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1.1
1.2
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How to Use this Document ........................................................................................................................... 4
Organization of this Document ...............................................................................................................................4
Which Sections should you Read? .........................................................................................................................5
Conventions Used in this Document ......................................................................................................................6
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2.1
Welcome to this Guide ................................................................................................................................... 7
About this Document...............................................................................................................................................7
2.1.1
Who Should Read this Document ..........................................................................................................7
2.1.2
Prerequisites for Use of this Document ................................................................................................ 7
2.1.3
What this Document covers ...................................................................................................................8
Before Beginning......................................................................................................................................................8
2.2.1
Files and Documentation Provided with this Guide .............................................................................8
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3.1
3.2
3.3
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
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Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................10
Architecture and Operations .................................................................................................................................11
3.2.1
User Interfaces .......................................................................................................................................11
3.2.2
Operations ............................................................................................................................................. 12
Methodological Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................... 15
3.3.1
What is your Business Issue? ............................................................................................................... 15
3.3.2
Is your Data Usable? ............................................................................................................................. 15
Essential Concepts ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Operation of SAP InfiniteInsight®: Overview........................................................................................................ 17
Data Sources Supported ....................................................................................................................................... 18
Data Set .................................................................................................................................................................. 18
4.3.1
Training Data Set ................................................................................................................................... 18
4.3.2
Application Data Set ............................................................................................................................. 19
Cutting Strategies .................................................................................................................................................. 19
4.4.1
Definition ................................................................................................................................................ 19
4.4.2
Roles of the Three Sub-Sets................................................................................................................ 20
4.4.3
Types of Cutting Strategies ................................................................................................................. 20
Table of Data ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.5.1
Definition ............................................................................................................................................... 24
4.5.2
Synonyms of "Observation" and "Variable" ....................................................................................... 25
4.5.3
Data Formats ........................................................................................................................................ 25
Variables ................................................................................................................................................................ 25
4.6.1
Generic Definition ................................................................................................................................. 25
4.6.2
Example ................................................................................................................................................. 26
4.6.3
Types of Variables ................................................................................................................................ 26
4.6.4
Storage Formats................................................................................................................................... 29
4.6.5
Roles of Variables ................................................................................................................................. 30
Models .................................................................................................................................................................... 35
4.7.1
Fundamental Definition ....................................................................................................................... 35
4.7.2
Performance of a Model ...................................................................................................................... 35
4.7.3
Types of Models.................................................................................................................................... 35
4.7.4
Generating a Model .............................................................................................................................. 36
4.7.5
Representation of a Model................................................................................................................... 36
4.7.6
Validating the Model..............................................................................................................................37
4.7.7
Under what Circumstances is a Model Acceptable?......................................................................... 38
4.7.8
How to Obtain a Better Model ............................................................................................................. 38
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