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Chapter 1
IBM SPSS Modeler Documentation
Documentation in online help format is available from the Help menu of SPSS Model er. This
includes documentation for SPSS Modeler, SPSS Modeler Server, and SPSS Modeler Solution
Publisher, as well as the Applications Guide and other supporting materials.
Complete documentation for each product (including installation instructions) is available in PDF
format under the \Documentation folder on each product DVD. Installation documents 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 (excluding installation instructions) is
as follows.
IBMSPSS Mode ler User’sGuide. General introduction to using SPSS Modeler, including how
tob uild data streams, handle missing values, build CLEM expressions, work with projects and
reports, and package streams for deployment to IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment
Services, Predictive Applications, or IBM SPSS Modeler Advantage.
IBMSPSS Mo deler Source, Process, and Output Nodes. Descriptions of all th e nodes used to
read, process, and output data in different formats. Effectively this means all nodes other
than modeling nodes.
IBMSPSS M odeler Modeling Nodes. Descriptions of all the nodes used to create data mining
models. IBM® SPSS® Modeler offers a variety of modeling metho ds taken from machine
learning, artificial intelligence, and statistics.
IBMS PSS Modeler Algorithms Guide. Descriptions of the mathe matical foundations of the
modeling methods used in SPSS Modeler. This guide is available in PDF format only.
IBMS PSS Modeler Applications Guide. The examples in this guide p rovide brief, targeted
introductions to specific modeling methods and techniques. An online version of this guide
is also available from the Help menu. For more inf ormation, see the topic Application
Examples on p. 5.
IBMSPSS Mode lerSc ripting and Automation. Information on automating the system through
scripting, including the properties that can be used to manipulate nodes and streams.
IBMSP SS Modeler Deployment Guide. Information on running SPSS Modeler streams and
scenarios as steps in processing jobs under IBM® SPSS® Collaboration and Depl oyment
Services Deployment Manager.
IBMSPSS Modele rC LEF Developer’sGuide. CLEF provides the ability to integrate third-party
programs such as data processing routines or modeling algorithms as nodes in SPSS Modeler.
IBMSPSS Mo deler In-Database Mining Guide. Information on how to use the power of you r
database to improve performance and extend the range of analytical capabilities through
third-party algorithms.
IBM SPSS Modeler Server Administration and Performance Guide. Inform ation on how to
configure and administer IBM® SPSS® Modeler Server.