Once you have successfully processed your mining structure and mining models, it is time to view your results.  To begin viewing those results, simply click the Mining Model Viewer tab.

Within the Mining Model Viewer tab, select the mining model you wish to review.  Ideally you gave your mining models meaningful names so you can easily distinguish mining models from the names in the pull down list.  The actual screen shown depends on the algorithm used by your selected mining model.  For example, the screen print below shows the results of a Decision Tree mining model.

Accurate predictions remain the Holy Grail of every business intelligence initiative. Reporting data to show what definitely happened is beneficial. Analyzing data to determine why things happened the way they did is even better. But having the confidence to predict what will happen in time to take action and alter outcomes demonstrates the real power of data.

Despite the obvious value, organizations are just now achieving predictive analytics productivity according to Gartner.  Maybe the delay was a lack of data or the quality of the available data. Maybe the delay was a lack of tools or skills. Maybe the delay was simply a lack of understanding the tools available and the skills needed to leverage those tools.