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Article: Data Mining Using SAS Applications.(Telegraphic Reviews)(Book Review)
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- Journal of the American Statistical Association
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- June 1, 2004
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Data Mining Using SAS Applications.
George FERNANDEZ. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2003. ISBN 1-58488-345-6. xv + 367 pp. $79.95 (H): CD-R: ISBN 1-58488-379-0. $79.95.
The format of this book is to present background material on a particular aspect of data mining (exploratory data analysis, unsupervised learning methods, prediction through supervised learning, and categorization through supervised learning), and then to introduce a SAS macro written by the author to perform that analysis. The macros, as well as sample datasets, are available either through download from the book's website (http://www.ag.unr.edu/gf/dm.html) or from the optional companion ...