 Data mining is the process of sorting through

large data sets to identify patterns and

establish relationships to solve problems
through data analysis.
 Data mining tools allow enterprises to predict
future trends.
 Knowledge discovery is a process that
extracts implicit, potentially useful or
previously unknown information from the
data. The knowledge discovery process is
described as follows:
 Data comes from variety of sources is integrated
into a single data store called target data
 Data then is pre-processed and transformed into
the standard format.
 The data mining algorithms process the data to
the output in the form of patterns.
 Then those patterns and rules are interpreted to
form new or useful knowledge or information.
 The ultimate goal of knowledge discovery and
data mining process is to find the patterns that
are hidden among the huge sets of data and
interpret them to useful knowledge and
information.
 Data mining is described as a process of
discovering or extracting interesting knowledge
from large amounts of data stored in multiple
data sources such as file systems,
databases, data warehouses etc.
 Data is now stored in databases and/or data
warehouse systems ,so data mining system can
be coupled or decoupled with databases and data
warehouse systems. This leads to four possible
architectures of a data mining system as follows:
 No-coupling: In this architecture, data mining system does not
utilize any functionality of a database or data warehouse system.
A no-coupling data mining system retrieves data from a
particular data source such as file system, processes data using
major data mining algorithms and stores results into the file
system. The no-coupling data mining architecture does not take
any advantages of database or data warehouse that is already
very efficient in organizing, storing, accessing and retrieving
data. The no-coupling architecture is considered a poor
architecture for data mining system, however, it is used for
simple data mining processes.

 Loose Coupling: In this architecture, data mining system uses the

database or data warehouse for data retrieval. In loose coupling
data mining architecture, data mining system retrieves data from
the database or data warehouse, processes data using data
mining algorithms and stores the result in those systems. This
architecture is mainly for memory-based data mining system
that does not require high scalability and high performance.
 Semi-tight Coupling: In semi-tight coupling data
mining architecture, besides linking to database or
data warehouse system, data mining system uses
several features of database or data
warehouse systems to perform some data mining
tasks including sorting, indexing, aggregation…etc.
In this architecture, some intermediate result can be
stored in database or data warehouse system for
better performance.

 Tight Coupling: In tight coupling data mining

architecture, database or data warehouse is treated
as an information retrieval component of data mining
system using integration. All the features of database
or data warehouse are used to perform data mining
tasks. This architecture provides system scalability,
high performance, and integrated information.
 Let’s examine the tight-coupling data mining
architecture in a greater detail.
 There are three tiers in the tight-coupling data
mining architecture:

 Data layer can be a database and/or data warehouse

systems. This layer is an interface for all data
sources. Data mining results are stored in data layer
so it can be presented to end-user in the form of
reports or another kind of visualization.
 Data mining application layer is used to retrieve data
from the database. Some transformation routine can
be performed here to transform data into the desired
format. Then data is processed using various data
mining algorithms.
 Front-end layer provides an intuitive and friendly
user interface for end-user to interact with data
mining system. Data mining result presented in
visualization form to the user in the front-end layer.
 Association:

Association is one of the best-known data mining

technique. In association, a pattern is discovered
based on a relationship between items in the same
transaction. Retailers are using association
technique to research customer’s buying habits.
For example: Based on historical sales data,
retailers might find out that customers always buy
chips when they buy beers, and, therefore, they
can put beers and chips next to each other to save
time for the customer and increase sales.
 Classification

Classification is a classic data mining technique based

on machine learning. Basically, classification is used to
classify each item in a set of data into one of a
predefined set of classes or groups. Classification
method makes use of mathematical techniques such as
decision trees, linear programming, neural network,
and statistics. In classification, we develop the software
that can learn how to classify the data items into
groups. For example, we can apply classification in the
application that “given all records of employees who
left the company, predict who will probably leave the
company in a future period.” In this case, we divide the
records of employees into two groups that named
“leave” and “stay”. And then we can ask our data mining
software to classify the employees into separate
groups.
 Clustering
Clustering is a data mining technique that makes a
meaningful or useful cluster of objects which have
similar characteristics using the automatic technique.
The clustering technique defines the classes and puts
objects in each class, while in the classification
techniques, objects are assigned into predefined
classes. To make the concept clearer, we can take book
management in the library as an example. In a library,
there is a wide range of books on various topics
available. The challenge is how to keep those books in
a way that readers can take several books on a
particular topic without hassle. By using the clustering
technique, we can keep books that have some kinds of
similarities in one cluster or one shelf and label it with
a meaningful name. If readers want to grab books in
that topic, they would only have to go to that shelf
instead of looking for the entire library.
 Prediction

The prediction, as its name implied, is one of a

data mining techniques that discovers the
relationship between independent variables and
relationship between dependent and independent
variables. For instance, the prediction analysis
technique can be used in the sale to predict profit
for the future if we consider the sale is an
independent variable, profit could be a dependent
variable. Then based on the historical sale and
profit data, we can draw a fitted regression curve
that is used for profit prediction
 Sequential Patterns

Sequential patterns analysis is one of data mining

technique that seeks to discover or identify similar
patterns, regular events or trends in transaction
data over a business period.
In sales, with historical transaction data,
businesses can identify a set of items that
customers buy together different times in a year.
Then businesses can use this information to
recommend customers buy it with better deals
based on their purchasing frequency in the past.
 Decision trees
 The decision tree is one of the most
commonly used data mining techniques
because its model is easy to understand for
users. In decision tree technique, the root of
the decision tree is a simple question or
condition that has multiple answers. Each
answer then leads to a set of questions or
conditions that help us determine the data so
that we can make the final decision based on
it
 For example, We use the following decision
tree to determine whether or not to play
tennis:
Starting at the root node, if the outlook is overcast then we should
definitely play tennis. If it is rainy, we should only play tennis if the wind
is the weAk. And if it is sunny then we should play tennis in case the
humidity is normal.

We often combine two or more of those data mining techniques

together to form an appropriate process that meets the business needs.
 The Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data
Mining (CRISP-DM)
Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data
Mining (CRISP-DM) consists of six phases
intended as a cyclical process as the following
figure:
 Business understanding
 In the business understanding phase:
 First, it is required to understand business objectives
clearly and find out what are the business’s needs.
 Next, we have to assess the current situation by
finding the resources, assumptions, constraints and
other important factors which should be considered.
 Then, from the business objectives and current
situations, we need to create data mining goals to
achieve the business objectives within the current
situation.
 Finally, a good data mining plan has to be established
to achieve both business and data mining goals. The
plan should be as detailed as possible.
 Data understanding
 First, the data understanding phase starts with initial data
collection, which we collect from available data
sources, to help us get familiar with the data. Some
important activities must be performed including data load
and data integration in order to make the data collection
successfully.
 Next, the “gross” or “surface” properties of acquired data
need to be examined carefully and reported.
 Then, the data needs to be explored by tackling the data
mining questions, which can be addressed using querying,
reporting, and visualization.
 Finally, the data quality must be examined by answering
some important questions such as “Is the acquired data
complete?”, “Is there any missing values in the acquired
data
 Data preparation
The data preparation typically consumes about
90% of the time of the project. The outcome of
the data preparation phase is the final data set.
Once available data sources are identified, they
need to be selected, cleaned, constructed and
formatted into the desired form. The data
exploration task at a greater depth may be
carried during this phase to notice the patterns
based on business understanding
 Modelling

 First, modelling techniques have to be

selected to be used for the prepared dataset.
 Next, the test scenario must be generated to
validate the quality and validity of the model.
 Then, one or more models are created by
running the modeling tool on the prepared
dataset.
 Finally, models need to be assessed carefully
involving stakeholders to make sure that
created models are met business initiatives.
 Evaluation

In the evaluation phase, the model results must

be evaluated in the context of business
objectives in the first phase. In this phase, new
business requirements may be raised due to
the new patterns that have been discovered in
the model results or from other factors.
Gaining business understanding is an iterative
process in data mining. The go or no-go
decision must be made in this step to move to
the deployment phase.
 Deployment

The knowledge or information, which we gain

through data mining process, needs to be
presented in such a way that stakeholders can use
it when they want it. Based on the business
requirements, the deployment phase could be as
simple as creating a report or as complex as a
repeatable data mining process across the
organization. In the deployment phase, the plans
for deployment, maintenance, and monitoring have
to be created for implementation and also future
supports. From the project point of view, the final
report of the project needs to summary the project
experiences and review the project to see what
need to improved created learned lessons.
 RapidMiner
Rapid Miner is one of the best predictive analysis system developed
by the company with the same name as the Rapid Miner. It is
written in JAVA programming language. It provides an integrated
environment for deep learning, text mining, machine learning &
predictive analysis.

The tool can be used for over a vast range of applications including
for business applications, commercial applications, training,
education, research, application development, machine learning.

Rapid Miner offers the server as both on premise & in

public/private cloud infrastructures. It has a client/server model as
its base. Rapid Miner comes with template based frameworks that
enable speedy delivery with reduced number of errors (which are
quite commonly expected in manual code writing process).
Rapid Miner constitutes of three modules,
namely
 Rapid Miner Studio- This module is for
workflow design, prototyping, validation etc.
 Rapid Miner Server- To operate predictive
data models created in studio
 Rapid Miner Radoop- Executes processes
directly in Hadoop cluster to simplify
predictive analysis.
 Orange

Orange is a perfect software suite for machine

learning & data mining. It best aids the data
visualization and is a component based
software. It has been written in Python
computing language.
As it is a component-based software, the
components of orange are called ‘widgets’.
These widgets range from data visualization &
pre-processing to an evaluation of algorithms
and predictive modeling.
Widgets offer major functionalities like
 Showing data table and allowing to select features
 Reading the data
 Training predictors and to compare learning algorithms
 Visualizing data elements etc.
 Additionally, Orange brings a more interactive and fun
vibe to the dull analytic tools. It is quite interesting to
operate.
 Data coming to Orange gets quickly formatted to the
desired pattern and it can be easily moved where needed
by simply moving/flipping the widgets. Users are quite
fascinated by Orange. Orange allows users to make
smarter decisions in short time by quickly comparing &
analysing the data.
 Also known as Waikato Environment is a machine
learning software developed at the University of
Waikato in New Zealand. It is best suited for data
analysis and predictive modelling. It contains
algorithms and visualization tools that support
machine learning.
 Weka has a GUI that facilitates easy access to all its
features. It is written in JAVA programming language.
 Weka supports major data mining tasks including
data mining, processing, visualization, regression etc.
It works on the assumption that data is available in
the form of a flat file
 Weka can provide access to SQL Databases through
database connectivity and can further process the
data/results returned by the query
 IBM Cognos BI is an intelligence suite owned by IBM for
reporting and data analysis, score carding etc. It consists of
sub-components that meet specific organizational
requirements Cognos Connection, Query Studio, Report
Studio, Analysis Studio, Event studio & Workspace Advance.
 Cognos Connection: A web portal to gather and summarize
data in scoreboard/reports.
 Query Studio: Contains queries to format data & create
diagrams.
 Report Studio: To generate management reports.
 Analysis Studio: To process large data volumes, understand &
identify trends.
 Event Studio: Notification module to keep in sync with events.
 Workspace Advanced: User-friendly interface to create
personalized & user-friendly documents.
 Statistical Analysis System (SAS) is a product of
SAS Institute developed for analytics & data
management. SAS can mine data, alter it, manage
data from different sources and perform
statistical analysis. It provides a graphical UI for
non-technical users.
 SAS data miner enables users to analyze big data
and derives accurate insight to make timely
decisions. SAS has a distributed memory
processing architecture which is highly scalable.
It is well suited for data mining, text mining &
optimization.
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