DBMS use in data mining

Poll

How did you usually use DBMS in your 2007 data mining work? [96 voters total] Used DBMS for data storage (56) 58.3% Used DBMS for data exploration and preprocessing (46) 47.9% Used DBMS for deploying models (26) 27.1% Didn't use DBMS (24) 25.0% Used DBMS for building models (11) 11.5% Other (please comment) (1) 1.0%

Comments

Karl Brazier, Data exploration and preprocessing
Data exploration and preprocessing are somewhat different. Suggest splitting this category if running this poll next year

I have not been terribly rigorous in interpreting the category and have treated the "and" as an "or". If this was unhelpful of me, please feel free to deduct my vote from this category.