Creating an Analysis

You can use Expert Analytics to perform data mining and statistical analysis by running data through a series of components. The series of components are connected to each other with connectors, which define the direction of the data flow. This process is referred to as analysis.

A document is your starting point when using Expert Analytics. You create a new document to start analyzing your data and building new analysis. You can open locally stored saved documents to view or modify existing analysis and datasets.

Each document is a file that contains:
  • Connection parameters for the data source if the source is an RDBMS.
  • Dataset: The column data used to create charts.
  • Analyses and models, and their results.
  • Charts built on the data and saved as visuals.
To create an analysis, perform the following steps:
  1. Acquire data from a data source.
  2. Optional: Prepare the data for analysis (for example, by filtering the data).
  3. Apply algorithms.
  4. Optional: Store the results of the analysis for further analysis.
To add multiple analyses to the document, choose (Add Analysis) in the analysis toolbar.