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Module 1: The CRISP Framework 2/9
Introduction
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What is Data Mining?
Data mining is the process of identifying relationships, trends and patterns in large sets of data,
effectively turning raw data into useful information. Data mining approaches involve various
methods such as statistics, machine learning, and database systems.
The information obtained through the data mining process can then be further processed and
used to support decision-making.
The CRISP-DM Framework
CRISP-DM is a cross-industry process for data mining and is a process model designed to
facilitate a structured approach to data mining. It was first conceived in 1996, and in 1997 it
became an official European Union project under the ESPRIT funding initiative. The project was
spear-headed by five companies: Integral Solutions Ltd (ISL), Teradata, Daimler AG, NCR
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Corporation
Module 1: The and OHRA,
CRISP an insurance company, and led to the first version of the methodology
Framework 2/9
being published as a data mining guide in 1999.
Recent research indicates that CRISP-DM is the most widely used data-mining process, because
of its various advantages which solved the existing problems in the data mining industries. The
apparent success and wide use of the CRISP-DM is that it is industry, tool, and application
neutral.
The process model is composed of six distinct but connected phases which represent the ideal
sequence of activities involved in the data mining process. In practice some of these activities
may be performed in a different order. Some of the paths between activities are two-way,
indicating that it will frequently be necessary to return to earlier steps depending on the
outcome of a particular activity.
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