During the SAS Global Forum this past week, SAS offered several demos on mobile technology including: Michael Hecht, SAS, JMP iPad App Super Demo Chris Hemedinger hosted a Live Tech Talk on Tuesday that covered the new SAS Visual Analytics Explore…
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The makeup of SAS Global Forum
Question: What do John Travolta, Gina Davis, and I all have in common? (I mean, besides the obvious fact that we are all awesome dancers.) Answer: We have all had makeup applied by artist Roxie Stice. I was the host for two SAS Tech Talks, which were broadcast via Livestream […]
Taking the storyboard approach
A storyboard is a blueprint of drawings/ideas in a specific sequence to illustrate a story. Let’s take the Pixar film Toy Story as an example (I have a two-year-old and admittedly have watched this movie more than the hairs on my head). Before th…
The things I missed at #SASGF12
Unfortunately, my clone attempt didn’t work like Chris Hemedinger’s did. With all my papers, presentations, and demo hall duties, I realized yesterday that I certainly missed a lot. Included is my to-do list for items to watch and catch up on this week…
"Easy button" for ESTIMATE statements
My previous blog demonstrated the most difficult type of ESTIMATE statement to write—a two-way (or higher) ANOVA with interactions. An “easy button” for ESTIMATE statement comes by having a simpler model. Models with only main effects and no interact…
Trying Out WordPress
I’ve had my site http://r4stats.com on Google Sites for a few years now and it’s time to try something new. Most of the articles there are not very blog-like. For example, The Popularity of Data Analysis Software is an article … Continue reading →
SAS Talks Backstage Sneak Peek: Soft skills required for BI developers
Whether you call it Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Visual Analytics, etc. – getting information to the users when they need it and make it actionable requires more than just software. BI Content Developers can have a certification but to be…
In this case coolest swag does equal coolest tool
One of the biggest hits of the demo hall at SAS Global Forum was the cute Koala bear swag from MetaCoda.com. Everyone wanted to stop by the booth and pick one up for their badge. Driving people to your booth is the first step, but then you must have co…