Discussions and Assignment

DISUCSSION – Intro to Data Mining

Chapter 3 : Alternative Techniques

After completing the reading this week answer the following questions:

Chapter 3:

1. Note the basic concepts in data classification.

2. Discuss the general framework for classification.

3. What is a decision tree and decision tree modifier? Note the importance.

4. What is a hyper-parameter?

5. Note the pitfalls of model selection and evaluation.

REFERENCE:

· ch 3 in textbook: Alternative Techniques

· Capri, H. (2016). Data mining : principles, applications and emerging challenges . Nova Publishers. Chapter 1.

PPT attached