Decision Tree Induction & Clustering Techniques In SAS Enterprise Miner, SPSS Clementine, And IBM Intelligent Miner A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

Decision tree induction and Clustering are two of the most prevalent data mining techniques used separately or together in many business applications. Most commercial data mining software tools provide these two techniques but few of them satisfy business needs.  There are many criteria and factors to choose the most appropriate software for a particular organization. This paper aims to provide a comparative analysis for three popular data mining software tools, which are SAS® Enterprise Miner, SPSS Clementine, and IBM DB2® Intelligent Miner based on four main criteria, which are performance, functionality, usability, and auxiliary Task Support.