Bob at r4stats.com claimed that a linear mixed model with over 5 million observations and 2 million levels of random effects was fit using lme4 package in R:
I am always interested in large scale mixed model like this and would appreciate anyone w…
Upcoming SAS Talks: Getting started with SAS
Are you a new SAS user who isn’t sure where to begin? Have no fear, because you’re not alone. Here at SAS, we often receive questions from people who need help getting started with the software. Getting Started with SAS is the topic of a SAS Talks session that I […]
Three of the Most Common SAS Stored Process Errors
If you want to learn how to create a stored process at the SAS Global Forum 2013, then make sure you attend the “Building Your First Stored Process” Hands On workshop that Angela and are hosting on Wednesday morning. We will show you how to build a three different stored …
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Applied data science in college basketball
Revenge of the Nerds was so 1980s. Now it’s a new world order: math geeks and athletes are working together. I’m not talking just about what happens when data nerds observe, analyze, and predict sports outcomes — as they do in March Madness with their “bracketology”. That’s compelling, but your […]
March Madness, Moneyball, and sports analytics
A big part of “winning” these days (be it sports or a business) is performing analytics better than your competition. This is demonstrated in awe-inspiring fashion in the book (and movie) “Moneyball.” And on that topic, I’d like to show you a f…
What’s New
I didn’t blog for a while in this first half March and there are bunches of new stuff to catch up: I had a new baby! He was delivered on time (and on budget!), lions tigers and bears, oh my… His brother is Tiger so I named him, Leo. And I got the latest SAS […]