CRISP-DM stands for Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining. It is a data mining process model that describes commonly used approaches that expert data miners use to tackle problems. Polls conducted in 2002, 2004, and 2007 show that it is the leading methodology used by data miners. The only other data mining standard named in these polls was SEMMA. However, 3-4 times as many people reported using CRISP-DM. A review and critique of data mining process models in 2009 called the CRISP-DM the “de facto standard for developing data mining and knowledge discovery projects.” Other reviews of CRISP-DM and data mining process models include Kurgan and Musilek’s 2006 review, and Azevedo and Santos’ 2008 comparison of CRISP-DM and SEMMA. … Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CRISP-DM)