CHAPTER 2
Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it—this is knowledge.
—Confucius, The Analects
The field of data mining has made significant advances in recent years. Because of its ability to solve complex problems, data mining has been applied in diverse fields related to engineering, biological science, social media, medicine, and business intelligence. The primary objective for most of the applications is to characterize patterns in a complex stream of data. These patterns are then coupled with knowledge discovery and decision ...
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