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Introduction to SAS Enterprise Miner (Live Web)
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Duration: 3
half-day sessions Please note the System Requirements below. CEUs: 0.9 | ||
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This course provides a general understanding of the use of SAS Enterprise Miner. The course serves as an introduction to predictive modeling and the use of SAS Enterprise Miner for the Desktop, but users of SAS Enterprise Miner will benefit as well.
Learn how to
- set up data mining projects and construct analysis flow diagrams
- conduct initial data exploration
- generate predictive models such as decision trees, neural networks, and regressions
- compare candidate models
- generate and use score code.
Who should attend
Data analysts, qualitative experts, and others who want a quick introduction to SAS Enterprise Miner for the Desktop
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Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you should be familiar with Microsoft Windows and Windows-based software. Previous SAS software experience is helpful but not necessary.
Course Contents
Introduction to Data Mining
- definition of data mining
- data difficulties
- problem formulation
- importing text files into SAS
- exploring workspace components
- setting up projects
- constructing analysis flow diagrams
- conducting initial data exploration
- employing variable selection techniques
- imputing missing values
- regression
- decision trees
- neural networks
- comparing candidate models
- constructing simple ensemble models
- generating and using score code
Software
This course addresses SAS Enterprise Miner. This course is designed for users of SAS Enterprise Miner for the Desktop, but users of SAS Enterprise Miner will benefit as well.
Course Materials
Students attend Live Web classes using a Web browser and a telephone and interact with
their instructor and fellow classmates in real time. Each student receives an e-mail
with instructions on how to join the class three business days before the class begins.
The instructions e-mail includes a link to download the course materials.
Students need to download and print the course materials prior to class.
System Requirements
For Live Web, you must
- review and meet the general system requirements.
- complete the course exercises through our virtual lab. The virtual lab allows you to access the software used in class over the Internet, so that you do not need this software on your local machine.
- run this
test to connect to a virtual lab session. If firewall problems prevent you from connecting to the virtual lab, then you will need the following software installed and configured in your environment to participate in the course exercises:
- SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 for the Desktop or SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 under a Windows operating system.
Important: SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 for the Desktop and SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 cannot operate on the same machine.
- SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 for the Desktop or SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 under a Windows operating system.
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Not currently scheduled. Available for Live Web delivery if demand warrants.
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