Index

2D aggregation
Animating Using the Visualizer Summary Window
Interpreting the Summary Window in the Splat Visualizer

3D charts
Mapping the Splat Visualizer Elements
Mapping the Scatter Visualizer Visual Elements

3D landscapes
Overview of the Tree Visualizer

accuracy
assessing
Evaluating a Model
Assessing the Accuracy of Models

adding columns
Removing and Adding Columns

aggregation
Examining Your Results with the Tree Visualizer
Creating New Columns by Aggregation
data points
Overview of the Splat Visualizer
two-dimensional
Animating Using the Visualizer Summary Window
Interpreting the Summary Window in the Splat Visualizer

analytical data mining
About Data Mining and Data Mining Methods

analyzing
patterns and trends
Overview of the Splat Visualizer
relationships
Overview of the Tree Visualizer
Overview of the Scatter Visualizer

animation
Overview of the Map Visualizer

animation control panel (Map Visualizer)
Creating an Animation in the Map Visualizer

animation control panel (Scatter Visualizer)
summary window
Animating Using the Visualizer Summary Window

animation control panel (Splat Visualizer)
summary window
Interpreting the Summary Window in the Splat Visualizer

annotating data points
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

API
MineSet and Your Application

application programming interface
MineSet and Your Application

applying a model
Applying a Model

applying models
Applying a Predictive Model
Deploying a Model

association rules
Analyzing Data with Association Rules
confidence
Association Rules Generation
Association Rules Generation
Setting Up Associations
expected
Association Rules Generation
minimum threshold
Setting Up Associations
configuring
Tool Manager and
Starting the Association Rules
converting data
Setting Up Associations
displaying
Rules Visualization
Interpreting Association Rules in the Scatter Visualizer
figure
Interpreting Association Rules in the Scatter Visualizer
Interpreting Association Rules in the Scatter Visualizer
drill through
Drilling Through
expected confidence
Association Rules Generation
generating
Association Rules Generation
setting options
Setting Up Associations
lift
Association Rules Generation
mapping data to
Mapping Rule Attributes to Visual Elements
market basket
Association Rules Generation
multiway
Multiway Association Rules
displaying
Multiway Association Rules
record weighting
Record Weighting
setting up associations
Setting Up Associations
support
Setting Up Associations
Association Rules Generation
minimum threshold
Setting Up Associations

Association Rules Generator
Analyzing Data with Association Rules
displaying legends
Rules Visualization
output
Association Rules Generation
setting options
Setting Up Associations
Tool Manager and
Setting Up Associations

Association Rules Mappings panel
Mapping Rule Attributes to Visual Elements

Association Rules Visualizer
figure
Rules Visualization
main window
Rules Visualization

associations
Associations

backfitting
Backfitting in Error Estimation

bars
decision trees and
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer
negative values and
Examining Your Results with the Tree Visualizer

bases
Examining Your Results with the Tree Visualizer
Examining Your Results with the Tree Visualizer
decision trees and
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer

binning
custom
Changing or Creating New Bins for Columns
even threshold
Changing or Creating New Bins for Columns

binning columns
Changing or Creating New Bins for Columns

Boosting
Improving Accuracy with Boosting

box plots, understanding
Understanding Box Plots

building models
Building a Model

buttons, Tool Manager
Transforming Data with the Tool Manager

categorical data in Splat Visualizer
Viewing Categorical Data in the Splat Visualizer

changing column type
Changing a Column Type or Name

changing marks
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

child nodes
option trees and
Examining Your Results with the Option Tree Visualizer

classes
specifying
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer

classification
Classification

classification rules
Classifying a Record Using the Decision Tree Main Window

Classifier and Error mode
Holdout Error Estimation

classifier modes
Evaluating a Predictive Model
Classifier and Error
Holdout Error Estimation
Classifier Only
Classifying Using All Your Data
Estimate Error
Cross-Validation Error Estimation
Learning Curve
Creating a Learning Curve

Classifier Only mode
Classifying Using All Your Data

classifiers
applying to records
Backfitting in Error Estimation
confusion matrices
Using a Confusion Matrix to Investigate Errors
loss matrices
Defining a Loss Matrix

Close button
filter dialogs
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

Cluster Visualizer
Segmenting the Data with Clustering

clustering
Clustering
Segmenting the Data with Clustering
methods
Starting Clustering with Tool Manager
starting
Starting Clustering with Tool Manager
visualizer
Understanding the Cluster Visualizer Main Window

colors
decision trees
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer

column
importance
Finding Important Columns

columns
adding
Removing and Adding Columns
binning
Changing or Creating New Bins for Columns
changing names
Changing a Column Name
changing type
Changing a Column Type or Name
removing
Removing and Adding Columns
type, definition
Changing a Column Type

confidence
Association Rules Generation
Setting Up Associations
Association Rules Generation
minimum threshold
Setting Up Associations

configuring association rules
Tool Manager and
Starting the Association Rules

confusion matrix
Using a Confusion Matrix to Investigate Errors

Constant command
Changing the Scatter Visualizer Display with the Shape Menu
Changing the Splat Visualizer Display with the Shape Menu

cutting selection information
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer

data
identifying
Identifying the Data
preparing
Preparing the Data

Data Destination pane
Cluster
Starting Clustering with Tool Manager

data mining
About Data Mining and Data Mining Methods
analytical
About Data Mining and Data Mining Methods
and OLAP
About Data Mining and Data Mining Methods
methods
About Data Mining and Data Mining Methods
survey
Surveying the Data Mining Process
visual
About Data Mining and Data Mining Methods
Visual Data Mining

data points
aggregating
Overview of the Splat Visualizer
annotating
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

data transformation
Transforming Data with the Tool Manager

Data Transformations pane
Transforming Data with the Tool Manager

datasets
displaying data
Overview of the Map Visualizer
Overview of the Map Visualizer
3D landscapes
Overview of the Tree Visualizer
animation control panel
Creating Animations in the Scatter and Splat Visualizers
finding specific values
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel

Decision Table
overview
Decision Table Model

Decision Tree
overview
Decision Tree Model

Decision Tree Inducer
classification rules
Classifying a Record Using the Decision Tree Main Window
viewing node information
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer

decision trees
classifying records
Classifying a Record Using the Decision Tree Main Window
displaying
Examining Your Results with the Option Tree Visualizer
error/loss estimates
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer
measure of purity
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer
nodes
viewing information
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer

Delete button
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

deleting marks
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

deploying models
Deploying a Model

descendent nodes
Examining Your Results with the Tree Visualizer

display options
Map Visualizer
Mapping to Maps

display parameters
Fine-Tuning the Tree Visualizer Display

displaying
data
Overview of the Map Visualizer
Overview of the Map Visualizer
Overview of the Tree Visualizer
animation control panel
Creating Animations in the Scatter and Splat Visualizers
decision tree nodes
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer
decision trees
Examining Your Results with the Option Tree Visualizer
option trees
Examining Your Results with the Option Tree Visualizer

displaying association rules
Rules Visualization
Interpreting Association Rules in the Scatter Visualizer

documentation
typographic conventions
Typographical Conventions

Down button
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

drill through
association rules and
Drilling Through

Drill Through Columns command
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer

endpoints
Overview of the Map Visualizer

Error Estimate Options
mean absolute error
Error Estimation in Regression Tree
mean square error
Error Estimation in Regression Tree

error estimation
Evaluating a Predictive Model
Regression Tree Inducer
Error Estimation in Regression Tree

error rate (option trees)
Examining Your Results with the Option Tree Visualizer

error/loss estimate
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer

Estimate Error mode
Cross-Validation Error Estimation

estimating error
Evaluating a Predictive Model

evaluating models
Evaluating a Predictive Model

evalutating models
Assessing the Accuracy of Models
Evaluating a Model

Evidence
overview<$startrange
Evidence Model

Evidence Inducer
running
Starting the Decision, Option, and Regression Trees
Starting the Decision Table

expected confidence
Association Rules Generation

F1 help
Getting Help

filter
Restricting Column Contents by Filtering

Filter button
Changing the Displays

Filter Panel
Record Viewer
Filtering Data in Record Viewer
Scatter Visualizer
Changing the Displays

filtering data
Record Viewer
Filtering Data in Record Viewer

finding important columns
Finding Important Columns

finding specific values
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel

flat planes
Overview of the Map Visualizer

Gaussian command
Changing the Splat Visualizer Display with the Shape Menu

generating association rules
Association Rules Generation

generating models
Generating a Model

getting help
Getting Help

Go to button
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

help
Getting Help

hierarchies
Overview of the Tree Visualizer

highlighting objects
Map Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through
Scatter Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer
Splat Visualizer
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer
Tree Visualizer
Highlighting an Object or Node

Histogram Visualizer
Starting the Histogram Visualizer
starting
Starting the Histogram Visualizer

histograms, understanding
Understanding Histograms

holdout error estimation
Holdout Error Estimation

identifying data
Identifying the Data

iterative k-means
Starting Clustering with Tool Manager
Starting Clustering with Tool Manager

k-means
iterative
Starting Clustering with Tool Manager
simple
Starting Clustering with Tool Manager

landscapes
Overview of the Tree Visualizer

leaf nodes
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer

Learning Curve
using
Creating a Learning Curve

Learning Curve mode
Creating a Learning Curve

legends
association rules
Rules Visualization

lift
Association Rules Generation

lift curve
Examining Prediction with a Lift Curve

Linear command
Changing the Splat Visualizer Display with the Shape Menu

locations
marking
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

loss matrix
Defining a Loss Matrix

main windows
Map Visualizer
Examining the Map Visualizer
Regression Tree
Examining Your Results with the Regression Tree Visualizer
Scatter Visualizer
Examining Results in the Scatter and Splat Visualizers
Splat Visualizer
Examining Results in the Scatter and Splat Visualizers
Tree Visualizer
Overview of the Tree Visualizer

Map Visualizer
animation control panel
Creating an Animation in the Map Visualizer
displaying data
Overview of the Map Visualizer
Overview of the Map Visualizer
main window
Examining the Map Visualizer
null values and
Visualizing Null Data
options
saving
Mapping to Maps
selecting objects
Selecting and Drilling Through
viewing modes
Viewing Modes

Map Visualizer's Options dialog box
Mapping to Maps

mappings
association rules and
Mapping Rule Attributes to Visual Elements
strings
Transforming the Data for the Scatter and Splat Visualizers

Mark button
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

market basket analysis
Association Rules Generation

Marks command
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

.marks filename extensions
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

Marks panel
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel
getting current location
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

mean squared error
Error Estimation in Regression Tree

measure of purity
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer

menus
Scatter Visualizer
Manipulating Scatter and Splat Visualizer Results
Splat Visualizer
Manipulating Scatter and Splat Visualizer Results

MineSet
starting
Starting MineSet

MineSet API
MineSet and Your Application

MineSet tools
MineSet Tools for Data Mining

minimum confidence threshold
Setting Up Associations

minimum support threshold
Setting Up Associations

modeling
overview
Overview of Predictive Modeling
supervised
Supervised Modeling
unsupervised
Unsupervised Modeling

models
applying
Deploying a Model
Applying a Predictive Model
assessing accuracy
Evaluating a Model
Assessing the Accuracy of Models
building
Building a Model
deploying
Deploying a Model
evaluating
Assessing the Accuracy of Models
Evaluating a Model
Evaluating a Predictive Model
generating
Generating a Model
selecting
Selecting a Model

modifing marks
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

Modify button
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

motion trails
illustration
Showing Animation Trails in the Scatter Visualizer
Scatter Visualizer and
Showing Animation Trails in the Scatter Visualizer

multiple objects, selecting
Selecting an Object

multiway rules
Multiway Association Rules
displaying
Multiway Association Rules
Tool Manager and
Multiway Association Rules

Mushroom classification dataset
confusion matrix for
Using a Confusion Matrix to Investigate Errors
Defining a Loss Matrix

naming
viewpoints
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

navigating in visualizers
Navigating in the MineSet 3D Visualizers

negative values
Examining Your Results with the Tree Visualizer

nodes
Examining Your Results with the Tree Visualizer
decision trees
viewing information
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer
option trees
Examining Your Results with the Option Tree Visualizer

objects
searching for
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel
selecting
Map Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through
Splat Visualizer
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer
Tree Visualizer
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel
Selecting an Object
Highlighting an Object or Node
Seeing the Whole Picture with Overview

OLAP and data mining
About Data Mining and Data Mining Methods

online help
Getting Help

Option Nodes
Option Tree
defined
Option Tree
ranking
Examining Your Results with the Option Tree Visualizer

Option Tree
overview
Option Tree Model

Option Tree inducer
Decision Tree vs.
Option Tree
displaying option trees
Examining Your Results with the Option Tree Visualizer
error rates
Examining Your Results with the Option Tree Visualizer
overview
Overview of Decision, Option, and Regression Trees

outlines
Fine-Tuning the Tree Visualizer Display

Outlines File field
Mapping to Maps

Overview window (Tree Visualizer)
Seeing the Whole Picture with Overview

parameters
display options
Fine-Tuning the Tree Visualizer Display

pasting selection information
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer

patterns
Overview of the Splat Visualizer

pick dragger
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer

predictive modeling
overview
Overview of Predictive Modeling

preparing data
Preparing the Data

printed documentation
typographic conventions
Typographical Conventions

purity
Examining Your Results with the Decision Tree Visualizer

quantities
Overview of the Tree Visualizer

Record Viewer
Viewing the Raw Records with Record Viewer
Filter Panel
Filtering Data in Record Viewer
saving data
Saving Data in Record Viewer
starting
Viewing the Raw Records with Record Viewer
working with columns
Changing Record Viewer Columns

record weighting
Weighting Records
association rules and
Record Weighting

records
classifiers and
Backfitting in Error Estimation
classifying
Classifying a Record Using the Decision Tree Main Window

regression
Regression

Regression Tree
overview
Regression Tree Model

Regression Tree Inducer
error estimation
Error Estimation in Regression Tree
overview
Regression Tree

relationships, analyzing
Overview of the Tree Visualizer
Overview of the Scatter Visualizer

removing columns
Removing and Adding Columns

Return-on-Investment curve
Finding Marketing Benefits Using a Return on Investment Curve

ROI curve
Finding Marketing Benefits Using a Return on Investment Curve

root nodes
Examining Your Results with the Tree Visualizer

Rules Visualizer
displaying rules
Interpreting Association Rules in the Scatter Visualizer

sampling
Sampling Data

saving data
Record Viewer
Saving Data in Record Viewer

saving tool options
Map Visualizer
Mapping to Maps

Scatter Visualizer
Examining Data with the Scatter and Splat Visualizers
animation control panel
summary window
Animating Using the Visualizer Summary Window
displaying data
Animating Using the Visualizer Summary Window
main window
Examining Results in the Scatter and Splat Visualizers
menus
Manipulating Scatter and Splat Visualizer Results
motion trails
Showing Animation Trails in the Scatter Visualizer
illustration
Showing Animation Trails in the Scatter Visualizer
options
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer
overview
Overview of the Scatter and Splat Visualizers
selecting objects
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer
viewing modes
Viewing Modes

scatterplots
Overview of the Splat Visualizer

search spotlights
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel

searches
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel

select mode
Splat Visualizer
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer

selecting models
Selecting a Model

selecting objects
Map Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through
Scatter Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer
Splat Visualizer
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer
Tree Visualizer
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel
Selecting an Object
Highlighting an Object or Node
Overview window
Seeing the Whole Picture with Overview

Selection menu
Map Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through
Scatter Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer

setting up association rules
Setting Up Associations

shaping the data
Tool Manager
Why Shape the Data?
why shape the data?
Why Shape the Data?

Show Original Data command
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer

Show Pick Dragger command
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer

Show Values command
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer
Selecting and Drilling Through in the Scatter Visualizer

simple k-means
Starting Clustering with Tool Manager

slider
creation
Creating Sliders for the Scatter Visualizer

Splat Type menu
Changing the Splat Visualizer Display with the Shape Menu
Changing the Scatter Visualizer Display with the Shape Menu

Splat Visualizer
Examining Data with the Scatter and Splat Visualizers
aggregating data points
Overview of the Splat Visualizer
analyzing data
Overview of the Splat Visualizer
animation control panel
summary window
Interpreting the Summary Window in the Splat Visualizer
categorical data
Viewing Categorical Data in the Splat Visualizer
displaying data
Interpreting the Summary Window in the Splat Visualizer
Changing the Scatter Visualizer Display with the Shape Menu
Changing the Splat Visualizer Display with the Shape Menu
getting information
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer
main window
Examining Results in the Scatter and Splat Visualizers
menus
Manipulating Scatter and Splat Visualizer Results
overview
Overview of the Splat Visualizer
selecting objects
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer

splats
defined
Overview of the Splat Visualizer
drawing options
Changing the Splat Visualizer Display with the Shape Menu

spotlights
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel
Selecting an Object

starting
clustering
Starting Clustering with Tool Manager
Histogram Visualizer
Starting the Histogram Visualizer
MineSet
Starting MineSet
Record Viewer
Viewing the Raw Records with Record Viewer
Statistics Visualizer
Starting the Statistics Visualizer

Statistics Visualizer
Seeing Record Statistics with the Statistics Visualizer
box plots, understanding
Understanding Box Plots
histograms, understanding
Understanding Histograms
starting
Starting the Statistics Visualizer

storing
data locations
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

strings
mapping
Transforming the Data for the Scatter and Splat Visualizers

Subtree weight option
Examining Your Results with the Regression Tree Visualizer

summary values
Examining Your Results with the Tree Visualizer

summary window (Scatter Visualizer)
Animating Using the Visualizer Summary Window

summary window (Splat Visualizer)
Interpreting the Summary Window in the Splat Visualizer

supervised modeling
Supervised Modeling
assessing accuracy
Assessing the Accuracy of Models

support
Setting Up Associations
Association Rules Generation
minimum threshold
Setting Up Associations

table history
Retracing Your Steps with Table History

Texture command
Changing the Splat Visualizer Display with the Shape Menu

three-dimensional charts
Mapping the Scatter Visualizer Visual Elements
Mapping the Splat Visualizer Elements

three-dimensional landscapes
Overview of the Tree Visualizer

thresholds
binning, even
Changing or Creating New Bins for Columns
custom binning
Changing or Creating New Bins for Columns

Tool Manager
Using the Tool Manager Window
adding columns
Removing and Adding Columns
applying a model
Applying a Model
Association Rules Generator window
Setting Up Associations
binning columns
Changing or Creating New Bins for Columns
buttons
Transforming Data with the Tool Manager
changing column names
Changing a Column Type or Name
changing column types
Changing a Column Type or Name
configuration options
association rules
Starting the Association Rules
Data Transformations pane
Transforming Data with the Tool Manager
filtering data
Restricting Column Contents by Filtering
multiway rules
figure
Multiway Association Rules
removing columns
Removing and Adding Columns
sampling data
Sampling Data
tool options
Scatter Visualizer
Select Mode in the Splat Visualizer
transforming data
Transforming Data with the Tool Manager

transforming data
why transform the data?
Why Shape the Data?

transforming data
Tool Manager
Transforming Data with the Tool Manager

Tree Visualizer
decision trees and
Examining Your Results with the Option Tree Visualizer
getting information
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel
Highlighting an Object or Node
Selecting an Object
main window
Overview of the Tree Visualizer
marking viewpoints
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel
overview
Overview of the Tree Visualizer
searching for objects
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel
selecting objects
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel
Seeing the Whole Picture with Overview
Highlighting an Object or Node
Selecting an Object
spotlighting information
Selecting an Object
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel

trends
Overview of the Splat Visualizer

two-dimensional aggregation
Animating Using the Visualizer Summary Window
Interpreting the Summary Window in the Splat Visualizer

type column
Changing a Column Type

typographic conventions
Typographical Conventions

unsupervised modeling
Unsupervised Modeling

Up button
Flagging Important Locations with the Marks Panel

using a Learning Curve
Creating a Learning Curve

View History
Retracing Your Steps with Table History

View menu
Map Visualizer
Changing the Map Visualizer Display

viewing modes
Map Visualizer
Viewing Modes
Scatter Visualizer
Viewing Modes

viewing multiple documents
Viewing Multiple Documents in the 3DVisualizer Window

views
Map Visualizer
Overview of the Map Visualizer
Overview of the Map Visualizer
Overview of the Map Visualizer
display options
Mapping to Maps
Tree Visualizer
spotlighting information
Selecting an Object
Finding Specific Objects with the Search Panel

visual data mining
About Data Mining and Data Mining Methods
Visual Data Mining

visualizers
navigating in
Navigating in the MineSet 3D Visualizers

weighting records
Weighting Records