Analytics

Jeremy RacineMay 13, 2020 0

Can data sharing accelerate research in the fight against COVID-19?

As we continue the fight against COVID-19 and reflect on the pandemic response, it’s in our nature to look for opportunities to work together and help others. Indeed, we’ve seen numerous acts of heroism alongside tragic stories of loss. In the research community, we are inspired by efforts to find

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinMay 6, 2020 0

What does 'flatten the curve' mean? To which curve does it apply?

During this coronavirus pandemic, there are many COVID-related graphs and curves in the news and on social media. The public, politicians, and pundits scrutinize each day's graphs to determine which communities are winning the fight against coronavirus. Interspersed among these many graphs is the oft-repeated mantra, "Flatten the curve!" As

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Tom SaboApril 23, 2020 0

27,000 coders vs. the coronavirus

At the end of March, the German government sponsored a hackathon called #WirVsVirus. The aim was to bring Germany’s collective coding expertise to bear on some of the many problems surrounding COVID-19. In total, more than 27,000 coders joined the challenge, working from home, and programming for 48 hours from

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinApril 22, 2020 0

Visualize the case fatality rate for COVID-19 in US counties

A previous article describes the funnel plot (Spiegelhalter, 2005), which can identify samples that have rates or proportions that are much different than expected. The funnel plot is a scatter plot that plots the sample proportion of some quantity against the size of the sample. The variance of the sample

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Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Lucy KosturkoApril 21, 2020 0

Celebrate Earth Day virtually with your teen: Deforestation meets AI

Ever thought you could help save the rainforest without ever visiting the rainforest? Probably not, but now is your chance, and you can use it as your way to give back this Earth Day. This year, Earth Day celebrations will look different for everyone as we work to find meaningful

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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeApril 20, 2020 0

Making a difference, one mask at a time

Written by Allison Hines and Kara Roberts  Here at SAS, our culture revolves around our people. Our endless curiosity and innovative spirit help us solve our customers’ most challenging problems – but our employees’ impact is even bigger than that. There’s strength in numbers, and during this difficult time, our employees’ generosity and creative problem-solving are helping those who need it most around the world. From providing laptops to students in need,

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinApril 20, 2020 0

Use a funnel plot to visualize rates: The case fatality rate for COVID-19 in North Carolina counties

Death is always a difficult topic to discuss, and death has been in the news a lot during this tragic coronavirus pandemic. Many news stories focus on states, counties, or cities that have the most cases or the most deaths. A related statistic is the case fatality rate, which is

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Analytics | SAS Events

Jenn ChaseApril 14, 2020 0

Introducing the first virtual SAS® Global Forum

Every year hundreds of dedicated SAS® users and event volunteers work tirelessly to create an amazing conference experience for SAS Global Forum attendees. This year, as you know, COVID-19 changed our plans. But our devoted team of volunteers, including our conference chairs and session presenters, was still determined to provide

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Analytics

Grant BrooksApril 1, 2020 0

Governors: here's how your data dashboard can help you lead through the pandemic

Being a state governor has never been more difficult than right at this moment, because the extreme steps governors are being forced to take in order to protect their citizens’ health are having an equally extreme impact on other critical aspects of our society. In the face of social distancing

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Suzanne MorgenMarch 19, 2020 0

Free e-book: SAS Programming for R Users

At SAS Press, we agree with the saying “The best things in life are free.” And one of the best things in life is knowledge. That’s why we offer free e-books to help you learn SAS or improve your skills. In this blog post, we will introduce you to one

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Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Marzena HubickaMarch 6, 2020 0

Women ROCK in analytics!

I caught up with Jaimy van Dijk, one of our youngest female SAS Data Scientists who has proven herself to be a true Rockstar.

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Analytics

Mary OsborneMarch 6, 2020 0

Why are fewer women getting computer science degrees?

While I am a woman in computer science, let me start by saying that I’m a reluctant coder. I have an eye for data but find the abstract nature of many computer languages to be very challenging and not something I typically love. My first experience with coding was in

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Analytics

Ashley BinderMarch 5, 2020 0

50 years of strong, intelligent women

Fifty years ago, as the women’s liberation movement was gaining momentum in the U.S., my maternal great-grandmother, Pearl, worked in a factory sewing American flags while volunteering with the Girl Scouts and caring for her grandchildren. My paternal grandmother, Greta, also worked in local factories while caring for her family.

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Analytics

Natalia SummervilleMarch 4, 2020 0

Breast milk, babies, NCSU students and SAS/OR

I'm a planner, and my plan was to have a completely natural birth and to breast feed only. This plan was written in stone (or so I thought). Long story short – my birthing plan flew out the window. One of my complications was very high blood pressure, which refused

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Analytics

Brent LasterMarch 2, 2020 0

Automation with containers: the power to get things done

SAS R&D's Brent Laster, a DevOps director, describes the ease and efficiency of switching SAS software on and off using containers.

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonFebruary 13, 2020 0

Giving your maps more visual impact!

There are many ways to add more "visual impact" to your maps. Some techniques grab the users' attention, but often don't add anything useful to the message the map is trying to convey (such as 3D tricks, or flashy/gratuitous images and infographics). I encourage you to design maps that have

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | SAS Events

Jenn ChaseFebruary 13, 2020 0

3 people I can’t wait to meet at SAS Global Forum 

What do a Pulitzer prize-winning author, an Emmy award-winning TV personality and one of the top 5 influencers in the world have in common? They’ll all be at SAS Global Forum this year. It’s where analytics enthusiasts and executive thought leaders meet to share strategies, get training in abundance, and

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinFebruary 10, 2020 0

Find the fractional part of a number

You can represent every number as a nearby integer plus a decimal. For example, 1.3 = 1 + 0.3. The integer is called the integer part of x, whereas the decimal is called the fractional part of x (or sometimes the decimal part of x). This representation is not unique.

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Data for Good | Data Visualization

Mary OsborneFebruary 4, 2020 0

Dispelling cancer myths -- by the numbers

Cancer touches nearly everyone. You probably know at least one person who's been diagnosed with cancer -- many of us know many more than one. It's the second leading cause of death worldwide, behind cardiovascular disease. World Cancer Day is observed this year on February 4, and is meant to

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Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data Visualization | Internet of Things

Charlie ChaseFebruary 3, 2020 0

How analytics takes wine from grape to grocery

Almost everyone enjoys a good glass of wine after a long day, but did you ever stop to wonder how the exact bottle you're looking for makes its way to the grocery store shelf? Analytics has a lot to do with it, as SAS demonstrated to attendees at the National

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Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Alison BolenJanuary 15, 2020 0

Our analytics and AI predictions for 2020

We've made it to the halfway point of January, which means most of the industry's annual predictions have been published. Who's guessing what? And how should you prepare for the year ahead? From dark data to hyperpersonalization, analytics is at the core of all these predictions. SAS experts have been

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Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning

Brett WujekJanuary 10, 2020 0

New method for handling incomplete data in multi-task learning

The new method tackles the challenge of missing features under the multi-task learning framework. The proposed method is effective for prediction and model estimation when missing data is present.

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Health Care

Work & Life at SAS

Anjelica CummingsJanuary 8, 2020 0

Moving the world forward with people, passion and technology

"Why are we doing this?" No matter who you are, that’s a question you’ve likely asked yourself more than once. Whether as a child receiving instruction from your parents, or as adults contemplating the reason behind decisions made at work, we are curious by nature. We all carry this innate

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinJanuary 6, 2020 0

Top posts from The DO Loop in 2019

Last year, I wrote more than 100 posts for The DO Loop blog. The most popular articles were about SAS programming tips for data analysis, statistical analysis, and data visualization. Here are the most popular articles from 2019 in each category. SAS programming tips Create training, testing, and validation data

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Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning

Paata UgrekhelidzeDecember 23, 2019 0

Building and comparing open source models in SAS Model Studio

SAS Model Studio lets modelers use SAS alongside open source to create and compare models in a pipeline and project. Debugging, model comparison, and visual pipelines are included.

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Alison BolenDecember 18, 2019 0

Our top 10 data visualizations of 2019

From sports and health data to environmental and policy data, our data visualization experts have used SAS technologies to explore and present analyses on hundreds of topics throughout the year. We've selected some of the best in this end-of-year roundup to showcase their skills and SAS technologies, and to demonstrate

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Energy & Utilities | Government | Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Briana UllmanDecember 18, 2019 0

How drones and computer vision helped boost clean energy production

How can a solar farm ensure peak energy production? And what factors can be adjusted to optimize production throughout the day, the week and season-by-season? These are just some of the questions that a team of data scientists have asked and answered about the SAS solar farm using data, drones

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Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning

Wayne ThompsonDecember 16, 2019 0

Why you should add statistical learning to your machine learning tool kit

Data scientists naturally use a lot of machine learning algorithms, which work well for detecting patterns, automating simple tasks, generalizing responses and other data heavy tasks. As a subfield of computer science, machine learning evolved from the study of pattern recognition and computational learning theory in artificial intelligence. Over time, machine learning has borrowed from many

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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeDecember 16, 2019 0

Our Storytellers: Andrew Magee

We’re proud of our unique company culture that spans across offices, divisions and geographies. It’s one of the reasons SAS was recently named among the top workplaces in the world by Fortune’s Great Place to Work! If you’re curious about what it is that makes SAS such a great place to work, one answer

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Rick WicklinNovember 27, 2019 0

Evaluate a function on a linear subspace

This article discusses how to restrict a multivariate function to a linear subspace. This is a useful technique in many situations, including visualizing an objective function that is constrained by linear equalities. For example, the graph to the right is from a previous article about how to evaluate quadratic polynomials.

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