1. After reading Chapter 1-Introduction, answer the following
prompts and then create a new thread with your content.
1) In your own words, define “data mining”
2) Suppose that you are employed as a data mining consultant
for an Internet search engine company. Describe how data
mining can help the company by giving
specific
examples of how techniques, such as clustering, classification,
association rule mining, and anomaly detection can be applied.
(provide at least 1 example for each technique)
In order to receive full credit for the initial discussion post, you
must include at least two citations (APA) from academic
resources