Data Mining Is The

question 1

Multiple Choice

Data mining is the:

• A) automated, electronic capture of data
• B) process of hypothesis testing in large databases
• C) process of verifying known relationships in large amounts of data
• D) process of discovering unknown patterns and relationships in large amounts of data
• E) method used to identify and eliminate perishable data

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Definitions:

Factorial Experiment

An experimental design that allows simultaneous conclusions about two or more factors.

Treatment Combinations

In experimental design, the different sets of conditions applied to experimental units, used to determine the effect of multiple factors on an outcome.

Factor A

A term used in experimental design to represent an independent variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Analysis of Variance

A collection of statistical models and their associated procedures used to analyze the differences among group means.