This course introduces the key steps involved in the data mining pipeline, including data understanding, data preprocessing, data warehousing, data modeling, interpretation and evaluation, and real-world applications.
Data Mining Pipeline
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Data Mining Pipeline
This course is part of Data Mining Foundations and Practice Specialization
Instructor: Qin (Christine) Lv
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Identify the key components of the data mining pipeline and describe how they're related.
Identify particular challenges presented by each component of the data mining pipeline.
Apply techniques to address challenges in each component of the data mining pipeline.
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There are 4 modules in this course
This week provides you with an introduction to the Data Mining Specialization and this course, Data Mining Pipeline. As you begin, you will get introduced to the four views of data mining and the key components in the data mining pipeline.
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8 videos3 readings2 peer reviews1 discussion prompt
This week covers data understanding by identifying key data properties and applying techniques to characterize different datasets.
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6 videos1 programming assignment
This week explains why data preprocessing is needed and what techniques can be used to preprocess data.
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6 videos1 programming assignment
This week covers the key characteristics of data warehousing and the techniques to support data warehousing.
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4 videos1 programming assignment
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