What is data mining? Finding patterns and trends in data

Data mining definition

Data mining, sometimes used synonymously with “knowledge discovery,” is the process of sifting large volumes of data for correlations, patterns, and trends. It is a subset of data science that uses statistical and mathematical techniques along with machine learning and database systems. The Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (SigKDD) defines it as the science of extracting useful knowledge from the huge repositories of digital data created by computing technologies.

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