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Using the Data
Mining Add-In for
Microsoft Office

In This Chapter

Installing the Data Mining Add-In

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Leveraging the Data Mining Table Analysis Tools

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The Data Mining Add-In for Microsoft Office provides you with a way to leverage the power of
Analysis Services from within the familiar Excel interface. With the Data Mining Add-In, you can utilize
powerful SQL Server Analysis algorithms to find data patterns, uncover hidden relationships, develop
data-based predictions, and perform many more complex analyses.

In this chapter, you discover some of the ways you can use this robust analysis tool to develop analytics
and reporting that would have been previously impossible with vanilla Excel.

Installing and Activating
the Data Mining Add-In
Open Excel and look for a Data Mining tab on the Ribbon. If you see one, the Data Mining Add-In is
already activated. If you don't see the tab, you have to download and install it yourself.

Downloading the Data Mining Add-In
Type Excel Data Mining Add-In in your favorite search engine to find the free installation package.
Note that Microsoft offers versions for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2012. Be sure to download
the version that matches the version of SQL Server your organization is using.

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