| Poll |
Your main role in relation to data mining: [189 votes total]
|
| Analyst/Practitioner (analyze real-world data yourself) (86) |
 46% |
| Researcher and Teacher (write research papers, teach DM) (40) |
 21% |
| Manager (manage data-mining related activity) (26) |
 14% |
| Student (currently in college) (22) |
 12% |
| Software developer (write DM software) (8) |
 4% |
| Business analyst use DM results, but don't mine data yourself) (3) |
 2% |
| Other (please comment) (4) |
 2% |
|
Comments:
Comparing with the results of a similar
2006 Poll: Your main role in relation to data mining,
we note increases in categories of
- Analyst/Practitioner: from 40% to 46%
- Manager: from 10% to 14%
Decreases in categories of
- Student: from 17% to 12%
- Software developer: from 9% to 4%
Percentages of self-described Researchers stayed at about 20% and Business Analysts at 2%.
