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What is one reason for the increase in data mining?
What is one reason for the increase in data mining?
- The decrease in computer costs
- The competitive pressure to provide better services (correct)
- The increase in data collection
- The infeasibility of traditional techniques
What types of data are mentioned as being collected and stored at enormous speeds?
What types of data are mentioned as being collected and stored at enormous speeds?
- Web data and e-commerce purchases
- Remote sensor data and gene expression data
- Telescope data and scientific simulation data (correct)
- Bank and credit card transactions
Why might data mining be useful for scientists?
Why might data mining be useful for scientists?
- To discover hidden information in the data
- To classify and segment data
- To form hypotheses
- All of the above (correct)
What is one motivation for mining large data sets mentioned in the text?
What is one motivation for mining large data sets mentioned in the text?
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What is one viewpoint mentioned in the text for why data mining is important?
What is one viewpoint mentioned in the text for why data mining is important?
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