The Data Mining Process
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The Approach to Understanding and Problem Solving
Business Understanding (Mostly Art)
Data Understanding (Mostly Science)
Data Preparation (A Mixture of Art and Science)
Modeling (A Mixture of Art and Science)
Preamble
Data miners are fond of saying that data mining is as much art as it is science. What they mean by this statement is that the data mining process is a scientific endeavor overlain with a significant amount of artistic practice. This chapter will expand on this statement in the context of the many practical challenges of data mining in real-world databases. ...
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