Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Bobbie WagonerJune 5, 2017 0

The new Data Pane in SAS Visual Analytics - It's painless!

Refining your data for effective reports is even easier in the 8.1 release of SAS Visual Analytics. In this blog post, I’ll take a look at the data pane, how it displays data from your active data source, and a few tasks that you might want to perform, such as

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Chris HemedingerMay 30, 2017 0

Create and run SAS code in SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office

When SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office was first created over a decade ago, SAS programmers were told to check their skills at the door. This new product was for non-programmers only. SAS programmers were invited to contribute to the experience by packaging their code in SAS stored processes, which end

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Analytics | Data for Good

Shannon HeathMay 24, 2017 0

SAS and WildTrack protect endangered species, one footprint at a time

Around the world, animals continue to be added to the endangered species list. Thankfully, there are organizations like WildTrack, a nonprofit organization using non-invasive techniques to monitor endangered species. With the help of SAS® technology, WildTrack can use its collection of data to preserve endangered species and improve conservation efforts.

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Analytics | Students & Educators

Katrina MillerMay 18, 2017 0

Equity in education: I was a statistic

Conversations around equity in education are at a fever pitch. Decades of research show that students of color and low-income students are disproportionately taught by less effective or more inexperienced teachers.  Civil rights leaders encouraged the Obama administration to require states to develop Equity Plans to ensure that every student

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Education | Government

Analytics

Tim ClarkMay 2, 2017 0

The spreadsheet: Friend or foe?

For many years the humble spreadsheet has held many different roles and responsibilities supporting finance, marketing, sales -- pretty much every department in your business. There's always someone with a “magic spreadsheet,” but how effective is this culture that always uses the same format to consume data? My view of

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Work & Life at SAS

Allison HinesApril 21, 2017 0

What’s all the buzz?

30,000 new employees start work today in one of SAS’ sweetest acquisitions to date. Bee Downtown, a North Carolina-based company using businesses in cities to help save honey bee populations, will install two hives on SAS world headquarters campus, bringing with them 30,000 - 40,000 new honey bees. Bee Downtown-sponsored

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Georgia MarianiApril 20, 2017 0

4 examples of data, reporting and analytics in education

Leaders in the education industry understand that when people at all levels have timely access to the right data and reports, they can generate trusted knowledge and insights that help transform programs, curriculums, student outcomes and more. That's how the industry's leaders deliver desired results faster to further student success.

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Education

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgApril 18, 2017 0

Mind the (Tax) Gap

During the week when everyone hanging onto their money until the last day files their taxes here in the U.S., I find it valuable to reflect on what won’t happen this week.  Based on studies from the IRS, an estimated $458 Billion WON’T be appropriately reported or paid.  This is

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Government

Learn SAS | SAS Events

Larry LaRussoApril 18, 2017 0

Nurturing the #lifelearner in all of us

In addition to his day job as Chief Technology Officer at SAS, Oliver Schabenberger is a committed lifelong learner. During his opening remarks for the SAS Technology Connection at SAS Global Forum 2017, Schabenberger confessed to having a persistent nervous curiosity, and insisted that he’s “learning every day.” And, he

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Teri PatsilarasApril 11, 2017 0

SAS Visual Analytics Designer 7.3 Schedule Chart

You may be wondering if you need something special to gain access to the Schedule Chart object. Don’t worry, you don’t, you just need to unhide this visualization if it isn’t already. You can do this from the Objects’ drop down menu. There are several other objects available to you

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Data Management | Fraud & Security Intelligence

David LoshinApril 10, 2017 0

Master data management: Why the unique identifier is critical for fighting fraud

David Loshin explains why MDM is such a valuable tool in helping to detect fraud.

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Analytics | Data for Good

Becky GraebeApril 6, 2017 0

Using data for good with GatherIQ

“This conference has been one of my best because I’ve learned about GatherIQ, a social, good cause initiative that’s made me think about the bigger picture, and how I can help people who need help,” said a SAS Global Forum attendee who heard about SAS’ new data-for-good crowdsourcing app at

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Data Management | Internet of Things | Machine Learning

Jim HarrisApril 5, 2017 0

When machine learning and streaming data meet

Via streaming data, Jim Harris says machines can learn some amazing things without being programmed with domain knowledge.

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Analytics | SAS Events

Becky GraebeApril 4, 2017 0

7 tips for becoming a data science unicorn

Emma Warrillow, President of Data Insight Group, Inc., believes analysts add business value when they ask questions of the business, the data and the approach. “Don’t be an order taker,” she said. Warrillow held to her promise that attendees wouldn’t see a stitch of SAS programming code in her session

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Becky GraebeApril 4, 2017 0

What can a BBC data journalist teach you about data visualization?

In an industry full of word people, it's not uncommon to hear journalists lament, “Data, what are you doing here!?” But today, data is a tool in the newsroom, and reporters often need to know how to analyze and present data to readers as part of their role in communicating information to the public.

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Visualization

Hwa TruongMarch 31, 2017 0

How to make sense of the Madness in March

March Madness is in full swing. And the success of the Dance Card formula powered by SAS -- along with stories about teams like the New York Mets, the Boston Bruins, the Orlando Magic and more, all using analytics -- demonstrates how sports and analytics are becoming more and more

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics

Ashley BinderMarch 22, 2017 0

Make an accurate prediction without watching a single basketball game

The second round of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was an interesting one. Eight-seeded Wisconsin took out the reigning champion Wildcats, despite pundit predictions that Villanova could go all the way again. South Carolina, 24-10 in the SEC during the regular season, upset perennial favorite Duke by seven points.

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Sports & Entertainment

Data Management | Internet of Things

Dylan JonesMarch 20, 2017 0

Which industries are early adopters of streaming data technologies, and why?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you've surely noticed the increasing numbers of headlines about big data, Hadoop, internet of things (IoT) and, of course, data streaming. For many companies, this next generation of data management is clearly marked "to play with later." That's because adopting the next wave

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Advanced Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Emily GaoMarch 17, 2017 0

Clustering of papers using Community Detection

Community detection has been used in multiple fields, such as social networks, biological networks, tele-communication networks and fraud/terrorist detection etc. Traditionally, it is performed on an entity link graph in which the vertices represent the entities and the edges indicate links between pairs of entities, and its target is to

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Advanced Analytics | Work & Life at SAS

Radhika KulkarniMarch 8, 2017 0

Women in analytics - a personal perspective

I am often asked to describe my career as a woman in analytics and provide some insights to guide women who wish to be part of this field and to succeed as leaders in the profession. I have divided my comments on women in analytics into sections, starting from the beginning,

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Data Management | Internet of Things

Phil SimonMarch 8, 2017 0

Event stream data: When motive meets opportunity

.@philsimon sees these two colliding sooner rather than later.

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Data Management

Jim HarrisMarch 6, 2017 0

Compliance: Is a solid data management strategy and platform enough?

Platform and strategy are core to compliance, but Jim Harris says commitment from people across the organization is just as important and harder to achieve.

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Steve BennettMarch 3, 2017 0

5 Tech initiatives for the Trump administration

The Obama administration made great strides in improving the government’s use of information technology over the past eight years, and now it's up to the Trump administration to expand upon it. Let’s look at five possible Trump administration initiatives that can take government’s use of information technology to the next

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Government

Data Visualization

Ed SummersFebruary 22, 2017 0

SAS Graphics Accelerator makes charts and graphs consumable for blind users

Some would say that it's impossible for blind users to see charts and graphs. Those same people might have once said it was impossible for the visually impaired to see the particles that comprise an atom, or galaxies that are billions of light years away. Innovation would prove them wrong

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Data Management

Dylan JonesFebruary 21, 2017 0

A simple framework for getting started with data compliance (Part 1 )

As you work toward data compliance, Dylan Jones says keep it simple – start with the 4F’s: Function, Flow, Form, Foster. Part 1 looks at the first two.

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Advanced Analytics | SAS Events

Larry LaRussoFebruary 13, 2017 0

Facial recognition: Monetizing faces in the crowd

Editor's note: The following post is from Shara Evans, CEO of Market Clarity Pty Ltd. Shara is a featured speaker at SAS Global Forum 2017 and a globally acknowledged Keynote Speaker and widely regarded as one of the world’s Top Female Futurists. Learn more about Shara. In the movie Minority Report lead

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Natan MeekersFebruary 13, 2017 0

Boost your analytics: The rise of the citizen data scientist

Are you struggling to hire talented data scientists to glean insights from your corporate data? There’s currently a lack of big data talent hampering corporate analytics and causing nightmares for CIO’s, but I have good news for you: You may already have all the data scientists you need! There are

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Advanced Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Steve BennettFebruary 10, 2017 0

U.S. government struggling with comprehensive fraud strategies

In 2014, the federal government lost more than $125 billion to fraud, waste and abuse. And that’s just what we know about. While that number may sound incredible, those on the front lines of the government fraud fight know that it's all too real. The US government needs to change

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Government

Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Robert AllisonFebruary 9, 2017 0

Visualizing 100 years of US presidential pardons

A topic that's been in the news a lot lately is the presidential power to grant pardons, commutations, and such. But all the articles I've seen just quoted numeric totals - I haven't seen a graph of the data anywhere! So I set out to find the data and graph

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Programming Tips

Chris HemedingerFebruary 7, 2017 0

Tip for coding your color values in SAS Enterprise Guide

Colors are the subject of many romantic poems and songs, but there isn't much romance to be found in their hexadecimal values. With apologies to Van Morrison: ...Skipping and a jumping In the misty morning fog with Our hearts a thumpin' and you My cx662F14 eyed girl When it comes

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