Data Mining: A Tutorial-Based Primer

This primer on data mining provides introduction to the principles and techniques for extracting information, from a business-minded perspective. A basic familiarity with the field of data mining concepts is built and then enhanced via thirteen data mining tutorials. Upon completion of these tutorials, readers will be fully able mine data on their own. Provides an extended case study to gives readers experience with the mining of credit card data; Includes complete data sets on accompanying CD; Data set from the CD are used in examples and exercises in book; Uses extensive examples from business, health, and science area.

Richard J. Roiger is a professor of computer science at Minnesota State University, Mankato and a senior software engineer for Information Acumen Corporation (www.infoacumen.com). Richard received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota in 1991. His research interests include machine learning, knowledge discovery in databases and expert systems. He is a member of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence, the Association for Computing Machinery and IEEE. He is also a musician and songwriter, enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren and likes playing golf as time permits.

Michael W. Geatz is currently President of Biosensor Research Institute of America Inc. (dba Giant Medical). Formerly, he was Vice President of PulseTracer Technologies Inc., a division of $1.5 billion Zynik Capital Corp. and a software consultant to the financial and medical device industries. He was also co-founder of an artificial intelligence company, Information Acumen Corp., is a named inventor of a patented piezoelectric switch for use in radio frequency identification (RFID) chips as well as the world's first wrist pulse sensor, and is proud of his civilian service to the U.S. Army during the first Gulf war. Educational credentials include an MBA from Golden Gate University in 1991 and a Computer Science degree from University of North Dakota in 1984.