Data Mining and Data Warehousing
Data Warehouses and Data Mining techniques are becoming indispensable parts of business intelligence programs. Use these links to learn more about these emerging fields and keep on top of this trend.
k-means clustering is a data mining/machine learning algorithm used to cluster observations into groups of related observations without any prior knowledge of those relationships. The k-means algorithm is one of the simplest clustering techniques and it is commonly used in medical imaging, biometrics and related fields.
What is clustering? Learn more about this data mining term here!
What is regression? Learn more about this data mining term here.
What is classification? Learn about this data mining term here.
Data mining allows you to find the needles hidden in your haystacks of data. Learn how to use these advanced techniques to meet your business objectives.
An introductory look at the data mining/knowledge discovery field from your Databases Guide. You'll find an introduction to the terms and techniques unique to machine learning and, as always, the best links on the Net!
Your About.com Guide to Online Retailing provides a great collection of Data Mining links targeted toward consumer product retailers.
Do you have a great data mining idea that you'd like to try out, but you just can't find any appropriate data? Want to experiment with the new KD package your office just received? Check out these data sources for some test data.
This great resource from StatSoft, Inc. provides clear, illustrated explanations of the statistical techniques that form the basis of modern data mining.
Not sure what the data mining buzz is all about? Pilot Software offers a white paper providing a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and applications of data mining.
KDnuggets is the Net's most comprehensive KD/Data Mining site. You'll find a wealth of information ranging from jobs in the field to recent publications.
Security issues are often neglected in the implementation of data warehouses. This article from
DM Direct outlines the basic principles of data warehouse security.
How does Data Warehousing relate to your business strategy? This white paper discusses the potential relationships.
