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Elaine KearneySeptember 9, 2016 0

The Internet of medical things and of intern things

The internet of medical things, spurred by the advent of wearable sensors, has dramatic consequences in industry, healthcare, and analytics, just as the advent of the internet of things and analytics has consequences in education. When I began my internship at SAS in May, I knew little about the internet of

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Analytics | Students & Educators

Jennifer BellSeptember 9, 2016 0

From compliance to commitment: The power of student growth data

As teachers, we lean into our experience. We trust our judgment about students and our instruction. We trade teaching stories with colleagues. And increasingly, we examine student growth data that illuminates our practice and occasionally suggests we refine our approach to individual students. In the past decade, states and districts

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Education | Government

Students & Educators

Chris Hemedinger

Chris HemedingerAugust 17, 2016 0

What were your #FirstSevenLanguages?

My computer geek colleagues are boasting about their humble beginnings by sharing lists of their first seven programming languages. You can find these under the hashtag #FirstSevenLanguages. COBOLPL/1SASIFPSAPL370 AssemblerCSQLLisp#FirstSevenLanguages — Paul Kent (@hornpolish) August 16, 2016 From what I've seen of these lists, the programming languages that appear are very

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Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Georgia MarianiJuly 13, 2016 0

Community college answers complex ‘why’ questions with data visualization and analytics

Reporting can reveal last year’s graduation rates or this semester’s completion rates at a local community college. But drilling further into that data to ask why students aren’t graduating or why they aren’t enrolling requires more complex analysis. At Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, college administrators and professors are

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Data Management | Students & Educators

Georgia MarianiMay 6, 2016 0

Education shines BIG in Vegas!

Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. At this year’s SAS Global Forum 2016, so many exciting things happened that I have to share some highlights. From the use of analytics in college administration to the teaching of analytics in the classroom, the range of information presented was quite

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Data for Good | Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Elliot InmanApril 6, 2016 0

Data science: Storytelling in the 21st century

For thousands of years, the human experience has been recorded by storytellers. Stories tell the tale of our lives: beginning, middle and end. Stories document the triumphs and tragedies of heroes and villains and everything in between. Human beings are storytellers -- it's a trait as uniquely human as an

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Advanced Analytics | Students & Educators

Lane WhatleyApril 5, 2016 0

I've seen the future of data science....

"I've seen the future of data science, and it is filled with estrogen!" This was the opening remark at a recent talk I heard. If only I'd seen that vision of the future when I was in college. You see, I’ve always loved math (and still do). My first calculus

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Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning | Students & Educators

Polly Mitchell-GuthrieDecember 22, 2015 0

The future of analytics – top 5 analytics predictions for 2016

My view of the world is shaped by where I stand, but from this spot the future of analytics for 2016 looks pretty exciting! Analytics has never been more needed or interesting. Machine learning established in the enterprise Machine learning dates back to at least 1950 but until recently has

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Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Keith CollinsDecember 15, 2015 0

60 students and everyone is learning? Only with the Hour of Code

What would it take for you to keep 60 students interested and on task in a classroom for an entire hour? Some kind of magic or trickery? Maybe a bribe? Nope, all you need is an Hour of Code lesson plan, and you’ll be teaching computer programming to a classroom

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Analytics | Data for Good | Students & Educators

Nadja YoungNovember 25, 2015 0

How does a highly effective teacher unlock student potential?

“(Teaching) is an incredible opportunity to be a catalyst for what we want the future to be," says Shannon Hardy, a 21-year math and science teacher from The Exploris School, a Wake County charter school in Raleigh, NC. Ms. Hardy uses data not just as a summative measurement tool, but

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Education | Government

Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Dr. Laurie MilesNovember 25, 2015 0

Data science doesn’t have to be difficult

You could argue that it’s misguided for someone like me to say data science doesn't have to be difficult. After all, I’ve been in the industry for many years and should have a few tricks up my sleeve for dealing with data. But with the latest data visualisation technology –

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Advanced Analytics | Data for Good | Students & Educators

Nadja YoungNovember 10, 2015 0

Highly effective teacher, coach and his student, athlete

This post shares the story of a teacher and coach, and a student-athlete who was the first in his family to graduate college, attend graduate school, and aspires to become a Mathematics professor. It's the first entry in a blog series that will highlight some tremendous educators with whom I’ve

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Education | Government

Advanced Analytics | Learn SAS | SAS Events | Students & Educators

Polly Mitchell-GuthrieOctober 23, 2015 0

Data science training - is it possible?

Ok, so the title is a little provocative, but some people are dubious that data science training is even possible, because they believe data science entails skills one can learn only on the job and not in a classroom. I am not in that camp, although I do believe that data

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Internet of Things | Students & Educators

Elliot InmanSeptember 1, 2015 0

The Internet of Things at your local library

Will the Internet of Things (IoT) create a web of connected devices that make our lives better or an infinite infestation of annoying devices invading our privacy for no good reason? I don't know. I do know that the answer is going to depend less on the technology and more

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Education | Manufacturing

Students & Educators

Nadja YoungJune 19, 2015 0

The man behind VAM: Bill Sanders honored for a lifetime of education service

Love them or hate them, value-added models (VAMs) have changed the way we look at education today. VAMs have reshaped our thinking about the effectiveness of programs, schools, educators and colleges that prepare them. While VAMs have been used in the social sciences for decades, we can credit a few

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Education | Government

Advanced Analytics | Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Polly Mitchell-GuthrieJune 11, 2015 0

Three final talent tips: how to hire data scientists (part 4)

How do we hire data scientists at SAS, since we are not unique in our search for a rare talent type that continues to be in high demand? This post is the last in a series on finding data scientists, based on best practices at SAS and illustrated with some

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Advanced Analytics | Students & Educators

Polly Mitchell-GuthrieFebruary 6, 2015 0

The unicorn quest continues – more tips on finding data scientists (part 3)

Because finding analytical talent continues to be a challenge for most, here I offer tips 5, 6, and 7 of my ten tips for finding data scientists, based on best practices at SAS and illustrated with some of our own “unicorns.” You can read my first blog post for why they

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Advanced Analytics | Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Kenneth SanfordDecember 19, 2014 0

Are there jobs for economists in analytics?

SAS will again be participating in the Allied Social Science Association annual meetings in January. This year the event will be held in Boston, and conference organizers expect more than 12,000 participants from a variety of backgrounds, including economics, finance and many other social sciences. One of the primary functions

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Students & Educators

Jennifer BellDecember 4, 2014 0

Study reveals little impact of student teachers on value-added measures (with exceptions)

As teachers across 35+ states are evaluated, and sometimes compensated, in part by the academic growth of their students, there may be an unintended consequence. Teachers may question whether to accept student teachers, in fear of the student teacher bringing down their value-added estimate(s) and overall evaluation rating. How can

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Education | Government

Students & Educators

Dr. Laurie MilesNovember 25, 2014 0

SAS and Tech Partnership research reveals soaring demand for big data skills in the UK

Having worked in analytics for over 25 years, I’ve never really felt part of the ‘cool gang’. However that’s changing and all of a sudden, at long last, it is "chic to be geek!" Research published by SAS UK and the Tech Partnership reveals that from 2013 to 2020, the

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Advanced Analytics | Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Polly Mitchell-GuthrieOctober 27, 2014 0

Unicorn hunting: finding data scientists outside traditional academic disciplines (part 2)

Finding people with the range of skills classified as data science can be a challenge, which is why some call them unicorns (do they really exist?), so I recently posted ten tips on finding unicorns. In my first post I elaborated on tips 1 and 2 (1. hire from an

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Advanced Analytics | Students & Educators

Polly Mitchell-GuthrieOctober 17, 2014 0

Missing unicorns - 10 tips on finding data scientists (part 1)

As this article on the mythical data scientist describes, many people call this special kind of analytical talent "unicorns," because the breed can be so hard to find. In order to close the analytical talent gap that McKinsey Global Institute and others have predicted, and many of you experience today, SAS launched

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Students & Educators

Annelies TjetjepOctober 13, 2014 0

The Importance of Being a Data Scientist

This post is a nod to one of my favourite plays, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. As the title ‘Data Scientist’ becomes more common, what can we gain about the importance of titles and labelling from this century old play? For those that haven't read it, the

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Students & Educators

Natalie MeyerAugust 18, 2014 0

Can a humanities major learn to program in SAS?

Before I started my internship with SAS, my only experience with data or analysis came from an “Introduction to Statistics” course I took freshman year to satisfy my math requirement. If I’d known then that statistics and knowing SAS programming would be the #1 skill for a bigger paycheck, or

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Analytics | Students & Educators

Fritz LehmanAugust 1, 2014 0

Helping the academic community build an analytics army

For those of you who are classic rock fans, you may remember Alice Cooper’s title track “School’s Out for Summer” on the album “School’s Out.” That song captures students’ excitement of a taking a hiatus from the classroom. But for professors, summer is a time to continue their own education

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Students & Educators

Jennifer BellJuly 9, 2014 0

Advocating for a robust value-added implementation

Recently, the American Statistical Association (ASA) released a statement about value-added modeling. This statement was widely covered in the national press, some of which positioned the statement as a significant blow to value-added modeling. However, the ASA statement did not “slam” value-added modeling; rather, the statement’s authors advocated statistical rigor,

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Education | Government

Students & Educators

Nadja YoungJune 17, 2014 0

South Carolina teacher evaluation system supporting professional growth

Today it is common knowledge that a classroom teacher is the single largest in-school influence on student academic growth[1]. So when South Carolina received ESEA flexibility in July, 2012, the State Department of Education immediately began an initiative empowering teachers to increase their own effectiveness. Known as the Educator Evaluation System

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Education | Government

Students & Educators

Nadja YoungJune 10, 2014 0

Teacher effectiveness culture shifts in Lubbock ISD schools – Part 3: The Superintendent

This is part 3 of a blog series on how Lubbock Independent School District (Lubbock ISD) uses SAS® EVAAS to improve teaching and learning by promoting self-reflection and aiding instructional and administrative decision-making. This is done in a district that, in the past decade, has experienced dramatic increases in the percentage

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Education | Government

Students & Educators

Nadja YoungJune 9, 2014 0

Teacher effectiveness culture shifts in Lubbock ISD schools – Part 2: The Principals

This is part 2 of a blog series on how Lubbock Independent School District (Lubbock ISD) uses SAS® EVAAS to improve teaching and learning by promoting self-reflection and aiding instructional and administrative decision-making. This is done in a district that, in the past decade, has experienced dramatic increases in the

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Education | Government

Students & Educators

Nadja YoungJune 4, 2014 0

Teacher effectiveness culture shifts in Lubbock ISD schools – Part 1: The Teachers

Improving teacher effectiveness is no simple task. Whether a part of a formal evaluation system or for formative feedback, looking at student growth data can be a valuable part of the development process for teachers and administrators. Lubbock Independent School District (Lubbock ISD) uses SAS® EVAAS to improve teaching and

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Education | Government

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