Analytics

Caroline S PayneAugust 13, 2019 0

My personal impact of AI

Artificial intelligence has great potential to improve the lives of so many people, especially in the health sector. In Holland, for example, the Amsterdam Medical Center uses computer vision to process patient data, and particularly images. With SAS’ help, it is moving closer to a position where it can deliver

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Health Care

Analytics

Rick WicklinAugust 12, 2019 0

The math you learned in school: Yes, it’s useful!

What is this math good for, anyway?      –Every student, everywhere I am a professional applied mathematician, yet many of the mathematical and statistical techniques that I use every day are not from advanced university courses but are based on simple ideas taught in high school or even in grade school.

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonAugust 7, 2019 0

Mapping the drone registration data (for NC)

Flying drones was a new & exciting hobby, and very cool fad a few years ago. In recent years, the drone manufacturers have added some really nice features to make the drones easier to fly and more capable ... but the government also added some new rules that have curbed

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization | Work & Life at SAS

Anjelica CummingsAugust 5, 2019 0

Combining the power of analytics and art

A technology company that places a high value on art. Beyond SAS’ workplace culture, benefits and leadership in the analytics market, it was the company’s emphasis and appreciation toward the arts that first caught Jessica Peter’s attention. Jessica first learned about SAS from the comfort of her living room. During

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Lisa MendezAugust 2, 2019 0

SAS Global Forum Call for Content is Open

Submit your ideas for SAS Global Forum 2020, and share your knowledge with SAS users worldwide.

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Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning

Chris HemedingerJuly 25, 2019 0

Building a recommendation engine with SAS

How we built a recommendation engine for new topics on communities.sas.com. We used data, machine learning, and DevOps to build a scoring engine with SAS.

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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeJuly 23, 2019 0

Our Storytellers: Keith Teo

If you're curious what makes SAS a great workplace, one answer always rises to the top - our people. It's no secret that the people who work here are some of the best and brightest - not to mention the most passionate, accountable, authentic and curious people you'll ever meet. And at SAS, Your

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Analytics

Serge BouletJuly 23, 2019 0

Do you need data hunters?

Without the right data, any analytics initiative is just an illusion. For machine and deep learning efforts, new sources of data are always in demand. In a few of our Innovation at Scale study interviews, respondents pointed to the rising need for data hunters. I asked our resident guru on

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Visualization

Falko SchulzJuly 19, 2019 0

Ring of fire: Visualizing 5,000 years of solar eclipses

When a new Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, the Moon can cast a shadow on certain regions of the Earth. This natural phenomenon creates a solar eclipse, meaning the Moon covers, or eclipses, your view of the Sun if you're in that region. No surprise that in

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Leonid BatkhanJuly 17, 2019 0

Passing comma-delimited values into SAS macros and macro functions

Have you ever tried to pass comma-delimited values to SAS macro or to a SAS macro function? How can SAS distinguish commas separating parameters or arguments from commas separating parts of the values? Passing comma-delimited value as an argument to a SAS macro function Let’s say you want to extract

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJuly 15, 2019 0

Plotting data on a Census block map

As the 2020 Census approaches, I'm getting my code ready to plot the data! And a question I often hear is "Can you use SAS software to plot data on a Census block map?" Rather than tell you 'yes', let me show you 'yes' :) Preparing the map First I

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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeJuly 12, 2019 0

Stories of the #SASLife: Yo-Pro Edition

At SAS, we’re proud to have a multidimensional and multi-generational workforce. Our CEO, Dr. Jim Goodnight, says it best: “We believe a diverse workforce brings unique talents and inspires teams to create software that changes the world. Great minds don’t always think alike, so we make it a priority to

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | SAS Events

Oliver SchabenbergerJune 24, 2019 0

Meet 5 data pioneers developing AI solutions for the real world

Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, a lot of what you hear about AI in the movies and on the TV is sensationalized for entertainment. Indeed, AI is overhyped. But AI is also real and powerful. Consider this: engineers worked for years on hand-crafted models for object detection, facial

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Work & Life at SAS

Anjelica CummingsJune 17, 2019 0

What happens when your career is driven by significance over success

Is your life philosophy putting you on the path to success? Vice President for US Government, Grant Brooks’ philosophy is doing just that. It guides every facet of his life. Focusing on significance will lead to success “For as long as I can remember, I have carried this deeply held

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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeJune 12, 2019 0

Our Storytellers: Adnane Alaoui

If you're curious what makes SAS a great workplace, one answer always rises to the top - our people. It's no secret that the people who work here are some of the best and brightest - not to mention the most passionate, accountable, authentic and curious people you'll ever meet.

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJune 12, 2019 0

Converting from SAS/Graph to ODS Graphics - color control

In this 'Rosetta Graph' example, I demonstrate how to control bar chart colors in Gchart and SGplot. But first, here's a little diversion... some artwork in my office here at SAS. There's a *lot* of artwork hanging around at SAS, but this particular painting wasn't created by the SAS artists

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Learn SAS

Shannon LasaterJune 11, 2019 0

Always wishing for more examples? Check out SAS’ new enhancement to the documentation

Sometimes the questions are complicated, and the answers are simple. - Dr. Seuss It seems appropriate that this blog include a Dr. Seuss quote about learning when discussing a new simple, yet deceivingly powerful initiative to help SAS customers with their journey to discover as much as possible about our

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Joe FurbeeJune 10, 2019 0

Deploying the Full SAS Viya Stack in Kubernetes

This article is a follow-on to a recent post from Jeff Owens, Getting started with SAS Containers. In that post, Jeff discussed building and running a single container for a SAS Viya runtime/IDE. Today we will go through how to build and run the full SAS Viya stack - visual

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinJune 10, 2019 0

5 reasons to use PROC FORMAT to recode variables in SAS

Recoding variables can be tedious, but it is often a necessary part of data analysis. Almost every SAS programmer has written a DATA step that uses IF-THEN/ELSE logic or the SELECT-WHEN statements to recode variables. Although creating a new variable is effective, it is also inefficient because you have to

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Oita ColemanJune 7, 2019 0

Women competing in two beautiful games: Soccer and analytics

Soccer (or football) fans everywhere will turn their eyes to France over the next month to cheer on amazing women from 24 countries contending on the global stage. These women compete at the highest level in an area that for too long was viewed as a man’s game. In many

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Mike ZizziJune 4, 2019 0

SAS or Python? Why not use both? Using Python functions inside SAS programs

Two sayings I’ve heard countless times throughout my life are “Work smarter, not harder,” and “Use the best tool for the job.” If you need to drive a nail, you pick up a hammer, not a wrench or a screwdriver. In the programming world, this could mean using an existing

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Analytics

Francesco MiddeiMay 28, 2019 0

How machine learning drives image recognition for proactive asset maintenance

It can be hard to get a handle on what artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will actually do. We all understand – in theory, at least – that they could change the way we live and work. In most cases and for most of us, however, the precise

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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeMay 28, 2019 0

From Service to Software: Michelle Ryals’ Career at SAS

At SAS, we recognize and appreciate the valuable skills and experience that veterans, active military, and military families bring to our workforce. We honor the service and sacrifice of military families, and actively support our employees in their transition from the military to the civilian corporate work environment. Our own

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Analytics

Elliot InmanMay 24, 2019 0

Pondering statistical significance in a world without .05

The latest edition of The American Statistician is dedicated to proposals for living in a post p<.05 world, a world in which a statistical test with a result  of “p<.05” is no longer given the importance it has previously been afforded. Decent, honorable researchers once discussed such things only in

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Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning

Emily GaoMay 23, 2019 0

Bayesian optimization in SAS

Learn how Bayesian optimization works through a simple demo.

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SAS Administrators

Anja FischerMay 23, 2019 0

SAS 9.4 architecture – building an installation from the ground up

Understanding SAS 9.4 architecture is key to tackling the tasks and responsibilities that come with SAS administration, and will help you know where to look to make changes or troubleshoot problems.

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Josh MorganMay 22, 2019 0

Can we evaluate whole person suffering?

As we honor Mental Health Month, there are many calls to reduce suffering. Seems reasonable, right? It’s even in California’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), where public systems are called to “reduce subjective suffering.” And as we broadly focus more on outcomes in health, measuring suffering (and hopefully its reduction)

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Government | Health Care

Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonMay 21, 2019 0

Analyzing marathon data with a graph

Marathons seem to be popular these days, therefore I decided to dive into some data and find a way to apply analytics. You might find this interesting if you're a fan of marathons - or if you like seeing the details behind cool graphing techniques! Before we get started, here's

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Sports & Entertainment

Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

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

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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Government