user manual

Chapter 1

IBM SPSS Modeler Documentation

Documentation in onli ne help format is available from the Help menu of S PSS Modeler. This

includes documentation for SPSS Modeler, SPSS Mo deler S erver, and SPSS Modeler Solution

Publisher, as well as the Applications Guide and other supporting materials.

Complete documentation for each product (includin g in stallation instructions) is available in PDF

format under the \Documentation folder on each product DVD. Installatio n document s can also be

downloaded from the web at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27023172.

Documentation in both formats is also available from the SPSS Modeler Information Center at

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/spssmodl/v15r0m0/.

SPSS Modeler Professional Documentation

The SPSS Modeler Professional documentation suite (exclu ding installation instructions) is

as follows.

 IBM SPSS Modeler User’s Guide. General introduction to using SPSS Modeler, including how

to build data streams, handle missing values, build CLEM expre ssions, work with projects and

reports, and package streams for deployment to IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment

Services, Predictive Applications, or IBM SPSS Modele r Advantage.

 IBM SPSS Modeler Source, Process, and Output Nodes. Desc r iptions of all the nodes used to

read, process, and output data in different formats. Effectively this means all no des other

than modeling nodes.

 IBM SPSS Modeler Modeling Nodes. Descriptions of all the nodes used to create data mining

models . IBM® SPSS® Modeler o ffers a variety of modeling me thods ta ken from machine

learning, artiﬁcial intellige nce, and statist ics.

 IBM SPSS Modeler Algorithms Guide. Des criptions of the mathematical foundations of the

modeling methods used in SPSS Modeler. This g uide is available in PDF f ormat only.

 IBM SPSS Modeler Applications Guide. The examples in this gu ide provide brief, targeted

introdu ctions to speciﬁc mo deling methods and techniques . An online versio n of this guide

is also available from the Help menu. For mo r e information, see the topic Application

Examples on p. 5.

 IBM SPSS Modeler Scripting and Automation. Information on automatin g the system through

scripting , including t he properties tha t can b e u sed to manipulate nodes and streams.

 IBM SPSS Modeler Deployment Guide. Informatio n on running SPSS Modeler streams and

scenari os as steps in processing jobs under IBM® SPSS® Collaboration and Dep loyment

Services Deployment Manage r.

 IBM SPSS Modeler CLEF Developer’s Guide. CLEF provides the ability to integrate third-party

programs such as data processing routines or modeling algorithms as nodes in SPSS Modeler.

 IBM SPSS Modeler In-Database Mining Guide. Information on how to use the power of your

database to improve performance and extend the range of analytical capabilities through

third-pa r ty algorithms.

 IBM SPSS Modeler Server Administration and Performance Guide. Informatio n on how to

conﬁgure and administer IBM® SPSS® Modeler Server.