Influence of Data Preprocessing

In this paper, we research the influence of data preprocessing. We conclude that using different preprocessing methods leads to different classification performances. Moreover, not all data preprocessing methods are necessary, and a criterion is given to make sure which data preprocessing is necessary and which one is effective. Experiments on some real-world data sets validate that different data preprocessing methods result in different effects. Furthermore, experiments about some algorithms with different preprocessing methods also confirm that preprocessing has a great influence on the performance of a classifier.