The Missing Piece
September 23, 2025: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Careers, Training, and Education (CTE), Breakout Room #7

Authors Abstract
Cali Davis Today’s college students are typically resistant to read a textbook, take notes, or study provided course materials in a world where artificial intelligence can do it for them.  But let’s take it back to an “Ages 6 and Up” time.  Using simple dollar store puzzles, the concepts of data mining come alive.  Topics such as variable type, error, descriptive and predictive analytics become tangible aspects of learning.  Partner this with the use of SAS Viya in the classroom, and you have a collaboration that makes learning fun. In this session, participants will see how to explore a variety of data mining topics while using SAS Viya to analyze the data.  This session will also include a demonstration of how the puzzle becomes an opportunity for data collection, visualization, and analysis.