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Data preprocessing for clustering: survey – Smart Data Collective

Data preprocessing for clustering: survey
Smart Data Collective
That might cause problems for users of data mining software because they are not sure which algorithm they should apply in which situation. …
Harper Tories accused of leaking data on mining stock – Toronto Star

Harper Tories accused of leaking data on mining stock
Toronto Star
OTTAWA—Opposition parties accused well-connected federal Conservatives of leaking confidential information that led to unusual trading of a western mining …
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Appeals Court Overturns Prescriber Data-Mining Law – MedPage Today

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Appeals Court Overturns Prescriber Data-Mining Law
MedPage Today
Pharmacies sell this “prescriber information” to data mining companies, including the three appellants in the case, IMS Health, Verispan (now SDI), …
Vt. law on drug data mining ruled unconstitutionalBusinessWeek
Vt. law on drug data mining ruled unconstitutionalWashington Post
Appeals Court Strikes Down Vermont Data Mining RestrictionThompson.com
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FICO, UCSD Announce Winners of International Predictive Analytics Competition – MarketWatch (press release)

FICO, UCSD Announce Winners of International Predictive Analytics Competition
MarketWatch (press release)
The winners were: “Students around the world look forward to the UCSD-FICO Data Mining Contest each year as an opportunity to put the skills they’ve learned …
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Data Mining Could Help Insurers Predict Longevity – eCRM Guide

Data Mining Could Help Insurers Predict Longevity
eCRM Guide
Insurers have long used blood and urine tests to assess people’s health but data-gathering companies have such extensive files on consumers that some …
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Microsoft data mining Chinese cabbies brains for profit – China Car Times

Microsoft data mining Chinese cabbies brains for profit
China Car Times
Microsoft Research Asia believes Beijing’s cabbies hold the key to efficient driving, and is mining them for information in hopes of launching a mapping …
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Should data-mining be used by insurance companies to predict longevity? – Wall Street Journal

Should data-mining be used by insurance companies to predict longevity?
Wall Street Journal
Data mining is not good for producing general rules. Data mining is good for reducing a proverbial needle in a haystack situation to a needle in an armful …
Should data-mining be used by insurance companies to predict longevity?Wall Street Journal
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Insurers Use Online Data Mining to Screen Potential Clients – Slate Magazine (blog)

Insurers Use Online Data Mining to Screen Potential Clients
Slate Magazine (blog)
That’s one question insurance companies are pondering as they turn to online data to screen and target potential customers. According to a Wall Street …
Friday Rant: Life Insurance — What’s Wrong With Mining Social Data for Risk …Spend Matters
Insurers Test Data Profiles to Identify Risky ClientsWall Street Journal
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HP shows profit from data mining – NetworkWorld.com

HP shows profit from data mining
NetworkWorld.com
Computer giant HP added $20 million (£12.5 million) to its bottom line through data mining activities, demonstrating that …
11Ants Analytics Introduces Revolutionary Method of Building Ensembles at …PRLog.Org (press release)
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Be cautious about open source data mining software – NetworkWorld.com

Be cautious about open source data mining software
NetworkWorld.com
Businesses should not deploy open source software for data mining just because it is generally cheaper, an open source …
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