Classical science is also "data mining", though. Do a bunch of experiments, gather tons of data, start trying to figure out patters and trends. Andy's meteorology is a prime example, they have way too much data to analyze any other way.
Classical science is also "data mining", though. Do a bunch of experiments, gather tons of data, start trying to figure out patters and trends. Andy's meteorology is a prime example, they have way too much data to analyze any other way.
It sounds esoteric, but that's not because it's a new problem, it's just because now with computers we actually can collect data on a massive scale and then process it. That's what makes data mining seem novel. You know the old detective series where the cops were looking for a bad guy and they would rummage through the whole archive, looking for clues that tied people or events together? That's primitive data mining right there.
i see what you are saying and i do agree. but i guess there are subtle differences in terms of data mining and the statistical discipline of advertising and the number crunching of sciences.
samples and population and trends in advertising based on statistics seems very similar to the same application in sciences such as meteorology