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C LASS 1
I NTRODUCTION TO D ATA M INING
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Few words about me
@IU LONDON+CAMBRIDGE
BLOOMINGTON TURIN
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NEW YORK
BARCELONA
Learning outcomes
Always double check the official calendar for possible variations in the schedule
Grading
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Several Definitions
• Predictive
• Use some variables to predict unknown or future
values of other variables.
• Descriptive
• Find human-interpretable patterns that describe the
data.
From [Fayyad, et.al.] Advances in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, 1996
Data Mining Tasks
• Classification [Predictive]
• Regression [Predictive]
• Anomaly Detection [Predictive]
• Clustering [Descriptive]
• Association Rule Discovery [Descriptive]
• Sequential Pattern Discovery [Descriptive]
References and readings
• Chapter 1 [Provost]
• Chapter 1 [Tan]
Questions?
@rschifan
schifane@di.unito.it
http://www.di.unito.it/~schifane
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