About the Tasks That You Will Perform

The SYMPTOM_TEXT variable contains the text of an adverse event as it was reported. This chapter explains how you can analyze the SYMPTOM_TEXT variable by performing the following tasks:
  1. Identify the VAERS_SERIOUS data source with an Input Data node.
  2. Partition the input data using the Data Partition node.
  3. Parse the document collection using the Text Parsing node.
  4. Reduce the total number of parsed terms using the Text Filter node.
  5. Cluster documents using the Text Cluster node.
  6. View the results.
  7. Examine data segments using the Segment Profile node.