by Elyse Menger | Aug 27, 2020 | Product Sneak Peek
Wildfires are an annual major risk in most areas of the western United States, and while large fires often burn in the rugged and generally unpopulated mountainous areas, the combination of dry conditions, heat, and winds can often lead to major disasters along what...
by Elyse Menger | Aug 20, 2020 | Maps
While this year looks different, and many children will be doing school via zoom or other virtual technology, back to school season is here. We are inundated with advertisements for #2 pencils and sneakers to send our kids back to school with everything they need....
by Elyse Menger | Aug 20, 2020 | Ask AGS (FAQs)
Indexes are widely used in geodemographics, because they provide an easy embedded reference point which is the national average. At AGS, we use indexes for – CrimeRisk WeatherRisk QuakeRisk Absolute values are not necessarily meaningful to the user. Indexes are also...
by Elyse Menger | Aug 20, 2020 | Snapshot API
Last week we discussed using simple regression models for site performance models using our Demographic Dimensions database in order to reduce problems of multicollinearity. Often, the software that is used to ‘run the model’ are poorly integrated and may even require...
by Elyse Menger | Aug 13, 2020 | Database Overview
Retail performance models have long utilized trade area demographics to explain differences in store sales, and for good reason – the relationship between the demographic characteristics of a store trade area and its performance are both obvious and well understood....
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