Statistics and data mining: intersecting disciplines

ABSTRACT

Statistics and data mining have much in common, but they also have differences. The nature of the two disciplines is examined, with emphasis on their similarities and differences.

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INDEX TERMS

Keywords:
knowledge discovery, statistics