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CHAPTER
7
Data Mining: Cluster Analysis
7.1 Objectives
To use Python lists as a means of storing data
To implement a nontrivial data mining application
To understand and implement cluster analysis
To use visualization as a means of displaying patterns
7.2 What Is Data Mining?
We have already considered ways that statistical techniques can help us to process and
summarize large amounts of data. By computing statistical measures such as the range,
mean, standard deviation, and frequency, we can begin to make statements about our data.
In this chapter we will explore this idea further.
Large amoun ...
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