps, you know that

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Sports & Entertainment

Programming Tips

Chris HemedingerApril 11, 2019 0

Read RSS feeds with SAS using XML or JSON

This blog post could be subtitled "To Catch a Thief" or maybe "Go ahead. Steal this blog. I dare you."* That's because I've used this technique several times to catch and report other web sites who lift the blog content from blogs.sas.com and present it as their own. Syndicating blog

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Janny MorsinkApril 4, 2019 0

What’s it like to recruit the next great soccer star? Find out in this data science escape room from SAS and SciSports

Have you ever dreamed of working for a professional sports organization? Do you play fantasy sports leagues and fantasize about owning a real team? Do you follow the news about player drafts and trades, and wish you could influence who your team picks? Well, here’s your chance. The latest SAS

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonMarch 20, 2019 0

Is there more flooding than usual this year?

Flooding has been in the news the past few days, and that makes me want to analyze some data! I hang out at Jordan Lake (here in central North Carolina) a lot, so I decided to download the data for that lake, and do a graphical analysis. If you're interested

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

closeup network connection

Oliver Schabenberger

Oliver SchabenbergerMarch 18, 2019 0

Advancing AI with deep learning and GPUs

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a natural evolution of analytics. Over the years, we have seen AI add learning and automation capabilities to the predictive and prescriptive jobs of analytics. We have been building AI systems for decades, but a few things have changed to make today’s AI systems more powerful.

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Programming Tips

Rick WicklinMarch 13, 2019 0

The value of pi depends on how you measure distance

It's time to celebrate Pi Day! Every year on March 14th (written 3/14 in the US), math-loving folks celebrate "all things pi-related" because 3.14 is the three-decimal approximation to the mathematical constant, π. Although children learn that pi is approximately 3.14159..., the actual definition of π is the ratio of

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Analytics | Data for Good

swimmer diving into a pool

Yigit KarabagMarch 12, 2019 0

5 ways analytics is used at the Special Olympics

The Special Olympics is part of the inclusion movement for people with intellectual disabilities. The organisation provides year-round sports training and competitions for adults and children with intellectual disabilities. In March 2019 the Special Olympics World Games will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. SAS is an official

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Data Management

Jason Simon from the University of North Texas

Georgia MarianiMarch 6, 2019 0

The importance of data governance: An interview with UNT

Learn why Jason Simon from UNT calls data governance critical.

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Data Visualization

Christina Hsiao

Christina HsiaoFebruary 28, 2019 0

Automatically extracting key information from textual data

There is tremendous value buried text sources such as call center and chat dialogues, survey comments, product reviews, technical notes, legal contracts... How can we extract the signal we want amidst all the noise?

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Scott HicksFebruary 27, 2019 0

Using Custom Coordinates for map creation in SAS Visual Analytics

In this post, we continue our discussion of geography variables, the foundation of Visual Analytics Geo maps. This time we will look at Custom Coordinates. As with any statistical graph, understanding your data is key. But when using Custom Coordinates for geographic maps, this understanding becomes even more important. Use

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Students & Educators

Clare FitzGeraldFebruary 26, 2019 0

Black History Month: Honoring Science Pioneers

Following up on our look at mathematicians for Black History Month, let's highlight some African Americans who have made their mark in science. Dr. Mae Jemison (b. 1956) is an American physician and astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel to space in 1992 when she went

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Artificial Intelligence | SAS Events

Per HyldborgFebruary 22, 2019 0

Look to young people and basic statistics to create safe AI

As machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities develop in leaps and bounds, we are seeing the fulfilment of concepts and ideas that only a few years ago seemed like pure science fiction. Every day seems to bring a new story of how AI will help humans do what we

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinFebruary 20, 2019 0

An easier way to create a calibration plot in SAS

Last year I published a series of blogs posts about how to create a calibration plot in SAS. A calibration plot is a way to assess the goodness of fit for a logistic model. It is a diagnostic graph that enables you to qualitatively compare a model's predicted probability of

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Advanced Analytics

Liver CT scan divided into 16 blocks for analysis

Julia GongFebruary 15, 2019 0

Using deep learning for tumor segmentation in medical images

This is the second post in my series about a computer vision project I worked on at SAS. In my previous post, I talked about my initial research and excitement for the project. In this post, I’ll talk about how I refined my goals and got started with the project

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonFebruary 14, 2019 0

Analyzing age and gender distribution, with a pyramid chart

With the US census coming in 2020, I've decided to sharpen my skills at graphing census data. And today I'm working on creating a population pyramid chart to analyze the age and gender distribution. Follow along if you'd like to see how to create such a chart ... or jump

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