With the US Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other health topics in the news lately, I wondered how much people spend on healthcare in various countries. Of course spending varies from person to person, so I decided to take a look at the average per capita spending in each country (it’s […]
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A friend and I were recently debating how much caffeine is in various drinks. I felt like my hands were tied behind my back, since I had no graphs to show them. Of course, the first thing I did when I got to work was create some caffeine graphs! They turned out […]
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This past weekend, Hurricane Matthew came through the Carolinas. Some areas had record flooding, while other areas didn’t. I was anxious to get back to work today, so I could use SAS software and create a custom map showing who got how much rain. But before we get to the official […]
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When you were growing up, did you ever imagine that the most popular show on TV would be 24-hour coverage of a storm?!? Yes, for better or for worse, the weather has become our new reality TV. And as you watch the weather coverage, you probably see all the weather reporters showing the […]
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Like many words, if you just say “Cat 5” different people might think you’re talking about different things. Computer geeks might assume you’re talking about category 5 network cabling. But around this time of the year, most people in the southeast US will probably assume you’re talking about a category […]
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I recently read a very interesting article describing how analytics is being used to detect cheating/copying/re-use in crossword puzzle creation, in some of the major news publications. This inspired me to try my hand at creating a totally new & unique crossword puzzle … of course using SAS software! 🙂 My grandmother […]
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Last week, one of the major pipelines supplying gasoline to the eastern US broke. Do you know where the break is, and which states will be having shortages? Me neither! … So, of course, I created a SAS map to help… First I read up about the spill on various […]
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A good data analyst has to be focused, methodical, creative, rigorous, analytical and more when doing their work. If that is not enough, when presenting their work the wisdom of a philosopher may be required. It seems the requirements do not stop. The analyst is wise to remember the words […]
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