Advanced Data Preparation Using IBM SPSS Modeler (v18.1.1) SPVC

Contains PDF course guide, as well as a lab environment where students can work through demonstrations and exercises at their own pace.

This course covers advanced topics to aid in the preparation of data for a successful data science project. You will learn how to use functions, deal with missing values, use advanced field operations, handle sequence data, apply advanced sampling methods, and improve efficiency.

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1: Using functions to cleanse and enrich data• Use date functions• Use conversion functions• Use string functions• Use statistical functions• Use missing value functions2: Using additional field transformations• Replace values with the Filler node• Recode continuous fields with the Binning node• Change a field’s distribution with the Transform node3: Working with sequence data• Use sequence functions• Count an event across records• Expand a continuous field into a series of continuous fields with the Restructure node• Use geospatial and time data with the Space-Time-Boxes node4: Sampling, partitioning and balancing data• Draw simple and complex samples with the Sample node• Create a training set and testing set with the Partition node• Reduce or boost the number of records with the Balance node5:  Improving efficiency• Use database scalability by SQL pushback• Process outliers and missing values with the Data Audit node• Use the Set Globals node• Use parameters• Use looping and conditional execution