Data Mining Leader Launches Continuing Education Partnering Program; New SPSS Program Provides Higher Education With Structure for Data Mining Certificate Programs.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 1999-- Combining the latest in software technology and analytical expertise, SPSS A statistical package from SPSS, Inc., Chicago (www.spss.com) that runs on PCs, most mainframes and minis and is used extensively in marketing research. It provides over 50 statistical processes, including regression analysis, correlation and analysis of variance. Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS) announced its Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). Partner Program (CEPP CEPP Chemical Emergency Preparedness Program (EPA) CEPP Chartered Estate Planning Practitioner CEPP Chemical Emergency Preparedness Plan CEPP Community Emergency Preparedness Programme (Singapore) ) at the League of Innovation meeting in Chicago last night. Inspired by an established partnership with Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio, the CEPP provides a framework for colleges and universities to begin offering classes in data mining competency. SPSS is currently accepting applications for partnerships from accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. private or public higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. institutions with diverse and large enrollments. "We created the CEPP so that colleges and universities can offer a valuable advantage to their students and communities, " said Jack Noonan, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SPSS. "This program will help them to prepare the labor force for the future. We are pleased to be involved in a program that will raise awareness of data mining at the collegiate level." The CEPP curriculum is founded on the CRoss Industry Standard Process for Data Mining CRISP-DM stands for CRoss Industry Standard Process for Data Mining[1]. It is a data mining process model that describes commonly used approaches that expert data miners use to tackle problems. (CRISP-DM) methodology and emphasizes the critical skills necessary to conduct successful data mining initiatives. Using an assortment of SPSS' award-winning data mining software, including Clementine Clementine forty-niner’s drowned daughter; “lost and gone forever.” [Am. Music: Leach, 236] See : Grief , the certificate program will focus on the manufacturing, health care, higher education and insurance/financial services industries, attracting participants from those disciplines as well as business and IT programs. The objective of the CEPP is to establish national competencies in data mining. The CEPP certification offers employers assurance that those completing course and lab work from a college or university involved in the CEPP have been trained in the necessary data mining skills established by the industry standard CRISP-DM methodology. In addition to the strong focus on a data mining methodology, participants will receive instruction and evaluation in data analysis as well as in-depth software training. Upon completion of the CRISP-DM assessment and three application/software certificates, participants will be awarded a continuing education certificate recognizing them as a "Certified Data Mining Professional." About CRISP-DM CRISP-DM is a comprehensive data mining methodology and process model created by a consortium of industry experts. The CRISP-DM model makes large data mining projects faster, more efficient and less costly by enabling users to take advantage of an already-proven process. It offers step-by-step direction, tasks and objectives for every stage of the process, including business understanding, data understanding, data preparation, modeling, evaluation and deployment. CRISP-DM began as a European Commission-funded project for defining a standard process model for carrying out data mining projects. SPSS Inc. joined NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers , DaimlerChrysler and OHRA OHRA Open Hypermedia Reference Architecture on the initiative in January 1999, after acquiring consortium member Integral Solutions Limited (ISL ISL - Interface Specification Language. Xerox PARC. Interface description language used by the ILU (Inter-Language Unification) system. Includes descriptions of multiple inheritance, exceptions and garbage collection. E-mail: Bill Janssen <janssen@parc.xerox.com>. ). Company information SPSS Inc., a multinational software and services company, is a leader in business intelligence, especially data mining and customer relationship management. The company also leads in three vertical markets: survey/market research, quality improvement and scientific research. With products running on all major computer platforms and translated in several languages, SPSS helps organizations leverage information to increase revenues and improve processes. Founded in 1968, the company has more than 40 offices, nearly 900 employees and 1998 revenues of $121 million. The company also has won the following awards: granted 1999 World Class Solution award in business intelligence and named "best decision support system for business intelligence" in the 1999 RealWare award competition; named No. 28 in DM Review's Data Warehouse Top 100; placed No. 21 on the 1998 Soft-letter 100, a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the United States; and No. 97 in the 1999 Software 500, a ranking of the world's largest software vendors by Software Magazine. Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has offices and distributors around the world. For more information, visit www.spss.com. SPSS information is available on the World Wide Web through the SPSS Press Center at: http://www.spss.com/press |
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