2. Data Mining is the process of analyzing data and summarizing it into useful information Data Mining is usually used for extremely large sets of data It is a tool used to analyze data and can be used to find the “meaning” of the data Could help businesses make crucial decisions. Can help generate a hypothesis

3. Artificial neural networks Genetic algorithms Decision trees Nearest neighbor method Rule induction Data visualization

7. http://www.people.vcu.edu/~gasmerom/MAT131/repnearest.html

8. Some practical uses of Data Mining in business include: Market Segmentation Trends Direct Marketing Interactive Marketing

9. Other practical uses of Data Mining include: Medical Games Music Weather

10. Grocery Store Example Identified buying patterns of male customers Wal-Mart Example Buying patterns of customers helping suppliers