On 11 Mar 2003 at 16:21, Jim Paul wrote:
If you don't mind saving a little money, try the
GPL'ed R language, which has packages for
neural networks and tree methods (among a lot of others).
Search google for CRAN (the Comprehensive R Archival Network).
If you goes for this, then buy "Modern Applied Statistics with S" by
Venables/Ripley.
Kjetil Halvorsen
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I'm hoping to purchase in the near future software to allow me to apply data-mining techniques such as CART and neural networks.
>
> Currently I'm aware of two products "Clementine" (produced by SPSS) and "Insightful Miner 2" (part of the S-Plus stable).
>
> Has anyone any comments/recommendations regarding these packages. Suggestions for alternatives would also be welcome,
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jim
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