Topic 9c
Data Mining Techniques

Learning Objectives

By the end of this topic students should be able to:

  • Explain and give an example of the data mining technique of [class description | class discrimination | cluster analysis | association analysis | outlier analysis | sequential pattern analysis].
  • Given a set of data and a need, identify which data mining technique would solve the need.

 

Learning Materials

Checking for Understanding

Answer the following questions from your textbook. The answers to all Q&E questions are in the back of your book in Appendix F.

  • Consider the learning objectives above
  • p 508, #1
  • p 508, #2
  • p 508, #4

 

Additional Guidance

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Further Information

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