Team Requirements

• Teams must have two to four students who are enrolled part time or full time at the time of paper submission.
• Students must be at least 18 years old at the time of paper submission.
• Teams must have a faculty or educator adviser.

Important Dates

• Registrations must be submitted no later than Dec. 31, 2021.

• Paper submissions are due by Jan. 31, 2022.
  • Up to 15 teams will be selected for round 2 and notified on or around Feb. 17, 2022.

• Video presentations for round 2 participants are due by March 2, 2022.
  • The top two teams (winner and runner-up) in each of the three domains will be selected and notified on or around March 11, 2022.

Competition Guidelines

Teams can choose their own SAS^® learning software, data and analytical question(s) for the competition.

• SAS software allowed:
  • SAS^® Viya^® for Learners.
  • SAS OnDemand for Academics.
  • University-licensed SAS software.

• Data and analytical question(s):
  • Student teams may choose their own data set and pose their own analytical question(s).
  • Data sets must be publicly available, and entries must include a link to the data.
  • SAS Viya for Learners users must follow the SAS-documented upload process and terms.

Judging

Teams have two rounds to highlight their skills:

• Round 1: Teams submit a two-to-five-page paper that conducts a data analysis using SAS software and describes results to a general audience.
  • Judging is based on data preparation, data analysis, data presentation and overall paper structure.
  • Up to 15 teams will be chosen to compete as finalists in round 2.

• Round 2: Teams submit a video presentation describing their data analysis as if given to an audience of analytical stakeholders.
  • Judging is based on presentation organization, demonstrated subject knowledge, use of visuals, presentation mechanics and message.

• Complete judging information is available in the terms and conditions and FAQs.