Collective Intelligence in Action

Chapter 7. Data mining: process, toolkits, and standards

This chapter covers

A brief overview of the data mining process Introduction to key mining algorithms WEKA, the open source data mining software JDM, the Java Data Mining standard

The data mining process enables us to find gems of information by analyzing data. In this chapter, you’ll be introduced to the field of data mining. The various data mining algorithms, tools, and data mining jargon can be overwhelming. This chapter provides a brief overview and walks you through the process involved in building useful models. Implementing algorithms takes time and expertise. Fortunately, there are free open source data mining frameworks that we can leverage. We use WEKA—Waikato Environment for ...