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What is the new mantra for data collection mentioned in the text?
What is the new mantra for data collection mentioned in the text?
- Collect data only from social networking sites
- Collect data only for the intended purpose
- Collect data without considering its value
- Collect data from all sources without a purpose (correct)
According to the text, what is one of the reasons for the enormous data growth in commercial and scientific databases?
According to the text, what is one of the reasons for the enormous data growth in commercial and scientific databases?
- Advances in data generation and collection technologies (correct)
- Decrease in data generation and collection technologies
- Lack of interest in computational simulations
- Reduction in cyber security measures
What is one of the examples of large-scale data sources given in the text?
What is one of the examples of large-scale data sources given in the text?
- Sensor Networks (correct)
- Travel Brochures
- Personal Diaries
- Cooking Recipes
According to the text, what has become cheaper and more powerful, leading to the need for data mining?
According to the text, what has become cheaper and more powerful, leading to the need for data mining?
What is a reason mentioned in the text for the competitive pressure leading to the need for data mining?
What is a reason mentioned in the text for the competitive pressure leading to the need for data mining?
What does the text suggest about the value of gathered data?
What does the text suggest about the value of gathered data?
What is the main goal of data mining?
What is the main goal of data mining?
Which field of study does data mining draw ideas from?
Which field of study does data mining draw ideas from?
What are the characteristics of data that make traditional techniques unsuitable for data mining?
What are the characteristics of data that make traditional techniques unsuitable for data mining?
What are the two main types of data mining tasks mentioned in the text?
What are the two main types of data mining tasks mentioned in the text?
What is the significance of fMRI data in the context of data mining?
What is the significance of fMRI data in the context of data mining?
Which of the following is NOT a potential application area for data mining as mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a potential application area for data mining as mentioned in the text?
What kind of data does NASA EOSDIS archives at enormous speeds?
What kind of data does NASA EOSDIS archives at enormous speeds?
What is the primary purpose of using data mining in automated analysis of massive datasets?
What is the primary purpose of using data mining in automated analysis of massive datasets?
What are some characteristics of traditional techniques that may make them unsuitable for data mining?
What are some characteristics of traditional techniques that may make them unsuitable for data mining?
What do we call the property or characteristic of an object in data mining?
What do we call the property or characteristic of an object in data mining?
Which term is also used to describe an attribute in data mining?
Which term is also used to describe an attribute in data mining?
What are the numbers or symbols assigned to an attribute for a particular object called?
What are the numbers or symbols assigned to an attribute for a particular object called?
Which term describes the collection of attributes that describe an object in data mining?
Which term describes the collection of attributes that describe an object in data mining?
What is another term for the distance or similarity between data objects?
What is another term for the distance or similarity between data objects?
In data mining, which term is used to describe the characteristic of an object, such as eye color of a person or temperature?
In data mining, which term is used to describe the characteristic of an object, such as eye color of a person or temperature?
What is another term used for the property or characteristic of an object in the context of data mining?
What is another term used for the property or characteristic of an object in the context of data mining?
Which term is used to describe the numbers or symbols assigned to an attribute for a particular object in data mining?
Which term is used to describe the numbers or symbols assigned to an attribute for a particular object in data mining?
What is the term used in data mining for the collection of attributes that describe an object?
What is the term used in data mining for the collection of attributes that describe an object?
What is another term for the distance or similarity between data objects in data mining?
What is another term for the distance or similarity between data objects in data mining?
Which type of attribute values only distinguish and do not possess the property of order?
Which type of attribute values only distinguish and do not possess the property of order?
What type of attribute values also order objects in addition to distinguishing them?
What type of attribute values also order objects in addition to distinguishing them?
Which type of attribute values have meaningful differences between them but do not have meaningful ratios?
Which type of attribute values have meaningful differences between them but do not have meaningful ratios?
Is it physically meaningful to say that a temperature of 10 ° is twice that of 5° on the Celsius scale?
Is it physically meaningful to say that a temperature of 10 ° is twice that of 5° on the Celsius scale?
In the context of measuring height above average, is it analogous to the situation of temperature in terms of meaningful ratios?
In the context of measuring height above average, is it analogous to the situation of temperature in terms of meaningful ratios?
What are the examples of quantitative attributes mentioned in the text?
What are the examples of quantitative attributes mentioned in the text?
Which type of attribute values have both meaningful differences and ratios?
Which type of attribute values have both meaningful differences and ratios?
What operations are meaningful for ratio variables?
What operations are meaningful for ratio variables?
What is the main difference between interval and ratio attributes in terms of meaningful ratios?
What is the main difference between interval and ratio attributes in terms of meaningful ratios?
(BONUS) What are common examples of nominal attribute values mentioned in the text?
(BONUS) What are common examples of nominal attribute values mentioned in the text?
