EMTM 554 Data Mining  HW1

Make sure you have a copy of JMP from the Statistics course. If you do
not, or need a version for a Macintosh or have other problems, please
contact the EMTM office so they can have it ready for you on the first
program weekend.

Before class, watch the two videos (on canvas), DBMintro.m4a, and
DBMOverview and read Chapter 1.

You might also want to read sections 4.1 and 4.2 in the text (but can do
that after class if you prefer).

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To be handed in on the first day of class:

1. Identify and describe in one page a data mining opportunity in your
company. This could be something currently underway or something that
might be worth doing.  The readings for the first lecture may be of
use for ideas; They are in the bulkpack (and textbook).

2. Question 1.4 from the text

3. Question 1.5 from the text


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To think about, but not hand in:

1. What types of data does your company collect? (You probably
    will need to focus on one particular area!)  

2. Roughly how much data is there? What range of types of data?

3. How is it stored? (What database or databases?)

4. What is it used for? 

5. How is it analyzed? 

6. How else could it be used?