Ready for modeling?

Before building models in IBM® SPSS® Modeler, be sure you have answered the following questions.

• Are all the data accessible from within IBM SPSS Modeler?
• Based upon your initial exploration and understanding, were you able to select relevant subsets of data?
• Have you cleaned the data effectively or removed unsalvageable items? Document any decisions in the final report.
• Are multiple data sets integrated properly? Were there any merging problems that should be documented?
• Have you researched the requirements of the modeling tools that you plan to use?
• Are there any formatting issues you can address before modeling? This includes both required formatting concerns as well as tasks that may reduce modeling time.

If you can answer the above questions, then you're ready for the crux of data mining--modeling.