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The challenge is usually not which technique to use but the way in which the

technique should applied. Because all of the data mining techniques require

some form of parameter selection, this then requires experience of how the

techniques work and what the various parameters do. In the examples given in

the following chapters, we describe some of the parameters that need to be

defined and how this can be done.

3.4.6 Step 6 — Interpreting the results

Interpreting the results is the sixth step in the generic mining method. The results

from performing any type of data mining can provide a wealth of information that

can sometimes be difficult to interpret. Our experience is that the interpretation

phase ...