The Banality of Crowds

The other day, my wife told me a story that struck me as a great parable about exploratory search–that is,…

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Use Cases & Email Marketing

In the early nineties I wrote business requirements for complex computer systems, part of process was to plot use cases.…

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R or SAS: Quick Links to the Recent Debates

Original post, 7 Jan, 2009 New York Times, Data Analysts Captivated by R's Power byAshlee Vance. Key Point The popularity…

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Delivers the Right Toys and Goodies to the Right Boys and Girls: Story of Santa and SAS

How to know the boys and girls' real demands around the world? and how to predict their demands in next…

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Links: Risk Intelligence Vendors Review: 2008

You can get the big picture viewing different sources(REMEMBER: A vendor's research methodology is as important as its rating): Chartis…

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Options Pricing Using SAS

There are some new financial functions in SAS9.2 Base, including 8 options pricing functions(formerly in SAS Risk Dimension). These functions…

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Industry Review: SAS and Teradata Partnership

SAS and Teradata Partnership: Press Leading Companies See Value in SAS and Teradata PartnershipSAS and Teradata Unveil Advantage Program to…

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Data Mining in Stock Market

Data Mining in Stock Market? Is it crazy? or is it just a hopeless try? Every mentor in mathematics and…

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The Making of an Analyst: A Supplement to What Makes a Good Business Analyst

I once commented the entry, What Makes a Good Business Analyst by Rajan Chandras, with an easy tone, If You…

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Links–BI Industry 2008: Review and Prospect

/*Thanks the hints supplied by: A look back at 2008 and some crystal ball predictions..., byTammi Kay Geroge, from SASBlog*/…

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