Data mining and knowledge discovery handbook
By: edited by Oded Maimon and Lior Rokach.
Contributors: Maimon, Oded Z.; Rokach, Lior.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1383
ISBN-13: 9780387244358; 9780387254654
Subjects: Data mining -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Knowledge acquisition (Expert systems) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Handbook organizes all major concepts, theories, methodologies, trends, challenges and applications of data mining (DM) and knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) into a coherent and unified repository. This book first surveys, then provides comprehensive yet concise algorithmic descriptions of methods, including classic methods plus the extensions and novel methods developed recently. This volume concludes with in-depth descriptions of data mining applications in various interdisciplinary industries including finance, marketing, medicine, biology, engineering, telecommunications, software, and security. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Handbook is designed for research scientists and graduate-level students in computer science and engineering. This book is also suitable for professionals in fields such as computing applications, information systems management, and strategic research management.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.