What's New in 4th Edition

The 4th edition is very similar to the 3rd edition. Most importantly, each exercise in the 4th edition has a video tutorial and explanation. Visit the Videos page to watch these videos. Some other changes are:

• Changed the order of modeling exercises (it is better to start with MBR and Decision Tree models for beginners).
• Swapped the data sets between Regression and MBR exercises.
• Added an exercise and assignment pair for Logistic Regression (to focus on Accounting Analytics).
• Added baseline discussions while predicting continuous variables.
• Simplified and streamlined certain exercises.

This workbook is written for students in higher education. Instructors teaching predictive analytics courses can assign this workbook to their students to expose them to predictive analytics techniques using SAS Enterprise Miner. The workbook is developed using SAS Enterprise Miner 14.3, but it should apply to other versions with little to no changes.

This workbook does not require students to have any previous knowledge of SAS Enterprise Miner. It walks students through the predictive analytics process using step-by-step by instructions. Even though the contents of this workbook can be completed by anyone who has access to SAS Enterprise Miner, knowledge of predictive analytics concepts is essential. Also, this workbook is not a substitute for any lecture or textbook. It is best if this workbook is used in parallel to lectures.