Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

When was the term "data mining" first used?

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1990s

What are the primary fields where data mining is widely used?

• Agriculture and Forestry

• Sports and Entertainment

• Business, Science Research, and Government Security

• Education and Healthcare

What was one of the earliest successful applications of data mining mentioned in the text?

• Weather Prediction

• Credit-Card-Fraud Detection

• Social Media Analytics

• Inventory Management

Which division is clearest in the complete data-mining process, particularly for classification of data?

• Data Collection

• Model Learning Process, Model Evaluation, and Use of the Model

• Pattern Mining

• Descriptive Modeling

What is the focus of predictive modeling in data mining?

• Identifying Anomalies

• Discovering Specific Patterns

• Estimating the Value of a Target Attribute

• Clustering Data

What technique is commonly employed in predictive modeling when the target attribute is a numeric value?

• Classification

• Regression Analysis

• Clustering

• Pattern Mining

What does descriptive modeling, or clustering, aim to achieve?

• Predict Future Trends

• Identify Unusual Transactions

• Divide Data into Predefined Groups

• Discover Specific Patterns within the Data

What does pattern mining focus on?

• Identifying Unusual Behavior

• Discovering Rules that Describe Specific Patterns

• Estimating Numeric Values

• Clustering Similar Data Instances

What is the flip side of clustering, focusing on finding unusual data instances?

• Predictive Modeling

• Anomaly Detection

• Pattern Mining

• Descriptive Modeling

What privacy concerns are associated with data mining, as mentioned in the text?

• Invasion of Privacy and Security Breaches

• Lack of Data Availability

• Inaccuracy of Data Mining Models

• Excessive Data Collection