Courses

The course website: http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/datamining/2006/

Data Mining: An intensive 5-day introduction to methods and applications
IKAT, Universiteit Maastricht
Maastricht, The Netherlands
July 3 - July 7, 2006

Course Description

The course focuses on techniques with a direct practical use. A step-by-step introduction to powerful (freeware) data-mining tools will enable you to achieve specific skills, autonomy and hands-on experience. A number of real data sets will be analysed and discussed. In the end of the course you will have your own ability to apply data-mining techniques for research purposes and business purposes.

Course Content

• The Knowledge Discovery Process
• Preparing Data for Mining
• Basic Techniques for Data Mining: o Decision-Tree Induction o Rule Induction o Instance-Based Learning o Neural Networks o Bayesian Learning o Support Vector Machines o Ensemble Techniques o Clustering o Association Rules
• Tools for Data Mining
• How to Interpret and Evaluate Data-Mining Results