A Common Method Used by Some Data Mining Techniques to Deal

question 8

Multiple Choice

A common method used by some data mining techniques to deal with missing data items during the learning process.

• A) replace missing real-valued data items with class means
• B) discard records with missing data
• C) replace missing attribute values with the values found within other similar instances
• D) ignore missing attribute values

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Definitions:

Incentive Structures

Systems or processes designed to motivate individuals to perform certain actions by offering rewards or punishments.

Principal-Agent Problem

Refers to a situation in business where there is a conflict of interest between a principal (e.g., an owner or shareholder) and an agent (e.g., a CEO or manager) hired to act on the principal's behalf.

Stockholders

Individuals or entities that own shares in a corporation, giving them ownership interests and rights to dividends.

Workers

Workers are individuals engaged in physical or intellectual activities to produce goods or provide services in exchange for wages.