1. Data Mining

2. 2 Models Created by Data Mining Linear Equations Rules Clusters Graphs Tree Structures Recurrent Patterns

3. 3 Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) Select target data Preprocess data Transform (if necessary) Data mine information Interpret discovered structures

4. 4 Dependant and Independent Variables Dependant Variable - Attribute to be predicted. Independent Variable - Attributes used for making the prediction.

5. 5 Fields Contributing to Data Mining Database Technology Statistics Machine Learning High Performance Computing Pattern Recognition Neural Networks Data Visualization Information Retrieval

6. 6 Applications of Data Mining Decision Making Process Control Information Management Query Processing

7. 7 Methods of Data Reduction Drill-down analysis Clustering Aggregation Simple Tabulation

8. 8 Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) Distributions of Variables Correlation Matrices Multi-way Frequency Tables Cluster Analysis Classification Trees Other multivariate techniques

9. 9 Statistical Methods Used in Data Mining Regression Analysis Standard Distribution Cluster Analysis

10. 10 Industries Using Data Mining Banking Insurance Medicine Retail Security Sciences

11. 11 Financial Uses of Data Mining Fraud Detection Money Laundering Detection Risk Management

12. 12 Medical Uses of Data Mining Chemical Compounds Genetic Material Predictive Treatment Models

13. 13 Retail Uses of Data Mining Direct Marketing Store Design Store Operations

14. 14 Security Uses of Data Mining Assess crime patterns Homeland Security Identification of suspicious activities Pre-screening

15. 15 Scientific Uses of Data Mining Image analysis Classification of large data sets

16. 16 Other Novel Uses for Data Mining NBA’s Advanced Scout Program Firefly

17. 17 Predictive Analytics An advanced form of data mining that makes prediction models for the behavior of variables in large data sets. Highly specialized for each application

18. 18 Uses of Predictive Analytics Cost-Benefit Analysis Predicting Customer Behavior Reducing Costs

19. 19 Financial Uses of Predictive Analytics Credit Ratings Economic Prediction Models Federal Reserve

20. 20 Text Mining Extracts data from unstructured data sets Allows for data mining of large data sets that are not databases

21. 21 Sentiment Analysis Uses semantic techniques and keywords to detect favorable and unfavorable opinions toward specific subjects.

22. 22 Privacy Concerns with Data Mining Big Brother Puts too much power into the hands of Governmental Security Forces

23. 23 False Positives in Data Mining for Security Reasons Costs the people and the Government Subject of controversy and civilian mistrust

24. 24 Data Mining as Another Tool for Security Government doesn’t wish to interfere in civilian life Actual intrusions of privacy incur legal costs Useful for correlating with other sources of data

25. 25 Visual and Speech Processing Examining large amounts of real-time input for specific data and relationships between data Requires a certain amount of predictive modeling

26. 26 Data Mining is an Essential Use of Computers It makes the previously impossible possible Powerful tool for progress and understanding Lasting Impact