Semma is an acronym used to describe the sas data mining process it stands for sample explore modify model and assess sas enterprise miner nodes are arranged on tabs with the same names o sample these nodes identify merge partition and sample input data sets among other tasks 6 chapter 1 o introduction to sas enterprise miner. Takes you through the sas enterprise miner interface from initial data access to several completed analyses such as predictive modeling clustering analysis association analysis and link analysis prepares you to tackle the more complicated statistical analyses that are covered in the sas enterprise miner online reference documentation. The most thorough and up to date introduction to data mining techniques using sas enterprise miner the sample explore modify model and assess semma methodology of sas enterprise miner is an extremely valuable analytical tool for making . Accessing sas data through sas libraries 16 starting enterprise miner to start enterprise miner start sas and then type miner on the sas command bar submit the command by pressing the return key or by clicking the check mark icon next to the command bar alternatively select from the main menu solutions analysis enterprise miner