Training

In addition to the 2-day conference, M2006 offers the latest technical training in the industry.

Pre-Conference Training

Introduction to Data Mining and SAS Enterprise Miner

(This is a ½-day course offered Sunday, October 22, 1-5 pm.)
This course is designed for data anlysts and qualitative experts as well as those with less of a technical background who want a general understanding of data mining. This course provides an initial hands-on experience with SAS Enterprise Miner for the Desktop.
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Instructor: Susan Walsh or Lori Rothenberg
Price: $100

SAS Text Miner Workshop

(This is a ½-day course offered Sunday, October 22, 1-5 pm.)
This workshop offers hands-on experience of real-world text mining using the Text Miner node of SAS Enterprise Miner. Learn how you can add unstructured textual data to improve your predictive analysis.
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Instructor: James Cox, Manya Mayes
Price: $100

Post-Conference Training

Post-conference training prices are included in Conference Package 2 or 3, which includes the price of the conference plus either 2 or 3 days of training. When registering, select your desired conference package, and then select the training classes you'd like to attend.

Advanced Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5.1

(This is a 2-day course offered Wednesday-Thursday, October 25-26.)
This course is designed for predictive modelers and data analysts who want to optimize the performance of predictive models beyond the basics.
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Instructor: Jim Georges

Applied Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2

(This is a 3-day course offered Wednesday-Friday, October 25-27)
Designed for data analysts and qualitative experts as well as those with less of a technical background who want a general understanding of data mining, this course provides an introduction to data mining and an extensive hands-on experience with Enterprise Miner software.
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Instructor: Mike Hardin

Data Mining Techniques: Theory and Practice

(This is a 3-day course offered Wednesday-Friday, October 25-27.)
This course is based on the newly revised and expanded book, Data Mining Techniques for Marketing, Sales and Customer Relationship Management. This course is for business analysts and their managers, statisticians, and anyone who has a professional interest in data mining.
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Instructors: Gordon Linoff

Decision Tree Modeling

(This is a 2-day course offered Wednesday-Thursday, October 25-26.)
This course is designed for predictive modelers and data analysts who want to build decision trees using SAS Enterprise Miner software
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Instructor: Lorne Rothman

Design of Experiments for Direct Marketing

(This is a 3-day course offered Wednesday-Friday, October 25-27.)
This course is designed for market researchers who want to design experiments with more than one factor.
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Instructor: Dan Kelly

Introduction to Survival Analysis Using Empirical Hazards

(This is a 2-day course offered Wednesday-Thursday, October 25-26.)
This course is designed for technically savvy business managers, SAS programmers and anyone who is interested in learning about applying time-to-event analysis to business problems.
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Instructor: Michael Berry


Note: No food or drink is allowed in the computer lab. Badges must be worn at all times during class and labs.