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Analytics | Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Fritz LehmanJuly 19, 2017 0

Planting seeds through education

If you’re familiar with the SAS story, you know that we have deep roots in academia. But our CEO Jim Goodnight has always known that roots aren’t enough to achieve incremental growth. You also have to plant seeds. Analytics alone can’t drive change, help businesses succeed and make the world

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Larry OrimoloyeJuly 17, 2017 0

What are the characteristics of “true clusters?”

In the digital world where billions of customers are making trillions of visits on a multi-channel marketing environment, big data has drawn researchers’ attention all over the world. Customers leave behind a huge trail of data volumes in digital channels. It is becoming an extremely difficult task finding the right

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Data Management

Looking at big data and Hadoop

Joyce Norris-MontanariJuly 10, 2017 0

Does Hadoop equal big data? What else does big data mean?

Joyce Norris-Montanari explains why it's so important to pick the right tools to manage your big data.

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Learn SAS

Sian RobertsJune 27, 2017 0

8 new summer reads for SAS users

Summer is here, which means vacations and time at the pool with a good book. If expanding your knowledge is a goal of yours this summer, SAS has a shelf full of new titles becoming available over the next few months. From new editions of classics – such as SAS® for Forecasting

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Analytics | Data for Good

101st Airborne "Easy" Company foxholes outside of Foy, Belgium

Steve BennettJune 26, 2017 0

The analytics of evil

The role of analytics in combating terrorism Earlier this spring, I found myself walking through a quiet and peaceful grove of spruce trees south of the small hamlet of Foy outside of Bastogne, Belgium. On travel in Europe, I happened to have some extra time before heading to London. I

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Analytics

Brittany BullardJune 14, 2017 0

Retail – more alive than ever

There's been a lot of talk in the media lately about the death of retail. Every week, it seems like another retailer announces the closing of stores, acquisitions or even going out of business. Many relate it to the growing competitive landscape with the convenience of online shopping and lure

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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 Hemedinger

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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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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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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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

man using MDM at his computer to combat fraud

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

streaming data and machine learning meet

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

businesswoman considering new applications for data streaming

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 | 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

Business man considering streaming data motive meeting opportunity

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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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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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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