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SPSS Modeler now available for free for Academics in Africa

Due to the huge skills shortage for Data scientists on the market IBM decided to encourage the use of predictive analytics and data mining at universities by giving free access to the most advanced data mining software IBM SPSS Modeler.

IBM recently announced free access to IBM SPSS Modeler Premium for teaching, learning and non-commercial research purposes. Due to the huge skills shortage for Data scientists on the market IBM decided to encourage the use of predictive analytics and data mining at universities by giving free access to the most advanced data mining software IBM SPSS Modeler.

OLSPS Analytics, as a legacy provider of the IBM SPSS software, is working together with IBM and has made it their mission to create as many qualified data scientists in Africa. Educators and Students can request free access to the powerful IBM SPSS Modeler on the OLSPS Analytics website by simply filling out the contact form.

OLSPS Analytics has 16yrs of experience in providing IBM SPSS Statistics software and training to academic institutions across the continent. OLSPS Analytics highly skilled Data Scientists are all technically certified in IBM SPSS Modeler and have many years of training experience.

OLSPS Analytics has developed their own customised training material for IBM SPSS Modeler training from beginners to the more advanced data mining courses.

In order to enable lecturers and students, OLSPS Analytics provide an extensive range of SPSS software courses at a special affordable rate, empowering them to become data mining experts.

The IBM SPSS Modeler training course that OLSPS Analytics provides includes:

An overview of datamining and the basics of using IBM SPSS Modeler. It teaches the best practice CRISP-DM principles for a datamining project. Then it demonstrates how to read, explore and manipulate data with Modeler, and how to run and use effective models.

Topics Modeler Training for Academics include: Introduction to data mining, Basics of using Modeler, Reading data files, Data understanding, Outliers and anomalous data, Introduction to data manipulation, Looking for relationships in data, Combining data files, Aggregating data, Selecting, sampling and partitioning records, Modelling techniques, Rule induction, Automating models for categorical and continuous targets, Understanding, comparing and combining models, Deploying and using models.

Courses can be booked online on the OLSPS Analytics website.

IBM SPSS Modeler is a powerful tool for data mining purposes and data modelling however IBM SPSS Statistics is also an incredibly strong tool.

Models that are created using the predictive model markup language (PMML) can also be shared easily between IBM SPSS Modeler and IBM SPSS Statistics.

OLSPS Analytics offers IBM SPSS Statistics Site Licences to Academic Institutions at the most competitive prices with the added bonus of one day of free training.

To take advantage of this special offer and to find out more information please visit our website.

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