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Analytics | Data for Good

Anjelica CummingsApril 9, 2018 0

What can be achieved when passion, curiosity and analytics come together?

SAS has never been able to sit idle and watch from the sidelines as crises ensue. Why? Because we know that good can be made possible if data is put to work. SAS Global Forum opening session spotlighted four real-life examples of how SAS is showing up and improving the

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

I-sah HsiehApril 6, 2018 0

Data can tell stories that transform the world

Data and analytics touch our lives every day. Consider: A call from your bank warning of a suspicious transaction. A well-timed discounted offer for something you need. Most people realize that data and analytics are behind these things, but they remain on the periphery of mainstream conversations. We need to

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Data Management | Internet of Things

Businesswoman ponders data integration challenges

David LoshinApril 2, 2018 0

Data integration challenges for the extended information enterprise

In the extended enterprise, data integration challenges abound. David Loshin explains.

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Advanced Analytics | Data Visualization | Machine Learning

Cindy WangMarch 29, 2018 0

Play with classification of Iris data using gradient boosting

Gradient boosting is one of the most widely used machine learning models in practice. See how to use gradient boosting model for classification in SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning.

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Chevell ParkerMarch 21, 2018 0

The many faces of HTML

Generating HTML output might be something that you do daily. After all, HTML is now the default format for Display Manager SAS output, and it is one of the available formats for SAS® Enterprise Guide®. In addition, SAS® Studio generates HTML 5.0 output as a default. The many faces of

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Data Visualization

Rick WicklinMarch 14, 2018 0

Visualize repetition in song lyrics

One of my favorite magazines, Significance, printed an intriguing image of a symmetric matrix that shows repetition in a song's lyrics. The image was created by Colin Morris, who has created many similar images. When I saw these images, I knew that I wanted to duplicate the analysis in SAS!

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Data Management

Man enjoys smartphone music thanks to data preparation for streaming data

Jim HarrisFebruary 7, 2018 0

Data preparation for streaming data

Jim Harris considers the technical infrastructure challenges of data preparation for streaming data.

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeFebruary 5, 2018 0

Dual Response Axis Bar and Line Overlay - Part 1

A dual response axis chart is useful when the data type for the multiple measures are not compatible. For example, when overlaying measures like "This Year" sales with "Last Year" sales, the format and magnitudes of the two measures (or values for two groups) may be compatible, and it is

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Falko SchulzJanuary 30, 2018 0

Building and visualizing custom polygons in SAS Visual Analytics

Can you use a data visualization tool to display building maps, floor designs and other Esri data? With the recent addition of custom polygon support in SAS Visual Analytics 8.2, customers wondered if this feature can be utilized to render different types of regional overlays. A common request is to

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Internet of Things

Lonnie MillerJanuary 5, 2018 0

How to monetize connected vehicles with analytics and mobility services

For the last two years, I’ve spent time listening to and brainstorming with automakers, their suppliers and other technology companies about how to monetize connected vehicle data. This involves: Data that’s offloaded from a roving vehicle fleet (cars, trains, semi-trucks, farm tractors, you name it!). Data coming from driving-related mobile apps used

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Government | Manufacturing

Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinJanuary 3, 2018 0

The top 10 posts from The DO Loop in 2017

I wrote more than 100 posts for The DO Loop blog in 2017. The most popular articles were about SAS programming tips, statistical data analysis, and simulation and bootstrap methods. Here are the most popular articles from 2017 in each category. General SAS programming techniques INTCK and INTNX: Do you

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Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning

David PopeDecember 9, 2017 0

It's an AI wonderland

It's that time of year, once again, when I take a traditional Christmas song or carol and create a fun technology-related version of it to share with all of you. This is the fourth year and the seventh song, so I hope you enjoy your holiday song for 2017: AI

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Analytics | Data Management | Fraud & Security Intelligence

David KennedyDecember 5, 2017 0

How law enforcement can use analytics to combat the opioid epidemic

A steady drumbeat of news coverage makes one thing clear: Opioid abuse is rising and has reached epidemic levels throughout our country. Overdoses from the diversion and abuse of prescription opioids are one cause of the surge in deaths. Overdoses from heroin and other illicit synthetic opioids (such as heroin,

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Analytics

Greg HeidrickDecember 1, 2017 0

Fashion students learn about omnichannel merchandising and retail analytics

Until recently state-of-the-art for trade area analytics still meant analyzing historical store sales by location, together with some Nielsen market data to select merchandise assortments and allocation. Contrast that with the upcoming holiday season where retailers know where and how demand is initiated, and use that new understanding to create

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Artificial Intelligence | Fraud & Security Intelligence | Machine Learning

Patricia Spinner

Patricia SpinnerNovember 29, 2017 0

Danger, danger Will Robinson: Modernizing risk mitigation systems with AI

How do you define artificial intelligence? Would you define it differently if it was your job to prevent fraud and financial crimes, where the risks are constantly shifting? In a recent meeting with banking executives responsible for fraud and financial crimes risk mitigation, Wayne Thompson, Manager of Data Science Technologies

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Advanced Analytics | Learn SAS

Eric RosslandNovember 28, 2017 0

Learn more about SAS Viya with resources from SAS Education

SAS Viya is an exciting addition to the SAS Platform, allowing you to conduct analysis faster than ever before and providing you the flexibility to utilize open source technologies and generate insights from data in any computing environment. The blog post “Top 12 Advantages of SAS Viya” does a great

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Data for Good | Data Visualization

Mary OsborneNovember 3, 2017 0

Analytics helps Puerto Rico restore communications after disaster

When disasters strike, we’re all left wondering what we can do and how we can help. Many donate money and items. Others donate their time volunteering on the ground. Me? I dive into data. I have a passion for using data for good, and have been fortunate to be involved

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Advanced Analytics | SAS Administrators

David SternNovember 1, 2017 0

Creating and uploading custom icons and map pin icons in SAS® Visual Investigator

SAS Visual Investigator has an attractive user interface. One of its most engaging features is the network diagram, which represents related ‘entities’ and the connections between them, allowing an investigator to see and explore relationships in their source data. For maximum impact, each entity in the network diagram should have an

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Analytics | Internet of Things

Randy GuardOctober 27, 2017 0

The Internet of Things is happening now

If you’ve been waiting for the buzz to settle around the Internet of Things before deciding how to invest in this new technology space, now’s the time to stop waiting. I’ve been working in the technology sector for a few decades, and the innovation and excitement I’m seeing around IoT

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Advanced Analytics | Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Phil WeissOctober 20, 2017 0

Top 12 Advantages of SAS Viya

There are many compelling reasons existing SAS users might want to start integrating SAS Viya into their SAS9 programs and applications. For me, it comes down to ease-of-use, speed, and faster time-to-value. With the ability to traverse the (necessarily iterative) analytics lifecycle faster than before, we are now able to generate

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Cindy WangOctober 13, 2017 0

A preliminary analysis of the Nobel Laureates

Every year in early October, the eyes of the world turn to Sweden and Norway, where the Nobel Prize winners are announced to the world. The Nobel Prize is considered the world's most prestigious award. Since 1901, the Prize has been presented to individuals and organizations that have made significant

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Analytics | Learn SAS

Jeff ZeanahOctober 11, 2017 0

Transforming Analytics into an Art Form

As analytics advances into more areas of our everyday life there is an increased need to understand just what it is that analytics is accomplishing for us. I find there is a quicker acceptance of an analytical solution and even excitement if there is a good conceptual understanding of what

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Analytics

Anne-Lindsay BeallSeptember 25, 2017 0

How data is helping save the world’s most endangered mammals

When an extremely rare aye-aye lemur named Agatha was born undersized at the Duke Lemur Center earlier this year, there was immediate cause for concern. There are only 23 captive aye-ayes in the US, and the wild population is at “very high risk of extinction” according to the International Union for

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeSeptember 24, 2017 0

Getting started with SGPLOT - Part 7 - Vertical HighLow Plot

This is the 7th installment of the Getting Started series. The audience is the user who is new to the SG Procedures. Experienced users may also find some useful nuggets of information here. Starting with SAS 9.3 which was released 6 years ago, the SGPLOT procedure supports many new plot types including

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Analytics | SAS Events

Anjelica CummingsSeptember 21, 2017 0

How 20 girls turned into 40,000 programmers

Reshma Saujani, of Girls Who Code, doesn’t have the background you’d expect for the person leading an organization whose mission is to inspire, educate and equip young women with computing skills to pursue 21st-century opportunities. She’s not a coder or computer science graduate, and she grew up terrified of math

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Analytics | Data for Good

Jill GressSeptember 19, 2017 0

Using data for good: It’s a matter of life and death

12 hours: That’s how quickly you can die from sepsis. Oh – you’ve never heard of sepsis? Not surprising. More Americans have heard of Ebola, a nearly non-existent condition in the U.S., than sepsis – a condition that affects more than 1.6 million Americans every year. Sepsis is the body’s

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Analytics | SAS Events

Randy GuardSeptember 18, 2017 0

Analytics economy = data + analytics + collaboration

Have you heard the term “analytics economy” and wondered what it means? Or maybe you’ve wondered how your organization can use data and analytics to achieve economic gains. Now we have more than just data. We have accessible data, fueled by advances in compute power and connectivity, and interpreted by ever-more powerful

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Analytics | Data for Good

Students boarding school bus from city sidewalk

Shannon HeathSeptember 12, 2017 0

How did one school system save money, improve local traffic and make students happier? With fewer bus stops and better bus schedules

Every fall, highways, backroads and neighborhood streets nationwide take on a noticeable yellow hue, as school buses carefully and methodically transport students back to school. In some areas, including Boston, this massive transportation exercise can present a number of challenges. Boston Public Schools (BPS) provided transportation for 25,000 students via

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Data Visualization

Sanjay MatangeSeptember 10, 2017 0

Bar charts with color response

Bar charts in SGPLOT procedure have some new features that everyone may not be familiar with. In this article we will create bar charts with color response on linear axes. Normally, the VBAR statement treats the x-axis as discrete, placing each unique value by itself, equally spaced on the x-axis.

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