Robert Allison

How cheap will gasoline prices go?

analytics, correlation, gasoline, Regression No Responses »

10月 222014

Have you noticed lower gasoline prices lately? How low will they go, and how long will they stay down? Let's use SAS to analyze some of the data!... First, let's look at just the price of gasoline over time. Here's a plot of the US average gasoline price, each week […]

How do men rate women on dating websites? (Part 2)

analytics, dating, rating, surveys No Responses »

10月 162014

I always recommend looking at data in several different ways, to get a more complete picture of what's really going on - such is the case with the member 'ratings' on dating websites. Let's take a look at some data from a different angle... In a recent blog post, I […]

How does Amazon deliver packages so quickly?

amazon, analytics, geospatial, map, warehouse No Responses »

10月 142014

With Amazon Prime's 2-day shipping, I seldom go to physical stores any more. How do they deliver items so quickly? Let's analyze some data to find out... There are very few services/memberships that I truly feel like I'm getting "a good deal" for my money - and Amazon Prime is […]

How do men rate women on dating websites?

analytics, dating, rating, surveys No Responses »

10月 102014

What age women do men prefer on dating websites? - Let's have a look at the data... When I first started using computers in the early 80s, I thought it would be great to have everyone take a survey, and then let computers show you who your best matches were. […]

The taxman cometh – for Amazon.com!

analytics, map, online retailers, sales tax, taxes No Responses »

10月 072014

Do you order things online, to avoid paying sales tax? Those "good old days" might be coming to an end soon... Here's a snapshot of my latest purchase from Amazon.com (a little something for the Talk Like a Pirate party I had on Sept 19): In the US, each of […]

Which cars get the most speeding tickets?

analytics, graph, insurance, speeding tickets No Responses »

10月 032014

Is the type of car you drive more likely, or less likely, to get a speeding ticket? Let's analyze some data to find out! Do red cars attract more attention from the police, and get more tickets? How about cars with a 'racing stripe'? Or cars with a big chromed motor, […]

Analysis of credit scores, and automobile loans

analytics, banks, credit score, graph, loans No Responses »

10月 022014

Have you heard the old saying that "Banks only loan money to people who don't need it"? Let's analyze the data and see if that is true!... I'm very much a car-guy, and I love learning about all the new vehicles, and love the new-car feel ... and even the smell. It's hard to not like a […]

IMDb ratings for “The Big Bang Theory”

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9月 252014

In my previous blog, we visualized how many people viewed each episode of The Big Bang Theory TV series. Now let's analyze how well people liked each episode... As a starting point, I looked around to see if anyone else already had a plot of the episode ratings. I found […]

IMDb ratings for “The Big Bang Theory”

analytics, graph, IMDb, ratings No Responses »

9月 252014

SAS on “The Big Bang Theory” TV series!

analytics, graph, TV No Responses »

9月 242014

If you're a SAS user, chances are you're a bit of a science/technology/engineering/math nerd -- and also a fan of The Big Bang Theory. Therefore this SAS analysis on The Big Bang Theory should be right up your alley! Yesterday (September 22) was the start of the 8th season for the TV series, […]

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