tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10497342.post4926907645461995763..comments2024-03-19T03:24:01.896-04:00Comments on The Eponymous Pickle: Super CrunchersFranz Dillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209033148176538723noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10497342.post-62423630493593407792007-09-12T21:02:00.000-04:002007-09-12T21:02:00.000-04:00Chris, Thanks for your comment. Also for the lin...Chris,<BR/> Thanks for your comment. Also for the link to your blog, I will pass the link along to others internally, always looking for new perspectives.<BR/><BR/>I have now read most of the book, and SAS has not been mentioned yet, and it's not in the index. I have been a long-time user of SAS, and it's certainly the kind of power-tool thats useful for these kinds of applications. I recommend it without reservation.<BR/><BR/>Since you have not read Super Crunch yet, I will seek to argue from the grounding of having read it ... true it's a pop style review of some useful data mining problems, and while understating what is needed, does a good job of presenting what can be done, with tools like SAS (for example). I have referred portions of it to several people already. So I stand by its value in that sense!<BR/><BR/>Do stay in touch on this!Franz Dillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209033148176538723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10497342.post-8008835454821404432007-09-12T14:12:00.000-04:002007-09-12T14:12:00.000-04:00I believe you're correct that this sort of book, w...I believe you're correct that this sort of book, which throws the concept of data mining into the pop culture psyche, implies that the application is easy. The fact is that governments and corporations have a tremendous investment in their data, and while these applications can yield a signficant return, they are not trivial. See <A HREF="http://blogs.sas.com/sasdummy/index.php?/archives/9-Super-crunchy-goodness-in-every-tera-bite.html" REL="nofollow">my blog for a more grounded view of how this applies to us.</A>Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041663977088147702noreply@blogger.com