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Book Outlier Detection in Stream Data by Machine Learning and Feature Selection Methods

Download or read book Outlier Detection in Stream Data by Machine Learning and Feature Selection Methods written by Hossein Moradi Koupaie and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, intrusion detection has emerged as an important technique for network security. Machine learning techniques have been applied to the field of intrusion detection. They can learn normal and anomalous patterns from training data and via Feature selection improving classification by searching for the subset of features which best classifies the training data to detect attacks on computer system. The quality of features directly affects the performance of classification. Many feature selection methods introduced to remove redundant and irrelevant features, because raw features may reduce accuracy or robustness of classification. Outlier detection in stream data is an important and active research issue in anomaly detection. Most of the existing outlier detection algorithms has less accurate because use some clustering method. Some data are so essential and secretary. Therefore, it needs to mine carefully even if spend cost. This paper presents a framework to detect outlier in stream data by machine learning method. Moreover, it is considered if data was high dimensional. This method is more accurate from other preferred models, because machine learning method is more accurate of other methods.

Book Outlier Detection  Techniques and Applications

Download or read book Outlier Detection Techniques and Applications written by N. N. R. Ranga Suri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, drawing on recent literature, highlights several methodologies for the detection of outliers and explains how to apply them to solve several interesting real-life problems. The detection of objects that deviate from the norm in a data set is an essential task in data mining due to its significance in many contemporary applications. More specifically, the detection of fraud in e-commerce transactions and discovering anomalies in network data have become prominent tasks, given recent developments in the field of information and communication technologies and security. Accordingly, the book sheds light on specific state-of-the-art algorithmic approaches such as the community-based analysis of networks and characterization of temporal outliers present in dynamic networks. It offers a valuable resource for young researchers working in data mining, helping them understand the technical depth of the outlier detection problem and devise innovative solutions to address related challenges.

Book Outlier Detection for Temporal Data

Download or read book Outlier Detection for Temporal Data written by Manish Gupta and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlier (or anomaly) detection is a very broad field which has been studied in the context of a large number of research areas like statistics, data mining, sensor networks, environmental science, distributed systems, spatio-temporal mining, etc. Initial research in outlier detection focused on time series-based outliers (in statistics). Since then, outlier detection has been studied on a large variety of data types including high-dimensional data, uncertain data, stream data, network data, time series data, spatial data, and spatio-temporal data. While there have been many tutorials and surveys for general outlier detection, we focus on outlier detection for temporal data in this book. A large number of applications generate temporal datasets. For example, in our everyday life, various kinds of records like credit, personnel, financial, judicial, medical, etc., are all temporal. This stresses the need for an organized and detailed study of outliers with respect to such temporal data. In the past decade, there has been a lot of research on various forms of temporal data including consecutive data snapshots, series of data snapshots and data streams. Besides the initial work on time series, researchers have focused on rich forms of data including multiple data streams, spatio-temporal data, network data, community distribution data, etc. Compared to general outlier detection, techniques for temporal outlier detection are very different. In this book, we will present an organized picture of both recent and past research in temporal outlier detection. We start with the basics and then ramp up the reader to the main ideas in state-of-the-art outlier detection techniques. We motivate the importance of temporal outlier detection and brief the challenges beyond usual outlier detection. Then, we list down a taxonomy of proposed techniques for temporal outlier detection. Such techniques broadly include statistical techniques (like AR models, Markov models, histograms, neural networks), distance- and density-based approaches, grouping-based approaches (clustering, community detection), network-based approaches, and spatio-temporal outlier detection approaches. We summarize by presenting a wide collection of applications where temporal outlier detection techniques have been applied to discover interesting outliers. Table of Contents: Preface / Acknowledgments / Figure Credits / Introduction and Challenges / Outlier Detection for Time Series and Data Sequences / Outlier Detection for Data Streams / Outlier Detection for Distributed Data Streams / Outlier Detection for Spatio-Temporal Data / Outlier Detection for Temporal Network Data / Applications of Outlier Detection for Temporal Data / Conclusions and Research Directions / Bibliography / Authors' Biographies

Book Outlier Analysis

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charu C. Aggarwal
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2013-01-11
  • ISBN : 1461463963
  • Pages : 457 pages

Download or read book Outlier Analysis written by Charu C. Aggarwal and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the increasing advances in hardware technology for data collection, and advances in software technology (databases) for data organization, computer scientists have increasingly participated in the latest advancements of the outlier analysis field. Computer scientists, specifically, approach this field based on their practical experiences in managing large amounts of data, and with far fewer assumptions– the data can be of any type, structured or unstructured, and may be extremely large. Outlier Analysis is a comprehensive exposition, as understood by data mining experts, statisticians and computer scientists. The book has been organized carefully, and emphasis was placed on simplifying the content, so that students and practitioners can also benefit. Chapters will typically cover one of three areas: methods and techniques commonly used in outlier analysis, such as linear methods, proximity-based methods, subspace methods, and supervised methods; data domains, such as, text, categorical, mixed-attribute, time-series, streaming, discrete sequence, spatial and network data; and key applications of these methods as applied to diverse domains such as credit card fraud detection, intrusion detection, medical diagnosis, earth science, web log analytics, and social network analysis are covered.

Book Outlier Ensembles

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charu C. Aggarwal
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2017-04-06
  • ISBN : 3319547658
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Outlier Ensembles written by Charu C. Aggarwal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses a variety of methods for outlier ensembles and organizes them by the specific principles with which accuracy improvements are achieved. In addition, it covers the techniques with which such methods can be made more effective. A formal classification of these methods is provided, and the circumstances in which they work well are examined. The authors cover how outlier ensembles relate (both theoretically and practically) to the ensemble techniques used commonly for other data mining problems like classification. The similarities and (subtle) differences in the ensemble techniques for the classification and outlier detection problems are explored. These subtle differences do impact the design of ensemble algorithms for the latter problem. This book can be used for courses in data mining and related curricula. Many illustrative examples and exercises are provided in order to facilitate classroom teaching. A familiarity is assumed to the outlier detection problem and also to generic problem of ensemble analysis in classification. This is because many of the ensemble methods discussed in this book are adaptations from their counterparts in the classification domain. Some techniques explained in this book, such as wagging, randomized feature weighting, and geometric subsampling, provide new insights that are not available elsewhere. Also included is an analysis of the performance of various types of base detectors and their relative effectiveness. The book is valuable for researchers and practitioners for leveraging ensemble methods into optimal algorithmic design.

Book Outlier Analysis

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charu C. Aggarwal
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2016-12-10
  • ISBN : 3319475789
  • Pages : 481 pages

Download or read book Outlier Analysis written by Charu C. Aggarwal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-10 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides comprehensive coverage of the field of outlier analysis from a computer science point of view. It integrates methods from data mining, machine learning, and statistics within the computational framework and therefore appeals to multiple communities. The chapters of this book can be organized into three categories: Basic algorithms: Chapters 1 through 7 discuss the fundamental algorithms for outlier analysis, including probabilistic and statistical methods, linear methods, proximity-based methods, high-dimensional (subspace) methods, ensemble methods, and supervised methods. Domain-specific methods: Chapters 8 through 12 discuss outlier detection algorithms for various domains of data, such as text, categorical data, time-series data, discrete sequence data, spatial data, and network data. Applications: Chapter 13 is devoted to various applications of outlier analysis. Some guidance is also provided for the practitioner. The second edition of this book is more detailed and is written to appeal to both researchers and practitioners. Significant new material has been added on topics such as kernel methods, one-class support-vector machines, matrix factorization, neural networks, outlier ensembles, time-series methods, and subspace methods. It is written as a textbook and can be used for classroom teaching.

Book New Developments in Unsupervised Outlier Detection

Download or read book New Developments in Unsupervised Outlier Detection written by Xiaochun Wang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book enriches unsupervised outlier detection research by proposing several new distance-based and density-based outlier scores in a k-nearest neighbors’ setting. The respective chapters highlight the latest developments in k-nearest neighbor-based outlier detection research and cover such topics as our present understanding of unsupervised outlier detection in general; distance-based and density-based outlier detection in particular; and the applications of the latest findings to boundary point detection and novel object detection. The book also offers a new perspective on bridging the gap between k-nearest neighbor-based outlier detection and clustering-based outlier detection, laying the groundwork for future advances in unsupervised outlier detection research. The authors hope the algorithms and applications proposed here will serve as valuable resources for outlier detection researchers for years to come.

Book Handbook of Research on Machine Learning Enabled IoT for Smart Applications Across Industries

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Machine Learning Enabled IoT for Smart Applications Across Industries written by Goel, Neha and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine learning (ML) and the internet of things (IoT) are the top technologies used by businesses to increase efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness in this fast-paced digital era transformation. ML is the key tool for fast processing and decision making applied to smart city applications and next-generation IoT devices, which require ML to satisfy their working objective. IoT technology has proven efficient in solving many real-world problems, and ML algorithms combined with IoT means the fusion of product and intelligence to achieve better automation, efficiency, productivity, and connectivity. The Handbook of Research on Machine Learning-Enabled IoT for Smart Applications Across Industries highlights the importance of ML for IoT’s success and diverse ML-powered IoT applications. This book addresses the problems and challenges in energy, industry, and healthcare and solutions proposed for ML-enabled IoT and new algorithms in ML. It further addresses their accuracy for existing real-time applications. Covering topics such as agriculture, pattern recognition, and smart applications, this premier reference source is an essential resource for engineers, scientists, educators, students, researchers, and academicians.

Book Mastering Java Machine Learning

Download or read book Mastering Java Machine Learning written by Dr. Uday Kamath and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become an advanced practitioner with this progressive set of master classes on application-oriented machine learning About This Book Comprehensive coverage of key topics in machine learning with an emphasis on both the theoretical and practical aspects More than 15 open source Java tools in a wide range of techniques, with code and practical usage. More than 10 real-world case studies in machine learning highlighting techniques ranging from data ingestion up to analyzing the results of experiments, all preparing the user for the practical, real-world use of tools and data analysis. Who This Book Is For This book will appeal to anyone with a serious interest in topics in Data Science or those already working in related areas: ideally, intermediate-level data analysts and data scientists with experience in Java. Preferably, you will have experience with the fundamentals of machine learning and now have a desire to explore the area further, are up to grappling with the mathematical complexities of its algorithms, and you wish to learn the complete ins and outs of practical machine learning. What You Will Learn Master key Java machine learning libraries, and what kind of problem each can solve, with theory and practical guidance. Explore powerful techniques in each major category of machine learning such as classification, clustering, anomaly detection, graph modeling, and text mining. Apply machine learning to real-world data with methodologies, processes, applications, and analysis. Techniques and experiments developed around the latest specializations in machine learning, such as deep learning, stream data mining, and active and semi-supervised learning. Build high-performing, real-time, adaptive predictive models for batch- and stream-based big data learning using the latest tools and methodologies. Get a deeper understanding of technologies leading towards a more powerful AI applicable in various domains such as Security, Financial Crime, Internet of Things, social networking, and so on. In Detail Java is one of the main languages used by practicing data scientists; much of the Hadoop ecosystem is Java-based, and it is certainly the language that most production systems in Data Science are written in. If you know Java, Mastering Machine Learning with Java is your next step on the path to becoming an advanced practitioner in Data Science. This book aims to introduce you to an array of advanced techniques in machine learning, including classification, clustering, anomaly detection, stream learning, active learning, semi-supervised learning, probabilistic graph modeling, text mining, deep learning, and big data batch and stream machine learning. Accompanying each chapter are illustrative examples and real-world case studies that show how to apply the newly learned techniques using sound methodologies and the best Java-based tools available today. On completing this book, you will have an understanding of the tools and techniques for building powerful machine learning models to solve data science problems in just about any domain. Style and approach A practical guide to help you explore machine learning—and an array of Java-based tools and frameworks—with the help of practical examples and real-world use cases.

Book Wired Wireless Internet Communications

Download or read book Wired Wireless Internet Communications written by Mari Carmen Aguayo-Torres and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-22 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Wired/Wireless Internet Communications, WWIC 2015, held in Malaga, Spain, in May 2015. The 31 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. They focus on the efficient integration of new network approaches with the traditional wired infrastructure. The topics addressed are: design and evaluation of protocols, dynamics of the integration, performance tradeoffs, and the need for new performance metrics and cross-layer interactions.

Book Machine Learning for Data Streams

Download or read book Machine Learning for Data Streams written by Albert Bifet and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hands-on approach to tasks and techniques in data stream mining and real-time analytics, with examples in MOA, a popular freely available open-source software framework. Today many information sources—including sensor networks, financial markets, social networks, and healthcare monitoring—are so-called data streams, arriving sequentially and at high speed. Analysis must take place in real time, with partial data and without the capacity to store the entire data set. This book presents algorithms and techniques used in data stream mining and real-time analytics. Taking a hands-on approach, the book demonstrates the techniques using MOA (Massive Online Analysis), a popular, freely available open-source software framework, allowing readers to try out the techniques after reading the explanations. The book first offers a brief introduction to the topic, covering big data mining, basic methodologies for mining data streams, and a simple example of MOA. More detailed discussions follow, with chapters on sketching techniques, change, classification, ensemble methods, regression, clustering, and frequent pattern mining. Most of these chapters include exercises, an MOA-based lab session, or both. Finally, the book discusses the MOA software, covering the MOA graphical user interface, the command line, use of its API, and the development of new methods within MOA. The book will be an essential reference for readers who want to use data stream mining as a tool, researchers in innovation or data stream mining, and programmers who want to create new algorithms for MOA.

Book Outlier Detection for Temporal Data

Download or read book Outlier Detection for Temporal Data written by Manish Gupta and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlier (or anomaly) detection is a very broad field which has been studied in the context of a large number of research areas like statistics, data mining, sensor networks, environmental science, distributed systems, spatio-temporal mining, etc. Initial research in outlier detection focused on time series-based outliers (in statistics). Since then, outlier detection has been studied on a large variety of data types including high-dimensional data, uncertain data, stream data, network data, time series data, spatial data, and spatio-temporal data. While there have been many tutorials and surveys for general outlier detection, we focus on outlier detection for temporal data in this book. A large number of applications generate temporal datasets. For example, in our everyday life, various kinds of records like credit, personnel, financial, judicial, medical, etc., are all temporal. This stresses the need for an organized and detailed study of outliers with respect to such temporal data. In the past decade, there has been a lot of research on various forms of temporal data including consecutive data snapshots, series of data snapshots and data streams. Besides the initial work on time series, researchers have focused on rich forms of data including multiple data streams, spatio-temporal data, network data, community distribution data, etc. Compared to general outlier detection, techniques for temporal outlier detection are very different. In this book, we will present an organized picture of both recent and past research in temporal outlier detection. We start with the basics and then ramp up the reader to the main ideas in state-of-the-art outlier detection techniques. We motivate the importance of temporal outlier detection and brief the challenges beyond usual outlier detection. Then, we list down a taxonomy of proposed techniques for temporal outlier detection. Such techniques broadly include statistical techniques (like AR models, Markov models, histograms, neural networks), distance- and density-based approaches, grouping-based approaches (clustering, community detection), network-based approaches, and spatio-temporal outlier detection approaches. We summarize by presenting a wide collection of applications where temporal outlier detection techniques have been applied to discover interesting outliers. Table of Contents: Preface / Acknowledgments / Figure Credits / Introduction and Challenges / Outlier Detection for Time Series and Data Sequences / Outlier Detection for Data Streams / Outlier Detection for Distributed Data Streams / Outlier Detection for Spatio-Temporal Data / Outlier Detection for Temporal Network Data / Applications of Outlier Detection for Temporal Data / Conclusions and Research Directions / Bibliography / Authors' Biographies

Book Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Information Technology in Library and Information Science

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Information Technology in Library and Information Science written by Holland, Barbara and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-01-18 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era of rapid technological advancements, libraries have evolved to cater to the changing needs and aspirations of users and society at large. IT has emerged as a critical factor in this transformation, empowering libraries to offer faster, more efficient, and highly convenient services to their users. The Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Information Technology in Library and Information Science is a comprehensive guide that delves into the dynamic relationship between libraries, information centers, and information technology (IT). Within the pages of this edited research handbook, a team of esteemed scholars and experts in the field explore the multifaceted applications of IT in libraries and information centers. They delve into the effective management of collections, resources, and operations, shedding light on how technology can optimize these vital aspects of library services. From information centers that curate and provide access, to diverse information resources, to the revolutionary impact of IT in digitizing libraries, this handbook covers a wide range of topics relevant to contemporary library and information science. This book address crucial themes such as artificial intelligence, data science, computer science, information management, metadata, cybersecurity, machine learning, chatbots, mobile services, and robotics. It explores the integration of these cutting-edge technologies within the realm of libraries, examining how they enhance efficiency, user experience, and digital equity. By addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by IT, this handbook equips librarians, information professionals, researchers, professors, advanced students, and practitioners with the knowledge and insights needed to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of library and information science.

Book Outlier Detection and Multicollinearity in Sequential Variable Selection

Download or read book Outlier Detection and Multicollinearity in Sequential Variable Selection written by Kelly Meredith Kirtland and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As lasso regression has grown exceedingly popular as a tool for coping with variable selection in high-dimensional data, diagnostic methods have not kept pace. The primary difficulty of outlier detection in high-dimensional data is the inability to examine all subspaces, either simultaneously or sequentially. I explore the impact of outliers on lasso variable selection and penalty parameter estimation, and propose a tree-like outlier nominator based on the LARS algorithm. The least angle regression outlier nomination (LARON) algorithm follows variable selection paths and prediction summaries for the original data set and data subsets after removing potential outliers. This provides visual insight into the effect of specific points on lasso fits while allowing for a data-directed exploration of various subspaces. Simulation studies indicate that LARON is generally more powerful at detecting outliers than standard diagnostics applied to Lasso models after fitting a model. One reason for this improvement is that observations with unusually high influence can inflate the penalty parameter and result in a severely underfit model. We explore this result through simulations and theoretically using a Lasso homotopy adapted for online observations. Additionally, LARON is able to explore multiple subspaces while post-hoc diagnostics rely on a variable selection that has already occurred under possible influence of an unusual observation. However, LARON underperforms random nomination when attempting to detect high leverage, non-influential points located in minor eigenvalue directions in high dimensional settings. The lack of detection appears to result from a robustness in Lasso's variable selection process against such points. A new R package implementing the LARON algorithm is presented and its functionality to detect multicollinearity in the data, even when masked by high leverage points, described. This package is then used to analyze data created by simulation and several real data sets. ...

Book Process Mining Workshops

Download or read book Process Mining Workshops written by Sander Leemans and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes revised selected papers from the International Workshops held at the Second International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2020, which took place during October 4-9, 2020. The conference was planned to take place in Padua, Italy, but had to be held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference focuses on the area of process mining research and practice, including theory, algorithmic challenges, and applications. The co-located workshops provided a forum for novel research ideas. The 29 papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. They stem from the following workshops: 1st International Workshop on Event Data and Behavioral Analytics (EDBA) 1st International Workshop on Leveraging Machine Learning in Process Mining (ML4PM) 1st International Workshop on Streaming Analytics for Process Mining (SA4PM'20) 5th International Workshop on Process Querying, Manipulation, and Intelligence (PQMI) 3rd International Workshop on Process-Oriented Data Science for Healthcare (PODS4H) 1st International Workshop on Trust and Privacy in Process Analytics (TPPA)

Book Emergent Computation

Download or read book Emergent Computation written by Andrew Adamatzky and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to Professor Selim G. Akl to honour his groundbreaking research achievements in computer science over four decades. The book is an intellectually stimulating excursion into emergent computing paradigms, architectures and implementations. World top experts in computer science, engineering and mathematics overview exciting and intriguing topics of musical rhythms generation algorithms, analyse the computational power of random walks, dispelling a myth of computational universality, computability and complexity at the microscopic level of synchronous computation, descriptional complexity of error detection, quantum cryptography, context-free parallel communicating grammar systems, fault tolerance of hypercubes, finite automata theory of bulk-synchronous parallel computing, dealing with silent data corruptions in high-performance computing, parallel sorting on graphics processing units, mining for functional dependencies in relational databases, cellular automata optimisation of wireless sensors networks, connectivity preserving network transformers, constrained resource networks, vague computing, parallel evolutionary optimisation, emergent behaviour in multi-agent systems, vehicular clouds, epigenetic drug discovery, dimensionality reduction for intrusion detection systems, physical maze solvers, computer chess, parallel algorithms to string alignment, detection of community structure. The book is a unique combination of vibrant essays which inspires scientists and engineers to exploit natural phenomena in designs of computing architectures of the future.

Book Data Mining

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charu C. Aggarwal
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2015-04-13
  • ISBN : 3319141422
  • Pages : 746 pages

Download or read book Data Mining written by Charu C. Aggarwal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook explores the different aspects of data mining from the fundamentals to the complex data types and their applications, capturing the wide diversity of problem domains for data mining issues. It goes beyond the traditional focus on data mining problems to introduce advanced data types such as text, time series, discrete sequences, spatial data, graph data, and social networks. Until now, no single book has addressed all these topics in a comprehensive and integrated way. The chapters of this book fall into one of three categories: Fundamental chapters: Data mining has four main problems, which correspond to clustering, classification, association pattern mining, and outlier analysis. These chapters comprehensively discuss a wide variety of methods for these problems. Domain chapters: These chapters discuss the specific methods used for different domains of data such as text data, time-series data, sequence data, graph data, and spatial data. Application chapters: These chapters study important applications such as stream mining, Web mining, ranking, recommendations, social networks, and privacy preservation. The domain chapters also have an applied flavor. Appropriate for both introductory and advanced data mining courses, Data Mining: The Textbook balances mathematical details and intuition. It contains the necessary mathematical details for professors and researchers, but it is presented in a simple and intuitive style to improve accessibility for students and industrial practitioners (including those with a limited mathematical background). Numerous illustrations, examples, and exercises are included, with an emphasis on semantically interpretable examples. Praise for Data Mining: The Textbook - “As I read through this book, I have already decided to use it in my classes. This is a book written by an outstanding researcher who has made fundamental contributions to data mining, in a way that is both accessible and up to date. The book is complete with theory and practical use cases. It’s a must-have for students and professors alike!" -- Qiang Yang, Chair of Computer Science and Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology "This is the most amazing and comprehensive text book on data mining. It covers not only the fundamental problems, such as clustering, classification, outliers and frequent patterns, and different data types, including text, time series, sequences, spatial data and graphs, but also various applications, such as recommenders, Web, social network and privacy. It is a great book for graduate students and researchers as well as practitioners." -- Philip S. Yu, UIC Distinguished Professor and Wexler Chair in Information Technology at University of Illinois at Chicago