Data Analysis
Transforming Excel into a Powerful Tool
A Quantitative Market Research Primer
This article focuses on popular secondary research methods and the basics of the statistical techniques used to implement them.
SAP and Business Intelligence
This white paper explores the choices available to organizations that wish to maximize the value of SAP and other application and legacy data through business intelligence. Topics range from basic reporting against SAP applications to more sophisticated systems that capitalize on BIs ability to integrate data from multiple SAP and non-SAP sources.
Best Practices for High Data Quality in an SAP Environment
This white paper presents an overview of best practices gleaned from years of IBM teams working closely with customers deploying SAP to overcome data integration challenges and boost data quality. By producing high-quality data for new SAP deployments, instance consolidations or major upgrades, IBM Information Server can help dramatically improve the effectiveness of SAP applications and boost user adoption of those systems.
Data Mining Tools for Analytics Applications in Retail
This document is intended to serve as reference for users looking to understand both the theoretical (statistical) aspects of the data mining tools discussed as well as to see how these tools can be applied to a real-life retail business problem.



