Thoughts on Data Mining

Data mining (sometimes called data or knowledge discovery) is the process of analyzing data from different perspectives and summarizing it into useful information (see prior blogs including The Data Information Hierarchy series). The term is overused and conjures impressions that do not reflect the true state of the industry. Knowledge Discovery from Databases (KDD) is [...]

Data Mining and Data, Information, Knowledge

Throughout my Computer Science courses, I strive to teach the difference between data and information. Information is what the user wanted when he ask for the data. Seldom does an end user want reems of data or Excel spreadsheets hundreds and thousands of rows long. The use needs a discernable, digestable presentation so that he [...]