Tag: analytics

Superman -vs- Batman … Halloween smackdown!

Choosing the perfect Halloween costume can be a tough decision … especially when it comes to choosing between two awesome favorites like Superman & Batman!?! I think we’re gonna need a bigger boat! (and by ‘boat’ I mean analytical software, of course!) Let’s start with Superman. This character has been around since […]

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The cure for cancer lies in our apps

Every new piece of technology today can be rooted back to the creation of the iPhone, and it’s what David Pogue, Author, Host of NOVA ScienceNow and Yahoo Tech Columnist, calls the singular invention that caused the greatest gap between generations. While its touchscreen, audio, video, Wi-Fi, GPS, wireless antenna […]

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How a data scientist plans his trick-or-treat route

As I continue to apply analytics to various aspects of Halloween, I turn my attention to planning my trick-or-treat route … Random picture: Here’s a shot of my friend Sara’s trick-or-treat crew. With tiny legs, and huge loads of candy, having an efficient route is very important! 🙂 I started by […]

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Create Halloween images and learn SAS basics

Do you have fun being a computer geek, and programmatically creating holiday images? If so, then this blog’s for you! In this example, I demonstrate how to take simple x/y coordinates, and create map polygons shaped like holiday images, that can be plotted using SAS/Graph’s Proc GMap. Once you learn the […]

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Not in Vegas? Watch the Analytics conference anywhere

SAS experts, users and decision makers are taking over Las Vegas this week while attending Analytics 2015 and The Premier Business Leadership Series. Whether you are in Vegas or need to participate from afar, read on for help to stay in tuned and be a part of it all. Watch […]

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Need help choosing a Halloween costume?

When I was a kid, I always found it difficult to pick a Halloween costume. Now that I’m older, perhaps I can use computers & analytics to make my decision (and yours) easier! … There are several different schools of thought on Halloween costumes – for example, some like to […]

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Get the inside scoop for your Halloween candy selection

It’s that time of year again – time to choose what Halloween candy to buy for the trick-or-treaters! This is always a tough decision that has me angsting in the candy aisle. And if selecting the perfect candy wasn’t enough pressure, my city (Cary, NC) was recently recognized as #1 on […]

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Using Discussion Forum Activity to Estimate Analytics Software Market Share

I’m finally getting around to overhauling the Discussion Forum Activity section of The Popularity of Data Analysis Software. To save you the trouble of reading all 43 pages, I’m posting just this section below. Discussion Forum Activity Another way to measure … Continue reading