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Analytics | Data for Good | SAS Events

Josh MorganMay 26, 2021 0

The case for uniting data: A public and moral duty for mental health

Mental health and data sharing. Seeing those phrases in a single sentence gives even the most seasoned professionals pause. This is legitimately sensitive data. And there are often specialized confidentiality and privacy laws due to the stigma and discrimination against those with mental health disorders. All the same, many agencies are starting to ask

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | SAS Events

Kara RobertsMay 24, 2021 0

4 ways to close the gender equity divide

In her Ted Talk, Gavriella Schuster, Corporate Vice President of Commerical Partner Team at Microsoft, shares that in 1991, 36% of the computing workforce in the United States was women. In 2020, that number fell to 25%. We're going in the wrong direction of gender equity in high tech.

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Learn SAS | SAS Events | Students & Educators

Trent SmithMay 20, 2021 0

SAS honors educators and students for excellence in analytics and data science

The demand for people with analytics and data science skills continues to outpace supply – and SAS skills are among the most prized. Through programs such as the new  SAS Academic Specialization, the company is building a sustainable pool of data science and analytics talent. At the virtual SAS Global Forum 2021, the company recognized

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Analytics

Anne-Lindsay BeallMay 18, 2021 0

Helping organizations succeed in a post-pandemic world

“Over the last 15 months, we’ve seen the world change in countless ways,” SAS CEO Jim Goodnight said to virtual attendees at SAS Global Forum’s Opening Session. “We’re relying on math and science to make important decisions. We look at data to determine when it’s safe to travel or return

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Analytics | SAS Events

Jeff AlfordMay 14, 2021 0

Scammers, schools and sustainable energy at SAS Global Forum

It’s not too late to register for Tuesday’s (May 18) SAS Global Forum kickoff. And there are so many online sessions it’s going to be hard to choose which to attend. Business and analytics experts are leading dozens of virtual session for industries, from agtech, banking and financial services, goverment,

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Analytics | SAS Events

Jenn ChaseMay 12, 2021 0

12 surprising topics you didn’t expect to see at SAS Global Forum

It’s almost time for another SAS Global Forum, and this year even I’m surprised by the range of topics and experiences available for attendees. With the conference theme of “New day, new answers, inspired by curiosity,” you probably guessed we’ll be talking about analytics and pandemic recovery. And, of course,

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

Jeffrey CooperMay 12, 2021 0

IRS tackling big digital transformation and legislative challenges

The COVID-19 pandemic forced government agencies to accelerate digital transformation efforts, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was no exception. The IRS was already in a significant transition period, spurred by the Taxpayer First Act, which was signed into law in July 2019. The Act was designed to improve the

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Artificial Intelligence | SAS Events

Alison BolenMay 7, 2021 0

Ayesha Khanna on AI surprises and opportunities

Dr. Ayesha Khanna has a vision for blending our physical infrastructures with cloud and AI infrastructures to improve the way we live, work and learn. As the co-founder and CEO of ADDO AI, an AI solutions firm and incubator, she advises corporations and governments on AI and smart cities. She

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Analytics | Data for Good | SAS Events

Cindy TurnerMay 6, 2021 0

3 ways analytics is used to support mental health

Break down silos, uncover problems, support mental health solutions – with data and analytics.

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Data for Good | SAS Events

Josh MorganMay 3, 2021 0

Mental health services improve criminal justice outcomes

An estimated 44% of people in jail and 37% of those in prison have a mental health condition. When I worked at the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health, the Sheriff and Probation Departments were close partners with us. My Research & Evaluation team worked with their data teams to evaluate

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Government | Health Care

Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonApril 30, 2021 0

Feeling the effects of the 2020 Census

Every 10 years the United States conducts a Census where we count all the people. This week the 2020 Census population totals for each state were released. And how might these numbers affect you? ... One thing the Census numbers are used for is to determine how many of the

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Advanced Analytics

Gül EgeApril 27, 2021 0

SAS and Microsoft collaborate to democratize the use of Deep Learning Models

Note from Gül Ege Sr. Director, Analytics R&D, IoT: The pattern of training in the Cloud, with your choices of framework and inferencing at the Edge with a target environment, are especially common in Internet of Things (IoT). In IoT, there is a proliferation of hardware environments on the Edge.

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Analytics | Risk Management

Cindy TurnerApril 21, 2021 0

The business risks of climate change: Where technology and nature meet

Analyzing climate change business risk helps companies choose the most effective actions.

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Analytics

Alyssa FarrellApril 15, 2021 0

Analytics hackathon sparks innovation for health care

Predictive models and medical image analysis have the potential to transform health care delivery. To accelerate innovative approaches in health analytics, teams around the world are participating in a global hackathon. In scientific communities, it's well-known that the fastest way to drive progress and discover new ideas is collaboration with

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Analytics | Cloud

Marcia Elaine Walker

Marcia Elaine WalkerMarch 12, 2021 0

3 ways new SAS, Microsoft solutions can change the way manufacturers think

As an American child growing up on a military base in Germany, I learned many important life lessons. One of the most important was about language and communication. I realized at age 12 that, even though I could speak German, I thought in English -- and it led me to

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Advanced Analytics

Adriaan Van Horenbeek

Adriaan Van HorenbeekMarch 10, 2021 0

How to get advanced analytics out of the lab and into your operations

Chemical companies are sitting on data gold mines waiting to be exploited. Yet most of them struggle to capitalize on the full potential and insights of their data. How can you make advanced analytics work for you and gain competitive advantage? For the past couple of years, chemical companies have

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Programming Tips

Rick WicklinMarch 10, 2021 0

Pi and products

This is my Pi Day post for 2021. Every year on March 14th (written 3/14 in the US), geeky mathematicians and their friends celebrate "all things pi-related" because 3.14 is the three-decimal approximation to pi. Most years I write about lower-case pi (π), which is the ratio of a circle's

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Analytics

Group of women standing together

Danielle Pavliv

Danielle PavlivMarch 1, 2021 0

Celebrate International Women's Day with SAS

We have so much to celebrate for International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month! Scroll right to preview the many events and stories to inspire and empower.

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Leonid BatkhanFebruary 15, 2021 0

Inserting a substring into a SAS string

SAS' Leonid Batkhan demonstrates a common character data manipulation task of inserting a substring into a character string.

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Analytics | Risk Management

Anthony Mancuso

Anthony MancusoFebruary 8, 2021 0

Modernize the risk modeling life cycle by moving to cloud

Go from gridlocked model development to accelerated innovation by moving to the cloud.

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Analytics | Risk Management

John VoigtJanuary 13, 2021 0

The future of bank stress testing with SAS Analytics on Azure

SAS Cloud solutions on Azure help banks by delivering reliable stress test results fast.

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Programming Tips

Rick WicklinJanuary 11, 2021 0

Blog posts from 2020 that deserve a second look

On The DO Loop blog, I write about a diverse set of topics, including statistical data analysis, machine learning, statistical programming, data visualization, simulation, numerical analysis, and matrix computations. In a previous article, I presented some of my most popular blog posts from 2020. The most popular articles often deal

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Anna BrownDecember 17, 2020 0

2020 roundup: SAS Users YouTube channel how to tutorials

Find out the most popular SAS Users YouTube channel how to tutorials, and learn a thing or two!

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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeDecember 7, 2020 0

People Behind the Models: Falko Schulz

When news about a new Coronavirus outbreak in China first hit the news, Falko and his colleague Anand Chitale wanted to know more. “We knew we could use SAS to analyze the data and discover new insights,” he said. By now, you’ve heard about our work helping customers combat the coronavirus pandemic.

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Alison BolenDecember 2, 2020 0

8 trends to watch for analytics in 2021

We've turned some of our most notable predictions for next year into a slide show. Click the orange "next" button to see these 2021 predictions from SAS. Who’s brave enough to make predictions for next year after the unpredictable year we just had? We are. After all, the disruptive

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Data for Good | Students & Educators

Jen SabourinDecember 2, 2020 0

Can computer science be a catalyst for social justice?

Some people hear the words computer science and only think of coding but ask any computer scientist and they would tell you that coding is just a tool to solve important and interesting problems. At its core, computer science is about using technology to solve complex problems in the world,

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Analytics | Data for Good

Josh MorganNovember 23, 2020 0

3 ways data can help homeless youth

What comes to mind when you think of a “homeless person”? Chances are, you’ll picture an adult, probably male, dirty, likely with some health conditions, including a mental illness. Few of us would immediately recall homeless individuals as family members, neighbors, co-workers and other loved ones. Fewer still are likely aware of how many youths (both minors and young adults) experience homelessness annually. Homeless youth is a population who can

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Mike PflugNovember 19, 2020 0

What do identity thieves covet the most?

Recently nine pharmacists from across the country were charged for their part in a $12.1M health care fraud scheme. The pharmacists allegedly took money for prescription medications that were neither purchased nor dispensed. The indictments further allege that the defendants billed Medicare and Medicaid for medications that were often medically unnecessary and for some medications that were purportedly dispensed to

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Jen DunhamNovember 17, 2020 0

Fighting bribery and corruption with supplier integrity

Bribery and corruption continue to plague governments and organizations around the world. Brazil’s Operation Car Wash, the 1MDB scandal in Malaysia, the FIFA bribery case and many others continue to make headlines. The prevalence of widespread, coordinated corruption and bribery is alarming and seems to continue to grow, despite ongoing sanctions and fines meant to deter these

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Government | Manufacturing | Retail

Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeNovember 16, 2020 0

People behind the models: Carlos Pinheiro

As the COVID-19 virus jetted to pandemic status, folks around the company, including Carlos, were tapped to come up with data-driven solutions – fast. “Until we have a vaccine, one of the most effective ways to curb the spread of COVID-19 is by implementing Nonpharmaceutical Interventions, called ‘NPIs’,” Carlos explained.

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