**3.1 Data mining process**

Data mining is a collaborative effort that includes the following steps:

1.Collecting requirements

The collection and understanding of requirements is the first step in any data mining project. With the vendor's business viewpoint, data mining analysts or users determine the requirement scope.

2.Data investigation

This move entails identifying and converting data patterns using data mining statistics. It necessitates collecting, assessing, and investigating the requirement or project. Experts comprehend the issues and challenges and translate them into metadata.
