This post deals with books , certifications and tutorial for data miners and analysts from beginners to intermediate level.Excel Modeling
Regression –
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/economic/friedman/Regressnxce.html
Optimization-
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA011245951033.aspx
Free Tutorials from SAS
http://www.sas.com/apps/elearning/elearning_courses.jsp?cat=Free+Tutoria…
SAS certification
http://support.sas.com/certify/
SPSS tutorials
http://calcnet.mth.cmich.edu/org/spss/toc.htm
http://www.ats.ucla.edu/STAT/spss/webbooks/reg/default.htm
DECISION STATS 