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The benefits of operationalizing analytics
I recently interviewed SAS project manager, Jonathan Wexler, who will be speaking at Analytics 2013 in London on June 19. His topic will be operationalizing your data and he’s breaking it down into three main points: Big data trends SAS tools you can…
Create animations like Hans Rosling!
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…
SAS Visual Analytics 6.2 takes center stage at London conference
Whether you’re looking to network or check out the latest in analytics, conference chair, Myles Hannon, explains what you can expect at Analytics 2013 in London. It’s also the place to get a first look at the latest release of SAS Visual Analytics …
The importance of measuring your business pain
If you write a blog, you deal with spam comments. That’s just part of the deal. Spammers are forever inventing new and creative methods for “tricking” you into accepting their spam comments. These comments have nothing to do with your blog topic but do contain trackback links to their own […]
Training options for SAS Visual Analytics
Have you seen SAS Visual Analytics yet? If not take a look at this site where you can try the software right from your browser. SAS Visual Analytics enables you to explore your data visually and then present your results, even to a mobile device. The b…
Go further building custom graphs and reports with SAS Enterprise Guide
I probably shouldn’t admit this… When I first started learning the SAS programming language 15 years ago, I just couldn’t figure out how to easily create pretty, customized graphs and reports. So, I would prepare my data in SAS, then export t…
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…