CRISP-DM View

By supporting the Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CRISP-DM), IBM® SPSS® Modeler projects provide an industry-proven and non-proprietary way of organizing the pieces of your data mining efforts. CRISP-DM uses six phases to describe the process from start (gathering business requirements) to finish (deploying your results). Even though some phases do not typically involve work in IBM SPSS Modeler, the project pane includes all six phases so that you have a central location for storing and tracking all materials associated with the project. For example, the Business Understanding phase typically involves gathering requirements and meeting with colleagues to determine goals rather than working with data in IBM SPSS Modeler. The project pane allows you to store your notes from such meetings in the Business Understanding folder for future reference and inclusion in reports.

The CRISP-DM view in the project pane is also equipped with its own Help system to guide you through the data mining life cycle. From IBM SPSS Modeler, this help can be accessed by clicking CRISP-DM Help on the Help menu.

Note: If the project pane is not visible in the window, click Project on the View menu.