Data mining definitions
In the literature, the field of data mining can be found under several other terms. Below are examples of definition related to the field of data mining:
- Machine Learning: "A computer program is said to learn from experience E with respect to some class of tasks T and performance measure P, if its performance at tasks in T, as measured by P, improves with experience E." (Mitchell, 1997)
- Exploratory Data Analysis: "A philosophy of data analysis where the researcher examines the data without any pre-conceived ideas in order to discover what the data can tell him about the phenomena being studied." (Martinez and Martinez, 2004)
- Pattern Recognition: "Statistical pattern recognition is a term used to cover all stages of an investigation from problem formulation and data collection through to discrimination and classification, assessment of results and interpretation." (Webb, 2002)
- Data Mining: "Data mining is a technology that blends traditional data analysis methods with sophisticated algorithms for processing large volumes of data." (Tan et al., 2006)
- Knowledge Discovery: "[...] a new generation of techniques and tools with the ability to intelligently and automatically assists humans in analyzing the mountains of data for nuggets of useful knowledge." (Fayyad et al., 1996)
