Tag: Halloween

How to scare up a few good graphs for Halloween

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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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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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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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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