They say “Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery”… Therefore when I imitate Hans Rosling’s famous world-data animation, it’s not that I’m jealous, but that I’m paying homage to him! (OK, and maybe also a little bit jealous! LOL) Well, anywa…
Tag: sas/graph
Using fast food prices as an index of purchasing power
I recently read an interesting article in The Economist, where they describe “The Big Mac index.” This is an index they invented as a lighthearted guide to compare currencies in different countries. In their article they create a multi-panel displa…
Visualizing NFL fans on a map, based on Facebook ‘like’ data
Are you an NFL fan, or curious about analyzing social media data? — Well, in either case, this blog’s for you! I recently read a fascinating Facebook article that included a U.S. county map showing which NFL (U.S. football) team had the most ‘likes’ i…
Creating fancy ‘infographics’ with SAS
I haven’t seen an official definition of ‘infographic’ that I really like … but in my mind it’s something 1/2 way between data visualization & artwork. It borrows elements from graphs & dashboards, and combines that with an artistic poster…
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…
Census block maps in SAS
I’ve heard many customers ask “Can SAS do/use/handle census block maps?” My answer was “of course!” … but I never really had any examples to show/prove that. Well, now I do! 🙂 First, you need to locate & download the shape files for the censu…
Baseball’s loss is your gain: The ODS Graphics course is here!
It’s been quite a while since my face has graced the SAS Training Post, so some of you may have been wondering: Did Mike retire? Was he traded to another company for a blogger to be named later? Did he leave to pursue his lifelong dream of play…
SAS analysis of the #1 most popular baby names
I’m sure that most of you have seen the really cool interactive Baby Name Voyager, right? If not, go have a look and try it out (be sure to plug in your name, and the names in your family, and so on). That’s a pretty cool application! … But it m…