Stepwise Methods in Using SAS PROC LOGISTIC and SAS Enterprise Miner for Prediction
[ Source: SAS Institute ]
January 2008-
This paper published by SAS institute demonstrates that if the goal of modeling is prediction, with a large number of covariates and little theoretical guidance for choosing among them, the approach based on the combination of stepwise logistic regression, information criteria, and best subset selection will result in fully automated procedure. The technique proposed in this paper can be used for predictive purposes with SAS PROC LOGISTIC or within Enterprise Miner in solving such problems ....
A New Strategy of Model Building in PROC LOGISTIC With Automatic Variable Selection, Validation, Shrinkage and Model Averaging
[ Source: SAS Institute ]
January 2008-
This paper is a further development of the work wherein the researchers proposed an approach to model building for prediction based on the combination of stepwise logistic regression, information criteria, and the best subset selection. The approach inherited some strong features of the three components mentioned, in particular it helped to avoid the agonizing process of choosing the ""Right"" critical p-value in stepwise regression. At the same time automatic selection procedures are often criticized severely ....
BMC Remedy IT Service Management 7.0 Concepts
[ Source: BMC Software ]
January 2008-
This white paper from BMC Software describes the concepts underlying the BMC Remedy IT Service Management applications and gives best practices for establishing IT service and support using BMC Remedy IT Service Management to manage data about one’s IT environment. BMC Remedy asset management helps to align asset portfolios to business needs, lower software license costs and compliance risk, avoid over and under purchasing of hardware and software and reduce leasing costs and penalties. ITSM ....
Emerging Security Threats Demand Comprehensive Infrastructure Monitoring
[ Source: FireScope ]
January 2008-
A multi-billion dollar cyber crime industry is changing the security landscape. Targeted external and internal attacks that steal intellectual property, customer data, and money are on the rise - impacting corporations’ bottom lines and their reputations with customers. Malicious code is entering the environment more rapidly than patches can be deployed and through avenues that network perimeter monitoring can’t detect. Today’s targeted security threats evade detection by single-point security solutions and traditional network monitoring. This ....
Improving Credit Scoring by Generalized Additive Model
[ Source: SAS Institute ]
January 2008-
How to assess the credit risk has become crucial for credit card companies and commercial banks due to the explosive growth of credit market in recent years. Logistic Regression, which is a special case of Generalized Linear Models, is the most widely used statistical model in the credit scoring industry. Introduced by McCullagh and Nelder, Generalized Linear Models provide a unified framework to model response from any member of the exponential family distributions, such as ....
Next Generation Information Visualization
[ Source: Centrifuge Systems ]
June 2008-
The analysis problem today is very significant. Analysts of all types are overwhelmed with data which continues to grow at alarming rates. Traditional business intelligence tools are not able to satisfy the analysts need to interactively explore the data. As a result, these tools and current data visualization products are too hard to use, too static (they lack interactivity), too disconnected from the immediate needs of business users and too isolated. Interactive, visual exploration and ....
Business Intelligence Survey-2007
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
March 2007-
Business intelligence, as we've known it, is about to explode. Oracle's plans to buy Hyperion combined with a series of developments by other players have created quite a frenzy in the once-staid market. How will these shifts impact your organization?
This InformationWeek Research report examines the business intelligence strategies of 500 organizations -- focusing on these topics:
Deployment of business intelligence tools
Drivers of deployment
Challenges and ....
GAP Analysis: The Case for Data Services
[ Source: JBoss ]
May 2008-
Data services gather and integrate data from many different sources in real time, bridging gaps to create consolidated information views while hiding data source complexity from applications. A data service approach makes data access and integration scalable by streamlining development and maintenance, whether applications speak Web services, SQL, or both.
This white paper is a GAP Analysis for the case of Data Services. It reviews the need for data services, anatomy of a ....
Data Visualization Tools Help Traders Achieve Best Execution in Today’s Ultra-Fast Moving Markets
[ Source: Panopticon Software ]
May 2008-
Security traders today face two major challenges: the markets in which they operate have become highly complex and ultra-fast, while at the same time the fiduciary duty of best execution is viewed more seriously than ever. Wayne Wagner explains how data visualization applications help traders achieve best execution by informing them of developing situations quickly enough to prevent sub-standard executions. Advanced data visualization software platforms have emerged in recent years as solutions ....
Sageworks Analyst Provides Commercial Credit Analysis Capabilities
[ Source: Sageworks, Inc. ]
January 2005-
Sageworks Analyst is a commercial credit analysis technology. View a video demonstration of how community banks around the country use this unique online technology to perform global cash flow analysis, automate narrative write-ups, benchmark clients versus their peer groups, and quickly perform business projections.