Viewing a Data Mining Model

After you train a data mining model in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS), you can explore the model to look for interesting trends. Because the results of mining models are complex and can be difficult to understand in a raw format, visually investigating the data is often the easiest way to understand the rules and relationships that algorithms discover within the data.

Exploring a data mining model lets you understand the behavior of the model before you deploy it. Each algorithm that you use to build a model returns a different type of results. Therefore, Analysis Services provides a separate viewer for each algorithm. When you browse a mining model in Business Intelligence Development Studio, the model is displayed on the Mining Model Viewer tab of Data Mining Designer, using the appropriate viewer for the model.

The following topics describe the viewers that are provided in Analysis Services.

Topic Description

Viewing a Mining Model with the Microsoft Tree Viewer

Describes the Microsoft Tree Viewer. This viewer displays mining models that are built with the Microsoft Decision Trees algorithm.

Viewing a Mining Model with the Microsoft Cluster Viewer

Describes the Microsoft Cluster Viewer. This viewer displays mining models that are built with the Microsoft Clustering algorithm.

Viewing a Mining Model with the Microsoft Time Series Viewer

Describes the Microsoft Time Series Viewer. This viewer displays mining models that are built with the Microsoft Time Series algorithm.

Viewing a Mining Model with the Microsoft Naive Bayes Viewer

Describes the Microsoft Naive Bayes viewer. This viewer displays mining models that are built with the Microsoft Naive Bayes algorithm.

Viewing a Mining Model with the Microsoft Sequence Cluster Viewer

Describes the Microsoft Sequence Cluster Viewer. This viewer displays mining models that are built with the Microsoft Sequence Clustering algorithm.

Viewing a Mining Model with the Microsoft Association Rules Viewer

Describes the Microsoft Association Rules Viewer. This viewer displays mining models that are built with the Microsoft Association algorithm.

Viewing a Mining Model with the Microsoft Neural Network Viewer

Describes the Microsoft Neural Network Viewer. This viewer displays mining models that are built with the Microsoft Neural Network algorithm.

See Also

Concepts

Data Mining Algorithms
Data Mining Concepts
Data Mining Designer
Working with Data Mining

Other Resources

Mining Model Viewer Tab How-to Topics
Mining Model Viewer Tab How-to Topics

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance