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Analytics | Data for Good

Caslee SimsJanuary 13, 2022 0

Revisiting your favorite SAS content from 2021

From COVID-19 vaccines, climate change, supply chain issues and everything in between, 2021 set forth a wealth of thought-provoking ideas and data-related topics for us to share with you on this blog. Last year, SAS announced more groundbreaking partnerships and expanded upon its corporate responsibility efforts to help solve some

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Data Management | Risk Management

Alex CoopJanuary 10, 2022 0

Mergers and acquisitions: coming together with data and analytics

Mergers and acquisitions are difficult to pull off, but they can impress when the right strategy is applied. And analyzing your data almost always helps with the right strategy. In the first eight months of 2021, publicly announced M&A activities were valued at more than $3.6 trillion globally and $1.8

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Cloud | Machine Learning

Charlie ChaseJanuary 10, 2022 0

Can demand planning save your supply chain? Find out with this free trial

The past 20 months of disruptions caused by COVID-19 have been a wake-up call for retailers and consumer goods companies. Unpredictable market trends have caused havoc with categories, brands and products making it harder to predict supply requirements. All of these changes have given rise to the need for consumption

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Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinJanuary 3, 2022 0

Top 10 posts from The DO Loop in 2021

Last year, I wrote almost 100 posts for The DO Loop blog. My most popular articles were about data visualization, statistics and data analysis, and simulation and bootstrapping. If you missed any of these gems when they were first published, here are some of the most popular articles from 2021:

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Insurance Fraud

Zuzanna Karolak

Zuzanna KarolakDecember 13, 2021 0

The pandemic drives fraud in the insurance sector

The pandemic has definitely left its mark on the scale of the fraud we’re witnessing in the insurance industry. The key reason behind this is the economic recession. Whenever we observed a decline in a country’s GDP, an increase in fraud rates followed. When GDP fell by an average of

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Data Visualization

Nancy RauschDecember 13, 2021 0

Is it really better to give than to receive? Data science says yes

Active gratitude is the feeling you get when a stranger does something nice for you without expecting anything in return. While both are beneficial for our health, there is a statistically significant, positive correlation between active gratitude and pro-sociality (r = 0.374), that is not present with passive gratitude. In other words, random acts of kindness trigger other random acts of kindness to other people, which is both good for us and good for society.

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Analytics

Alex CoopDecember 10, 2021 0

The future of AI from 5 influential figures

There is no shortage of challenges associated with the deployment of AI: a lack of access to infrastructure, a lack of skills, and new legislation meant to enforce the responsible use of this evolving technology. But the most consequential questions facing us are innately human. Namely, ensuring human agency, safety

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Fraud & Security Intelligence | Risk Management

Alex CoopDecember 9, 2021 0

Scammers are relentless – but experts say data is your best friend

The threat of fraud is ever-present and growing. Organizations lose around 5% of their annual revenues to fraud, and many of them don't take sufficient proactive measures. It's notable that only 56% of organizations conduct investigations of even their worst incidents. That statistic is based on the 2020 ACFE Report

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Analytics

Caslee SimsDecember 6, 2021 0

Preparing for the next disruption: our 2022 analytics predictions

We made bold predictions a year ago about what 2021 would bring. We’re bold enough to do it again for 2022. The pandemic disrupted traditional ways of life in 2021. Remote learning and working became the norm for many. Telehealth took off, and IT modernization accelerated in every industry. 2021

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Advanced Analytics | Internet of Things

Nick JohnsonDecember 2, 2021 0

4 ways to make better, faster decisions with enterprise decision management from SAS Viya on Azure

SAS and Microsoft empower you to make better, faster decisions with unique enterprise decision management.

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Banking | Insurance | Retail

Analytics

Burak BaskinDecember 1, 2021 0

Applying analytics to reduce violence against women: Lessons from VioGén

Around the world, violence against women is a huge problem. It has personal, social and economic costs. One study in Europe, for example, estimated that the cost of violence against women runs into hundreds of billions of euros each year. Law enforcement agencies are key to reducing and preventing violence

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Analytics

Melody Schopp, PhD

Melody Schopp, PhDDecember 1, 2021 0

Using data to understand the pandemic’s impact on individual K-12 learners

Whatever you choose to call it – learning loss, learning disruption, or unfinished learning – there is widespread agreement among educators, parents, and other caregivers focused on the needs of K-12 learners that COVID-19-related disruptions had a serious impact on their education. But dig a little deeper and the story

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Lisa WyverNovember 23, 2021 0

Payment scams are spiraling. How can businesses respond?

Fast-changing payment scams are on the rise. Learn how to fight back.

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Thomas KeilNovember 22, 2021 0

Responsible AI: What it is and why we need it

We as a society should actively involve a divers, non-tech-audience into the discussion in the proper usage of AI – it can not be tech experts only discuss what our everyday life is impacting so much already.

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Analytics

Ines RiestraNovember 9, 2021 0

Data science for public safety: Preventing gender-based violence

Analytics offers huge potential to transform raw data into operational intelligence. It provides new insights into old or new problems. This is crucial in business – but it is even more important for tackling big societal issues, such as domestic violence or human trafficking. I recently had the opportunity to

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Analytics | Data for Good

Caslee SimsNovember 9, 2021 0

Can evidence-based policing change the narrative about public safety?

Multiple burglaries were reported over a three-week span in a specific area of Delaware. Delaware State Police used their institutional knowledge augmented by analytics and were able to bust the burglary ring after matching surveillance footage and public records to an address and photo description. In the past, the only option

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Internet of Things

Caslee SimsOctober 27, 2021 0

How wearable technology has improved access to health care

The convergence of digitalization, AI and machine learning that has been integrated into wearable devices has become a boon for many industries, particularly health care. When Fitbit launched its first wearable device in 2009, it clipped on a user’s clothing and utilized an internal motion detector to track the wearer’s

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonOctober 22, 2021 0

How to (mis)label a map

This blog post is mostly just a bunch of fun maps ... maps that are labeled (or mislabeled) in various ways, using fun/interesting data. I focus on the 'fun' part, but if you're not careful you might also learn a little about the various ways to add labels to maps

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Analytics | SAS Events

Alison BolenOctober 19, 2021 0

SAS Championship 2021, in photos

Every year, the SAS Championship brings a week of sports, leadership and literacy activities to the Raleigh area. Take a minute to enjoy this photo album from the week, and visit the SAS Championship online or on Twitter to learn more about the tournament, the winners and the fundraisers.

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Advanced Analytics

Bahar BillerOctober 18, 2021 0

How SAS developed a digital twin of a supply chain

SAS' Bahar Biller, an operations researcher, details how to develop a supply chain digital twin.

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Ginny InmanOctober 13, 2021 0

How SAS is saving the sweet potato

Have you ever thought of a sweet potato as ugly? These tuberous, root vegetables are a holiday staple, but the sweet potato industry prefers a certain size, shape and weight for them to make it to your grocery store. Many farmers even leave the potatoes deemed “ugly” in the fields,

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Analytics | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinOctober 13, 2021 0

Penalties versus constraints in optimization problems

Sometimes we can learn as much from our mistakes as we do from our successes. Recently, I needed to solve an optimization problem for which the solution vector was a binary vector subject to a constraint. I was in a hurry. Without thinking much about what I was doing, I

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Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 12, 2021 0

The Graph Guy is retiring!

The rumors are true - The Graph Guy is retiring! I've been working at SAS for about 30 years, and had lots of fun stretching the limits of SAS' graphing & mapping software over the years. But I've decided to retire while I'm still young enough to pursue a lot

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Analytics

Olivia OjedaOctober 12, 2021 0

Stop selling, start serving

“No one wants to be sold to, not even the most eager buyer in the world,” says Farnoosh Brock, a corporate trainer, speaker and writer. Brock is also an engineer and author of the book, The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business. She is a proponent of selling

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Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Internet of Things

Nick JohnsonOctober 12, 2021 0

Your guide for analyzing real time data with streaming analytics from SAS® Viya® on Azure

This article was co-written by Jane Howell, IoT Product Marketing Leader at SAS. Check out her blog profile for more information. As artificial intelligence comes of age and data continues to disrupt traditional industry boundaries, the need for real-time analytics is escalating as organizations fight to keep their competitive edge.

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Analytics

Rusty HamiltonOctober 11, 2021 0

3 ways data and analytics can improve outcomes for the construction industry

Construction is the second largest industry in the world with a market value of $12.5 trillion, accounting for 13% of the world’s GDP. Financial services are the only industry ahead of construction, with a market value of $22.5 trillion. There are many differences between the two industries, but the most

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Advanced Analytics

Udo SglavoOctober 11, 2021 0

Art or science? Choosing the right regression model

SAS' Udo Sglavo and Jan Chvosta discuss the power of a regression framework and choosing the correct regression model.

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Advanced Analytics | Data for Good

Alex CoopOctober 8, 2021 0

Responding to virtual mental health care needs: a 1-on-1 with CAMH CEO, Tracey MacArthur

Overlapping social issues and additional uncertainties – not to mention a global pandemic - have led to a massive spike in people seeking mental health support. Much of that extra demand has been absorbed virtually. Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, for example, has seen its monthly demand for

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Management

Josh MorganOctober 7, 2021 0

3 ways to use data to advocate for whole person mental health

With data, we can proactively advocate for changes to systems and policies. See how it's done.

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Marketing

Caslee SimsOctober 4, 2021 0

Brand marketing tips for everyone – not just marketers

“You have to have a left and right-brained approach to marketing. It’s important to leverage data, but you also have to spark creativity and inspiration so you can appeal to the head and heart of your customers.” - Jenn Chase, SAS EVP and CMO The marketing landscape continues to change. Whether

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