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- Local and Global Optimal Propensity Score Matching
- Propensity score-matching methods are often used to control for bias in observational studies when randomization is not possible. This paper describes how to match samples using both local and global optimal matching algorithms. The paper includes macros to perform the nearest available neighbor, caliper, and radius matching methods with or...
- Tags: Propensity, SAS Institute
- White papers 2007-05-14
- Using Propensity Scores to Adjust for Treatment Selection Bias
- Estimating the effect of drug treatment on outcomes requires adjusting for many observed factors, particularly those influencing drug selection. This paper demonstrates the use of PROC LOGISTIC in creating propensity scores to address such potential treatment selection bias. In this example using a pharmacy claims database, this method evaluates the...
- Tags: Propensity, Adherence, Treatment Selection
- White papers 2007-05-14
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- Open source and the bottom line
- Open source and the bottom lineAnd the reduction in proprietary profits...... as a result of open source is? If you're going to assert that proprietary companies have suffered because of open source, you should estimate how many $ billions more revenue some of the most profitable, high margin corporations...
- Tags: open source, proprietary software
- Discussion threads 2008-10-15
- What's really ailing Big Blue shares? Hint: IBM is part bank
- Concerns about IBM's third quarter are popping up almost daily. The standard set of concerns revolves around technology spending and the willingness to pay IBM's army of consultants fees for big bang projects as well as a stronger dollar. But underneath the surface there's a bigger worry that isn't being...
- Tags: Asset, Bank, Financial, Financing, IBM Corp., Finance Unit, Financing Unit, Global Financing, Commercial Financing, Participation Rate, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Development environments: Microsoft vs. Open Source
- Development environments: Microsoft vs. Open SourcePerhaps if you read what you wroteYou say regarding Wintel:"you’ll find 2o FTEs an extremely conservative minimum just to keep the lights on."and then regarding Solaris:"you’re going to be paying about ten people, four of whom you don’t actually need every day"Your statement about doubling...
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, UNIX, environment, Microsoft Corp., development environment, server, Sun Solaris, Solaris Servers, Wintel, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Linux - Still chasing that elusive 1ò0market share
- Linux - Still chasing that elusive 1ò0market share.....Not buying less than 1%. 3% yes, 1% no. The problem is there is really no reliable way to count ALL the Linux machines out there, then determine which are server, super computer or desktop or embedded.Linux's strength in diversity creates a near...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel
- Costing Sun Ray vs WintelSo, you like Sun Ray, Yes? KiddingSeriously, interesting article--Sun Ray is looking better and better!There are so many good reasons to consider using Thin Client. Sun Ray just reinforces that.A few questionsWhy did you so much oversize the client. why use E7200 core duo ? why...
- Tags: Servers, server, VMware Inc., Sun Ray, Costing Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., Wintel
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Samsung announces 3G 'iPhone killer'
- Samsung announces 3G 'iPhone killer'3GCan you honestly believe 3G wasn't solid enough to add? It's not like it was brand new, or GPS perhaps?If lacking those features...already available in other phones is not a flaw, then yes, you are correct.Other people who don't chug the Kool-Aid might think otherwise.Not...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Cell Phone Quality, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Apple iPhone, 3G, Apple Inc., cell phone, iPhone-killer, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Email is the enemy
- Email is the enemyEmail flowIt's so true, we all wade through so much rubbish in our day that it eats away our real time.If my "Send new Mail" button had a, "give 'em a quick buzz" button next to it, it would help enormously, - I'd realise that...
- Tags: skills gap, e-mail, EMAIL IS, JAWS, Web
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- Psystar offers 13 non-Apple Software Updates
- Psystar offers 13 non-Apple Software UpdatesPsystar a Mac Cloner?It is common to label the Psystar Open PC a Mac clone. But this labeling has no justification what so ever. Psystar did not copy proprietary Apple hardware. As long as apple used Motorola and Risc Power PC CPUs it had its...
- Tags: Desktops, Patches, software, Here Psystar, Psystar, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-21
- Panda Security delivers cloud-based security management service for SMBs
- IT security provider Panda Security has unveiled its Managed Office Protection solution, a security-as-a-service offering aimed at small and medium businesses SMBs as well as large companies with a significant number of geographically dispersed offices. The service from the Panda keeps the total cost of ownership TCO...
- Tags: Administrator, PC, Security Management, Small And Medium Business, Panda Security, Managed Office Protection, Protection Product, Updates, Smb/Sme, Security, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- The death gap
- The death gapCause and Effect[i]Death rates are rising from all causes — heart attack, stroke, cancer, diabetes — because prevention messages aren’t being heeded. We’re saving no money from this horror show.[/i]But are we looking at cause or effect? To what extent is this a matter of those who...
- Tags: Vertical industries, death gap, Poor people
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- The death gap
- The death gap, the likelihood of dieing young based solely on your economic and social class, is big and growing in the U.S. An analysis of statistics from the Clinton Administration, published today at PluS ONE, shows an uneducated white woman was more likely to die young...
- Tags: Death Rate, Median Age, Benefits, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Online thieves worse than 1960s Mafia
- Online thieves worse than 1960s MafiaCompletely different situationThe current situation is completely different. In the '60's the Mafia was basically a U.S. thing. Also, one reason why it had grown was J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI. Hoover was a fanatic about keeping the FBI "pristine",...
- Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Federal government, Spam, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Mafia, Edgar Hoover
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Good Microsoft, Bad Microsoft
- Good Microsoft, Bad MicrosoftMS is Straddling The FenceMS appears to be straddling the fence in the area of DRM. It appears the company doesn't want to tick off big content owners, so it does what big content tells it to do. So when big content says MS should screw over...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp., Good Microsoft, Bad Microsoft
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- Google+launches+its+%27let%27s+annoy+Microsoft%27+plan%3A+Pings+Yahoo+and+works+regulators
- Google+launches+its+%27let%27s+annoy+Microsoft%27+plan%3A+Pings+Yahoo+and+works+regulatorsNow where ..... have I seen tactics like this before , oh yeah Microsoft ...desperate?No more so than MS. Both are giants trying to watch out for number one. MS is trying to catch up and Google is trying to keep their lead.nobody clicks on ad-sense ads anmore.....
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-03
- Radon is back because it never went away
- Radon is back because it never went awayPreventive measures and mitigationIt's fairly inexpensive for someone to have a venting system installed in a house as it's being built. This is highly recommended if the house has a basement and is in a radon-prone area. Aftermarket options are available, but are...
- Tags: Radon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, radiation
- Discussion threads 2008-01-28
- China's now building commercial airliners?!¿@!¡
- China's now building commercial airliners?!¿@!¡I think China will ultimately be very successful in airliners.To be sure, Chinese companies have made some big errors this year: Lead in children's toys, tainted pet food ingredients, and releasing pre-production automobiles for safety testing that kill all of the passengers in ordinary crashes. But,...
- Tags: Boeing Co., airliner, Airbus
- Discussion threads 2007-12-21
- (Photos: Art of the printer cartridge refill)
- (Photos: Art of the printer cartridge refill)What about the electronics side?What do they do to ensure the HP printer doesn't reject the cartridge? I've tried their product with little success because my HP Deskjet didn't like the cartridge since it didn't think it was a valid HP refill cartridge. I...
- Tags: Printers, cartridge, printer, advertiser, Hewlett-Packard Co., printer cartridge, photograph
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- What CIOs really want
- What CIOs really wantWho cares?I don't give a rat's patootie what CIOs "want," but I do know what they all need -- a good dose of salts. Is there anyone in or out of the known universe who's more anti-user than a CIO?RE: What CIOs really wantI met with a...
- Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Monitors & displays, Strategy, IT Organizations
- Discussion threads 2007-12-11
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