User's Manual

Preface

IBM® SPSS® Modele r is the IBM Corp. enterpr is e-strength data mining workbench. SPSS

Modeler helps o rganizations to improve customer an d citizen relationships through an in-depth

understandi

ng of data. Organizations use the insight gained from SPSS Modeler to retain

proﬁtable custo mers, identify cross-se lling opportunities, attract new customers, detect fraud,

reduce risk, and improve government service delivery.

SPSS Modeler

’s visual interface in vites users to ap ply their speciﬁc business expertise, which

leads to more powerful predictive models and shortens time-to-solution. SPSS Modeler offers

many modeli ng techniques, such as prediction, classiﬁca tion, segmentation, and association

detectio n a

lgorithms. Once models are created, IBM® SP SS® Modeler Solution Publisher

enables their delivery enterprise-wide to decision makers or to a database.

About IBM Bu

siness Analytics

IBM B usiness Analy tics software delivers complete, consistent and accurate inform ation t hat

decision-makers trust to improve business performanc e. A comprehensiv e portfolio of business

intelligence, predictive analytics, ﬁnancial pe r f ormance and strategy m anagement, and analytic

applicat ions provides clear, immediate and actionable insights into current performance an d the

ability to predict future outcomes. C ombined with rich industry solutions, proven pr actices a nd

professi onal services, organizations of every size can dr ive the highest productivity, conﬁdently

automate decisions and deliver better results.

As part of

this portfolio, IBM SPSS Predictive Analytics software helps organizations predict

future events and pro actively act upon that insight to drive better busines s outcomes. Comme r cial,

government and academic customers w orldwi de rely on IBM SPSS t echnology as a compet itive

advantag

e in attracting, retaining and growing custome r s, while reducing fraud and mitigating

risk. By in corporating IBM SPSS software into their daily operations, organizations become

predictive enterprises – able to dire ct and automate decisions to meet business goals and achieve

measura

ble competitive advantage. For further information o r to reach a representative visit

http://www.ibm.com/spss.

Techni

cal support

Technical support is available to maintenance customers. Customers may contact Technical

Suppor t for assistance in using IBM Co r p. products or for insta llation hel p for one of the

supported hardware environm ents. To reach Technical Support, see the IBM Corp. web site

at http://www.ibm.com/support. Be prepared to identify yourself, y our organization, and y our

support agreement when requesting assistance.

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