A Programmer's Guide to Data Mining
The Ancient Art of the Numerati
Chapter 1
Introduction
Introduction to data mining. What it is. How it is used. What you will be able to do once you read this book.
Contents
- Finding stuff
- The format of the book
- What will you be able to do when you finish this book?
- Why does data mining matter? — What is in it for me?
- What’s with the Ancient Art of the Numerati in the title?
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6 Comments to Chapter 1
by Benjamin Cordova
On August 25, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Spelling error: pg 3 (end of first paragraph)
“it was a personzalized experience.”
by Benjamin Cordova
On August 25, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Spelling error: pg 5 (fifth paragraph)
“would review virtually all the movies avaible.”
by Benjamin Cordova
On August 25, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Capitalization: pg 5 (sixth paragraph)
“stuff. for example, I owned”
by Benjamin Cordova
On August 25, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Missing word: pg 5 (seventh paragraph)
“stuff. We will methods”
by Patrick Connelly
On August 29, 2010 at 6:10 am
Pg. 3, 4th paragraph, punctuation
“Large grocery stores and big box stores replaced neighborhood grocers and other merchants At the start of this change choices…”
need period after “merchants” and a comma after “change”
Pg. 5 under “Finding relevant stuff”
“The problem is finding relevant stuff. Amid all those 11 million tracks on iTunes, there are probably
quite a number that I will absolutely love, but how do I find them. I want to watch a streaming movie
from Netflix tonight, what should I watch. I want to download a movie using P2P, but which movie.”
These sentences should end with a question mark.
by Amy Sams
On August 30, 2010 at 11:36 pm
2nd sentence on Page 1: “Enter the Dragon” should be italicized.
11th & 12th sentences on Page 1: sounds better as –> “To me, the best programmers are empty cups who constantly explore…..”
Last sentence of 1st paragraph on Page 2: needs a comma–> “By the end of the book, …”
Last sentence of 1st paragraph on Page 2: include “data mining is” before nothing special
Last sentence of 2nd paragraph on Page 2: need “and” –> “I can show you the basics and describe when…”
4th sentence of 1st paragraph on Page 3: “…would appeal to Mrs. Clancey because the clerk…..patterns.”
2nd sentence of Page 6: use a colon instead; “Consider these examples:”
1st sentence under heading “Data Mining extends…” on Page 6: italicize The Numerati
1st sentence of 4th paragraph on Page 8: spelling error; “Part of the usefulness…”