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Essential SAS tools to bring to your next hackathon

To succeed in any data-focused hackathon, you need a robust set of tools and skills – as well as a can-do attitude.  Here’s what you can expect from any hackathon: Messy data.   It might come from a variety of sources, and won’t necessarily be organized for analytics or reporting.  That’s […]

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Hurricane Florence – and other category 4 hurricanes that hit NC

Here in North Carolina (NC), we’re pretty much resigned to the fact that many of the hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean are going to visit us. NC sticks out farther into the ocean than most of our neighboring states, and that just makes a tempting target…

Speeding Up Your Analytics with Machine Learning (Part 2)

This blog post introduces the use of deep learning to train a deep neural network to further improve performance; and hybrid architectures.
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Creating industry-specific infographics (eg, 3d printing)

I usually create very technical graphs, that just focus on conveying the information in a concise and straightforward manner (no wasted colors, and nothing to distract you from the data). But sometimes, depending on your audience and the purpose of the…

How much land does the government own in each US state?

Many of the most beautiful areas in the US are owned by the government, to preserve them and allow access for everyone to enjoy them. And most US schools are traditionally closed during the summer, which provides families a great opportunity to go visi…

Speeding Up Your Analytics with Machine Learning (Part 1)

Hybrid computers that marry CPUs and devices like GPUs and FPGAs are the fastest computers, but they are hard to program. This post explains how deep learning (DL) greatly simplifies programming hybrid computers.
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Which keyboard keys do you use most frequently?

If you’re good at games like Wheel of Fortune, Scrabble, or Words with Friends, you’ve probably figured out that certain letters appear more often than others. But do you have a cool way to figure out which letters appear most & least frequently? H…