Data mining : concepts and techniques

Equips you with an understanding and application of the theory and practice of discovering patterns hidden in large data sets. This title focuses on important topics in the field: data warehouses and data cube technology, mining stream, mining social networks, and mining spatial, multimedia and othe...

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Main Authors: Han, Jiawei (Author), Kamber, Micheline (Author), Pei, Jian (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Waltham, Massachusetts : Elsevier , c2012
Edition:3rd ed
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Summary:Equips you with an understanding and application of the theory and practice of discovering patterns hidden in large data sets. This title focuses on important topics in the field: data warehouses and data cube technology, mining stream, mining social networks, and mining spatial, multimedia and other complex data
The increasing volume of data in modern business and science calls for more complex and sophisticated tools. Although advances in data mining technology have made extensive data collection much easier, it's still always evolving and there is a constant need for new techniques and tools that can help us transform this data into useful information and knowledge. Since the previous edition's publication, great advances have been made in the field of data mining. Not only does the third of edition of data mining: concepts and techniques continue the tradition of equipping you with an understanding
Physical Description:xxxv, 703 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 633-671) and index
ISBN:0123814790 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780123814791 (hardback : alk. paper)