Easy to use even for beginners. Providing broader usage than other products of the sort. Including automated creators and algorithm to support solving the problems. Scalable enough to work fine with even the largest data files. STATISTICA Data Analysis and Data Mining Platform is a response to incessantly growing information demands hoisted by "the Age of Analytics", we're living in. The solution by StatSoft company consists of many tools which common goal is to ensure the most efficient data processing, from querying to reporting. Provided in threefold versions - for a single workstation, for multiple users (as concurrent user licensing), and for whole enterprises (Enterprise editions) - STATISTICA Data Analysis and Data Mining Platform can be used for the most differentiated purposes.

STATISTICA Data Analysis and Data Mining Platform elements

Depending on the edition, the platform by StatSoft consists of different elements, however the ones listed below are crucial for proper operating.

• STATISTICA Data Miner - is a core of STATISTICA Data Analysis and Data Mining Platform. STATISTICA Data Miner is a side responsible for all operations on data, mining and analyzing, providing simultaneously the broadest choice of methods to choose from.
• STATISTICA Text Miner - being solely an extension to Data Miner, STATISTICA Text Miner can be used for turning unstructured text data into important and reasonable information.
• STATISTICA Process Optimization - an extension to Data Miner. Helps with controlling the quality of performed processes, analyzing the trends, and identifying and solving problems with effectiveness.
• STATISTICA Live Score - the most important element of all STATISTICA enterprise editions. A server prepared for cooperating with Data Miner system collects the information prepared within the Data Miner and hosts it for further uses or spread among other users.
• STATISTICA Credit Scoring - is a tool that supports scorecards operating (from development to monitoring).

STATISTICA Data Miner

The STATISTICA Data Miner system ensures all the tools needed for even the most differentiated data mining processes, including complex querying and preparing final reports. Supporting numerous data mining methods (including boosting and classification trees, feature selections, random forests, text mining, neural networks, association rules, CHAID, SOFM, and many other), Data Miner is sufficient for most of today's business purposes. The wide choice of different visualizing methods, the system proves that not only data mining is important, but also the comfort of analyst matters - graphic elements impact the how people gather reports. The system is well prepared for operating on data of all common formats and often can skip import and export requirements by operating directly on databases.
With effective data pre-processing (cleaning, filtering, and so on) STATISTICA Data Miner shortens the time needed for each operation. If followed with well developed wizards (of Data Miner Recipes) and the drag and drop interface, makes STATISTICA Data Miner a really easy to use solution.

The solution supports numerous output formats which the prediction models can be saved in (PMML, C++, Java, so on and so forth) and is integrated into other STATISTICA products. Thereupon, the Data Miner quickly becomes an integral part of company Business Intelligence system and proves its usability.

STATISTICA Data Analysis and Data Mining Platform resources

http://www.statsoft.com/products/data-mining-solutions/ - the subpage of StatSoft's website is devoted to all data mining solutions provided by the company. With plenty of links (not only to STATISTICA elements descriptions, but also to information on popular data mining methods) is a great source of knowledge for the ones interested in STATISTICA suite of tools and the data mining processes as a whole, as well.

http://www.statsoft.com/products/statistica-data-miner/ - here is everything about the STATISTICA Data Miner tool that one might need to know. The broad and complete source of information includes all about from technology to data mining methods, the same as Data Miner system requirements. It's an equivalent to all reviews and overviews together which every user - from beginner to expert - can benefit from.

Youtube videos by StatSoft, they include all general information about data mining within the STATISTICA solution. However, not only the fundamentals are included. The presentation considers practical examples as well, and how different problems can be solved using the StatSoft products. The video lasts 8 and a half minutes and is a good material for the ones who need to trace the connection between the usual information and its reflection in practice.