Orbitz recently published a map showing the most popular international travel destination for each of the 50 US states. It was an interesting map … but of course, me being the Graph Guy, I had to pick it apart and create my own version. Follow along,…
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The ‘virtual wall’ along the US/Mexican border
Recent news reports indicate that the number of illegal immigrants apprehended along the US/Mexican border has dropped significantly since Trump took office. So, even though Trump hasn’t had time to build a physical wall, perhaps there’s a virtual wall…
Amusement park attendance (could Wikipedia be wrong?!?)
How do the North American amusement parks compare in popularity? If this question was to come up during a lunch discussion, I bet someone would pull out their smartphone and go to Wikipedia for the answer. But is Wikipedia the definitive answer – how can we tell if Wikipedia is wrong? […]
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How to learn from The Dream Team of experts at Analytics Experience 2017…even if you’re not going
You might not know it by looking at me (I’m rounding up when I tell people I’m 5’8”) but I’m a huge basketball fan. I’ve been following the sport since I was 10, coaching it for the last decade and playing on teams throughout my life, still dedicating my winters […]
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Where do hurricanes strike Florida? (110 years of data)
With Hurricane Irma recently pummeling pretty much the entire state of Florida, I got to wondering where past hurricanes have hit the state. Let’s get some data, and figure out how to best analyze it using SAS software! I did a bit of web searching, an…
Using FILENAME ZIP and FINFO to list the details in your ZIP files
It’s time to share another tip about working with ZIP files in SAS. Since I first wrote about FILENAME ZIP to list and extract files from a ZIP archive, readers have been asking for more. Specifically, they want additional details about the files that are contained in a ZIP, including […]
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What cities are in Hurricane Irma’s path?
As Hurricane Irma makes its way through the Caribbean, and heads towards the United States, the big question on everyone’s mind … is the hurricane going to hit my city? Or, as some people like to say, “should I buy milk & bread?” Let’s analyze & map some data to […]
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How rare are Category 5 hurricanes?
I suppose we’ve all been watching Hurricane Irma rip through the Caribbean like a giant buzzsaw blade, with wind speeds over 180mph. This is one of those rare Category 5 storms. But just how rare are Category 5 hurricanes? According to the Wikipedia page, hurricanes with wind speeds >=157mph are […]
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