Configuring Basic Options

  1. Leave Use all factor level unchecked to skip the first principal component, which has the largest variance in the data. Check this box to to retain the first principal component.
  2. Select the appropriate Transform for the training data.
    Demean

    Subtracts the mean of each column.

    Descale

    Divides by the standard deviation of each column.

    None
    Normalize

    Demeans and divides each column by its range (maximum minus minimum).

    Standardize

    Uses zero mean and unit variance. Default.

  3. Specify how to handle Missing data by checking Skip or Impute means, which will add the mean value for any missing data.
  4. Click OK to save the model and configuration or continue to the next tab.