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What is the challenge in selecting the "best" embryos for use in in vitro fertilization?
What is the challenge in selecting the "best" embryos for use in in vitro fertilization?
Selecting the embryos most likely to survive.
How many features are considered when selecting the "best" embryos for in vitro fertilization?
How many features are considered when selecting the "best" embryos for in vitro fertilization?
Around 60 features.
What technique has been investigated to aid in the selection of embryos in in vitro fertilization?
What technique has been investigated to aid in the selection of embryos in in vitro fertilization?
Data mining.
What is the main business decision dairy farmers in New Zealand face annually?
What is the main business decision dairy farmers in New Zealand face annually?
What happens to about one-fifth of the cows in a typical dairy herd each year?
What happens to about one-fifth of the cows in a typical dairy herd each year?
Which of these is NOT a factor influencing a dairy farmer's decision to retain a cow in their herd?
Which of these is NOT a factor influencing a dairy farmer's decision to retain a cow in their herd?
How many attributes are recorded for each cow in dairy farming?
How many attributes are recorded for each cow in dairy farming?
Data stored in databases doubles every 20 months.
Data stored in databases doubles every 20 months.
As the volume of data increases, the proportion of it that we can understand and use profitably also increases.
As the volume of data increases, the proportion of it that we can understand and use profitably also increases.
Data mining is primarily focused on manually searching for patterns in data.
Data mining is primarily focused on manually searching for patterns in data.
What is the primary goal of data mining?
What is the primary goal of data mining?
The patterns discovered through data mining should be useless.
The patterns discovered through data mining should be useless.
What is the benefit of using data mining in a highly competitive marketplace?
What is the benefit of using data mining in a highly competitive marketplace?
Data mining is always about solving problems.
Data mining is always about solving problems.
Data mining is useful for understanding and predicting trends in customer behavior.
Data mining is useful for understanding and predicting trends in customer behavior.
The patterns discovered in data mining always reveal the underlying structure of the data.
The patterns discovered in data mining always reveal the underlying structure of the data.
What is the key difference between a black box pattern and a transparent box pattern in data mining?
What is the key difference between a black box pattern and a transparent box pattern in data mining?
Structural patterns are defined as patterns that are difficult to examine and interpret.
Structural patterns are defined as patterns that are difficult to examine and interpret.
Data mining focuses on discovering, understanding, and describing structural patterns in data.
Data mining focuses on discovering, understanding, and describing structural patterns in data.
Which of these is NOT a condition used to prescribe contact lenses, according to the contact lens data table?
Which of these is NOT a condition used to prescribe contact lenses, according to the contact lens data table?
In the contact lens data example, if tear production rate is reduced, what is the recommendation for contact lenses?
In the contact lens data example, if tear production rate is reduced, what is the recommendation for contact lenses?
What is the benefit of representing data in table format?
What is the benefit of representing data in table format?
How many rows are present in the contact lens data table?
How many rows are present in the contact lens data table?
The rules derived from the contact lens data table can be generalized to new examples beyond the table's data.
The rules derived from the contact lens data table can be generalized to new examples beyond the table's data.
What is the essential difference between summarizing and generalizing data?
What is the essential difference between summarizing and generalizing data?
In real-life scenarios, we always have complete data sets that allow for precise data mining analysis.
In real-life scenarios, we always have complete data sets that allow for precise data mining analysis.
What is the primary reason for inaccuracies in real-world data?
What is the primary reason for inaccuracies in real-world data?
What is one way to represent the pattern from the contact lens data, besides using rules?
What is one way to represent the pattern from the contact lens data, besides using rules?
Describe the purpose of a decision tree in data mining.
Describe the purpose of a decision tree in data mining.
The weather data table contains only categorical attributes (non-numerical values).
The weather data table contains only categorical attributes (non-numerical values).
What is the main variable being predicted in the weather data set?
What is the main variable being predicted in the weather data set?
Based on the rules derived from the weather data, if outlook is sunny and humidity is high, what is the decision on playing?
Based on the rules derived from the weather data, if outlook is sunny and humidity is high, what is the decision on playing?
The weather data table shows that if humidity is normal and windy is false, the decision is to not play.
The weather data table shows that if humidity is normal and windy is false, the decision is to not play.
What is the specific rule derived from the weather data table related to outlook, humidity, and the decision to play?
What is the specific rule derived from the weather data table related to outlook, humidity, and the decision to play?
Data mining can be used to identify causal relationships between attributes.
Data mining can be used to identify causal relationships between attributes.
The soybean data table is a good example of a data set that can be used for data mining.
The soybean data table is a good example of a data set that can be used for data mining.
What is the primary diagnosis in the soybean data set?
What is the primary diagnosis in the soybean data set?
What are the two conditions that, when present together, lead to a diagnosis of rhizoctonia root rot in the soybean data set?
What are the two conditions that, when present together, lead to a diagnosis of rhizoctonia root rot in the soybean data set?
What is the purpose of using data mining in the example of soybean disease diagnosis?
What is the purpose of using data mining in the example of soybean disease diagnosis?
Flashcards
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
A process where eggs are fertilized outside the body and then implanted into the uterus.
Embryo selection
Embryo selection
Choosing the best embryos for implantation in IVF procedures based on various characteristics.
Data mining
Data mining
The process of automatically searching for useful patterns in large datasets.
Pattern (in Data Mining)
Pattern (in Data Mining)
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Structural Pattern
Structural Pattern
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Dairy Herd Culling
Dairy Herd Culling
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Cow Attributes
Cow Attributes
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Data Volume Growth
Data Volume Growth
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Fickle Customer Loyalty
Fickle Customer Loyalty
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Customer Profiles
Customer Profiles
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Automated Pattern Recognition
Automated Pattern Recognition
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Predictive Data Mining
Predictive Data Mining
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Decision Trees
Decision Trees
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Data analysis
Data analysis
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Contact Lens Data
Contact Lens Data
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Semiautomatic processes
Semiautomatic processes
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Economic advantage
Economic advantage
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Nontrivial predictions
Nontrivial predictions
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Data Quality issues
Data Quality issues
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Live Child Outcome
Live Child Outcome
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Black box model
Black box model
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Study Notes
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
- IVF involves collecting eggs from a woman's ovaries and fertilizing them with sperm (either the partner's or a donor's).
- Several embryos are produced.
- Some embryos are selected and transferred to the woman's uterus.
- The selection process aims to choose the "best" embryos, those most likely to survive.
- Selection is based on about 60 recorded features of the embryos.
- The large number of features makes it challenging for embryologists.
Data Mining in IVF
- Data mining is a technique for identifying patterns in large amounts of data.
- A research project in England is applying data mining to IVF data.
- This involves analyzing historical records of embryos and their outcomes.
- This approach can help to predict outcomes.
Data Mining in Dairy Farming
- Dairy farmers in New Zealand face tough business decisions yearly: keeping or selling cows.
- Typically, a fifth of the cows in a herd are culled annually.
- Factors such as breeding history, milk production, and age influence the decisions.
- Health issues (such as calving difficulties or health problems) impact the decision.
- About 700 attributes for each of several million cows have been recorded.
Data Mining in General
- Data is increasing rapidly (databases double every 20 months).
- The ability to understand and use data profitably decreases.
- Data mining finds patterns in electronically stored data.
Data Mining Defined
- Data mining is the process of finding meaningful patterns in large datasets.
- The process is often automated or semi-automated.
- The patterns must be useful and lead to advantages, usually economic.
- Data is usually present in substantial quantities.
Data Patterns
- Useful patterns allow predictions on new data.
- Patterns can be expressed as "black boxes" (incomprehensible innards) or "transparent boxes" (revealing patterns clearly).
- The patterns in data mining are often structural (explainable).
Contact Lens Prescription
- Data analysis can predict contact lens recommendations based on age, astigmatism, and tear production rate.
Decision Trees
- Decision trees are commonly used to express patterns and make recommendations.
- They specify the sequence of decisions needed and the resulting outcomes.
Contact Lens Data Limitations
- Datasets are likely to be incomplete in real-world applications, and generalizations are made from the data available.
- Actual datasets may contain unknown feature values, errors, or noise in data.
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