____________is the manipulation of the data with the goal of ...

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____________is the manipulation of the data with the goal of putting it in a form suitable for formal modeling.
 a. Data sampling
  b. Data partitioning
  c. Data preparation
  d. Model assessment

Question 2

In which of the following data-mining process steps is the data manipulated to make it suitable for formal modeling?
 a. Data sampling b. Data preparation
  c. Model construction d. Model assessment

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Answer to Question 1

c
RATIONALE: Data preparation is the manipulation of the data with the goal of putting it in a form suitable for formal modeling.

Answer to Question 2

b
RATIONALE: The data preparation step involves manipulation of data to put it in a form suitable for formal modeling.