AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF DIFFERENT DATA MINING TECHNIQUES AND ALGORITHMS
Keywords:
Data mining Techniques, Classification, prediction, Clustering, k-NN, Naïve Bayes classifier, Decision Tree, C4.5, classificationAbstract
Data mining is a process to find hidden information from a large data set. Data mining technologies are used nowadays in various sectors like banking, healthcare, education, marketing etc. One of the most important challenges in data mining is to choose the correct data mining technique and algorithm based on the type of problems tackled by businesses. A generalized approach can improve the accuracy and cost effectiveness of data mining process. The aim of this article is to give a comprehensive review of the most frequently considered techniques and algorithms for data mining