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== Uses and applications == === Education === SAS' analytical software is used in education to measure and visualize student outcomes and growth trends.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodie |first=Alex |date=2022-09-26 |title=How Data Analytics Can Combat Learning Loss Due to COVID-19 |url=https://www.datanami.com/2022/09/26/how-data-analytics-can-combat-learning-loss-due-to-covid-19/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Datanami}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cooper |first=Harris |last2=Nye |first2=Barbara |last3=Charlton |first3=Kelly |last4=Lindsay |first4=James |last5=Greathouse |first5=Scott |date=1996 |title=The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores: A Narrative and Meta-Analytic Review |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/00346543066003227 |journal=Review of Educational Research |language=en |volume=66 |issue=3 |pages=227–268 |doi=10.3102/00346543066003227 |issn=0034-6543|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Reynolds using AI-powered predictive analytics to grow enrollment {{!}} Reynolds Community College |url=https://www.reynolds.edu/news//2023/06/sas-ai-predictive-analytics-at-reynolds.html |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=www.reynolds.edu |language=en}}</ref> Several states, including Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri, and North Dakota use its software to measure and analyze [[Summer learning loss|learning loss]] and learning recovery in students.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-18 |title=Recovery Analysis Report Shows NC Students Made Gains on Pandemic Losses in 2021-22 {{!}} NC DPI |url=https://www.dpi.nc.gov/blog/2023/04/18/recovery-analysis-report-shows-nc-students-made-gains-pandemic-losses-2021-22 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=www.dpi.nc.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-05 |title=Time to rise: State analysis shows how far performance fell during pandemic |url=https://kclinc.org/news/2022/8/4/time-to-rise-up-state-analysis-shows-how-far-performance-fell-during-pandemic |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Local Investment Commission |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ndlegis.gov/files/committees/67-2021/23_5169_02000presentation_220report.pdf An Analysis of Learning Decline Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic]</ref> === Environmental science === SAS and the [[International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis]] launched an app that [[Crowdsource|crowdsources]] image data related to deforestation to train AI algorithms that can identify human impact on the environment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAS and IIASA call for crowd-driven artificial intelligence to help track deforestation |url=https://iiasa.ac.at/news/apr-2020/sas-and-iiasa-call-for-crowd-driven-artificial-intelligence-to-help-track |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |language=en}}</ref> The [[University of Florida]]'s Center for Coastal Solutions partners with SAS to develop research, training programs and analytical tools related to environmental issues affecting coastal communities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UF Partners with SAS to Expand Artificial Intelligence Efforts in Coastal Communities – Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment |url=https://www.essie.ufl.edu/uf-partners-with-sas-to-expand-artificial-intelligence-efforts-in-coastal-communities/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=www.essie.ufl.edu}}</ref> The UNC Center for Galapagos Studies partnered with SAS in 2023 to create a model that can track the health and migratory patterns of species such as [[sea turtles]] and [[hammerhead sharks]], as well as the health of the [[phytoplankton]] population.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gabryel |first=Carleigh |date=2023-05-09 |title=SAS seeks crowd-driven AI to protect endangered sea turtles in Galapagos |url=https://research.unc.edu/2023/05/09/sas-seeks-crowd-driven-ai-to-protect-endangered-sea-turtles-in-galapagos/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=UNC Research |language=en-US}}</ref> === Finance and insurance === SAS's fraud detection and prevention software is used by the tax agencies of various countries, such as the United States,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-09 |title=SAS arms IRS with new fraud detection tools |url=https://washingtontechnology.com/2011/12/sas-arms-irs-with-new-fraud-detection-tools/351114/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Washington Technology |language=en}}</ref> and [[Malta]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Malta commits €3m to implement AI-powered SAS for tax evasion detection |url=https://aibc.world/news/malta-commits-e3m-to-implement-ai-powered-sas-for-tax-evasion-detection/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=AIBC |language=en-US}}</ref> === Healthcare and life sciences === SAS has been a partner of the [[Cleveland Clinic]] since 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Clinic's COVID-19 strategy driven by data modeling {{!}} TechTarget |url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchbusinessanalytics/feature/Cleveland-Clinics-COVID-19-strategy-driven-by-data-modeling |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Business Analytics |language=en}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the clinic used predictive models developed by SAS to forecast factors such as patient volume, availability of medical equipment and bed capacity in various scenarios. SAS joined UNC Chapel Hill's Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI) in 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=bwbieltz |date=2021-09-14 |title=SAS and Carolina partner to accelerate antiviral drug development {{!}} UNC-Chapel Hill |url=https://www.unc.edu/posts/2021/09/14/sas-and-carolina-partner-to-accelerate-antiviral-drug-development/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>
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