Data Preparation for Data Mining

An essential, yet often under-emphasized step in the data mining process is data preparation. Habitually, people are more inclined to focus on knowledge discovery, but without sufficient preparation of your data, return on effort is certain to be limited. This class offers in-depth coverage of data preparation techniques and a step-by-step approach through a variety of tools while providing practical illustrations using real data sets. Your projects are sure to demonstrate improved evaluation and performance and more beneficial results.

Note: Data Mining I or equivalent knowledge required.

Course Number: CSE-40969   Credit: 3 units

This course is part of the following Certificate Program(s):

• Data Mining