Mastering Data Mining

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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

<p>The time-consuming nature of human analysis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one viewpoint mentioned in the text for why data mining is important?

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