In the US presidential election, each of the 50 states has a certain number of electoral votes, based on the population. Typically, most states cast all their electoral votes for the candidate who wins in their state (all or nothing). But states can split their electoral votes if they want […]
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Elections in the US are a ‘target rich environment’ for data analysts. There are surveys and forecasts before the election, and the presentation of results during and after the voting. What’s your favorite election-related graph of all time? For the current (2016) presidential election, my favorite graphs are on the […]
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My river walk last week turned into a spectacular fall show. But if it rains this week in San Antonio, like the weatherman predicts, what will I do? In the coming days, I’ll be presenting at two user groups, one in eastern Canada in Halifax, and the other all the […]
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Being an Eagle Scout, the data for good movement caught my attention. I wondered if I could apply my computer skills in a way that might help. How about showing people better ways to visualize HIV/AIDS data – that might help doctors better understand the data, and therefore better treat […]
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SAS Community member @tc (a.k.a. Ted Conway) has found a new toy: ODS Graphics. Using PROC SGPLOT and GTL (Graph Template Language), along with some creative data prep steps, Ted has created several fun examples that show off what you can do with a bit of creativity, some math knowledge, […]
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Halloween appears be my favorite holiday, because I seem to have more graphs related to it than any of the others. And since Halloween is just a few days away, I thought you might like an easy way to see all those graphs. Here’s are links to my previous Halloween-related blog posts, containing […]
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Like unexpectedly seeing this beautiful bird in nature, SAS has tons of free goodies you might be surprised to encounter as you explore your software. While individual organizations may have separate permutations and combinations of SAS software, I’d like to share the list of freebies that comes with a simple […]
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The State Fair in North Carolina is just a few miles from SAS headquarters, and therefore it’s virtually impossible for it to slip by without me noticing it. There are two aspects of the fair that usually get lots of news coverage – what’s the latest fair-food, and did we […]
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