Benefits of Using SAS Enterprise Miner

Support the entire data mining process with a broad set of tools. Regardless of your data mining preference or skill level, SAS Enterprise Miner is flexible and addresses complex problems. Going from raw data to accurate, business-driven data mining models becomes a seamless process, enabling the statistical modeling group, business managers, and the IT department to collaborate more efficiently.

Build more models faster with an easy-to-use GUI. The process flow diagram environment dramatically shortens model development time for both business analysts and statisticians. SAS Enterprise Miner includes an intuitive user interface that incorporates common design principles established for SAS software and additional navigation tools for moving easily around the workspace. The GUI can be tailored for all analysts' needs via flexible, interactive dialog boxes, code editors, and display settings.

Enhance accuracy of predictions. Innovative algorithms enhance the stability and accuracy of predictions, which can be verified easily by visual model assessment and validation. Both analytical and business users enjoy a common, easy-to-interpret visual view of the data mining process. The process flow diagrams serve as self-documenting templates that can be updated easily or applied to new problems without starting over from scratch.

Surface business information and easily share results through the unique model repository. Numerous integrated assessment features enable you to compare results of different modeling techniques in both statistical and business terms within a single, easy-to-interpret framework. SAS Enterprise Miner projects support the collaborative sharing of modeling results among quantitative analysts. Models can also be imported into the SAS Model Manager repository for sharing with scoring officers and independent model validation testers.