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Why Batman is Afraid of SAS/STAT John Amrhein, P. Stat. Director of Operations McDougall Scientific Ltd Presented to TASS September 19, 2008
Why Batman is Afraid of SAS/STAT
John Amrhein, P. Stat.Director of OperationsMcDougall Scientific Ltd
Presented to TASSSeptember 19, 2008
Agenda• Introduction; Motivation• Kitchen Renovation• Some Business Problems• An Awareness of Statistics
• Introduction; Motivation• Kitchen Renovation• Some Business Problems• An Awareness of Statistics
Introduction; Motivation• Appreciation for basic stats - value added• t – tests• process control• Non-statisticians are afraid of SAS/STAT
• Introduction; Motivation• Kitchen Renovation• Some Business Problems• An Awareness of Statistics
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• Introduction; Motivation• Kitchen Renovation• Some Business Problems• An Awareness of Statistics
• Introduction; Motivation• Kitchen Renovation• Some Business Problems• An Awareness of Statistics
Statistical ToolsMultivariate AnalysesLinear RegressionNonlinear RegressionMultiple ComparisonsCluster AnalysisCategorical Data AnalysisSurvey MethodsProcess ControlMixed Models
Operations ResearchEconometrics
• Customer Attitudes • Maple Leaf Farms
• Marketing • Champion versus Challenger
• New Drug Efficacy • Flu Shots
• Hospital Scorecards• Retail Pricing• Epidemiology
• Osteo-Arthritis
• Introduction; Motivation• Kitchen Renovation• Some Business Problems• An Awareness of Statistics
RolesIT / ISDatabase AdminBusiness AnalystBruce WayneStatisticianTechnical WriterScientistCEO, CIO, CFODirector of Operations
• Customer Attitudes • Maple Leaf Farms
• Marketing • Champion versus Challenger
• New Drug Efficacy • Flu Shots
• Hospital Scorecards• Retail Pricing• Epidemiology
• Osteo-Arthritis
• Introduction; Motivation• Kitchen Renovation• Some Business Problems• An Awareness of Statistics
Awareness of StatisticsWhat’s the value added?
• Basic Statistics – PROC TTEST getting started
• Mid-level Statistics – Regression Models• PROC REG Example 61.3
• High level Statistics – Predictive Models• Google “Customer Value Model”
• Introduction; Motivation• Kitchen Renovation• Some Business Problems• An Awareness of Statistics
Awareness of Statistics
So, Why is Batman Afraid of SAS/STAT?
John Amrhein, P. Stat.Director of OperationsMcDougall Scientific Ltd
