Define data mining. Why are there many different names and definitions for data mining? Data mining is the process through which previously unknown patterns in data were discovered. Another definition would be “a process that uses statistical‚ mathematical‚ artificial intelligence‚ and machine learning techniques to extract and identify useful information and subsequent knowledge from large databases.” This includes most types of automated data analysis. A third definition: Data mining is the process
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WEF_Metals and Mining Scenarios 15.1.2010 17:32 Page 1 Mining & Metals Scenarios to 2030 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM in collaboration with the INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION and MCKINSEY & COMPANY WEF_Metals and Mining Scenarios 15.1.2010 17:32 Page 2 Description Green Trade Alliance Rebased Globalism Resource Security Geo-economic landscape In 2030‚ the world is divided and countries are defined economically by whether or not they belong to the Green Trade Alliance (GTA)‚ formed in
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MICROECONOMICS GROUP PROJECT Asteroid Mining—Money-Maker or Starry-Eyed Fantasy?” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt http://hmcurrentevents.com/asteroid-mining%E2%80%94money-maker-or-starry-eyed-fantasy/. March 2013 ARTICLE SUMMARY: “Asteroid Mining—Money-Maker or Starry-Eyed Fantasy?” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt http://hmcurrentevents.com/asteroid-mining%E2%80%94money-maker-or-starry-eyed-fantasy/. March 2013 Ever since a recent asteroid almost collided
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University Islamabad (2011) Critical Success Factors (CSFs) in ERP Implementation in Pakistan Muhammad Shabbir Hassan International Islamic University Islamabad‚ Pakistan ABSTRACT Organizations need information previously fragmented within its different Information Systems (IS) which are in use in different business areas to be integrated for its timely availability. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are capable to automate and integrate the key business processes throughout the
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consumers process the advertising message consciously. If an advertisement manages to catch consumers’ attention‚ it has an opportunity to motivate and affect their behavior‚ which is ultimately the goal of advertising. However‚ the most important factor is considered to be information people expect to get valuable information about a product. According to Ronald J. Faber (1997) there is a difference between short-term advertising effects and long-term advertising effectiveness. In contrast to effects
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Deep Ocean Mining Part 2 Deep ocean mining is an alternative to land mining in search of minerals such as copper‚ gold‚ manganese or cobalt among other minerals. The minerals on land are being depleted owing to the increasing demand for these minerals‚ and this makes the deep sea bed an alternative to the exploitation of minerals. The fact that the water bodies cover a huge part of earth’s surface makes deep sea mining even more viable
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Challenges and Success factors affecting IT Governance in the Public Sector in Zimbabwe. Introduction There is no doubt that the pace of business change has increased and will continue to do so. It is also true that opportunities for significant incremental business benefit are diminishing and that‚ increasingly‚ organisations are depending on technology to achieve the much coveted but rarely accomplished step change in performance. Today in many public sector organizations‚ the use of IT has
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Mountaintop Removal Mining Do you ever wonder or consider where the energy is coming from when you flip the switch every time you need electrical power? I don’t think many people have any idea where that energy is coming from. The same disconnection can be applied to the food industry. This disconnection between these services that everyone is accustomed to having and using creates great problems‚ in my opinion. The coal industry has been fueling the United States for the last century. It used
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abiotic factors: An organism?s environment includes nonliving‚ or abiotic‚ features‚ such as temperature‚ sunlight‚ precipitation‚ rocks‚ ponds‚ and so forth. abrasion: particles moved by water‚ ice‚ and air can be effective in wearing away rock. active transport: the movement of a substance against its concentration gradient (from low to high concentration). Al2O3 (aluminum oxide) O ------ Al ----- O ------- Al --------- O Alleles: A version of a gene. Alternating current (AC). is electric
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where it should be - it has been misplaced or corrupted. Re-assembling information can consume weeks of their time and can dramatically reduce exploration productivity and the quality of decision-making. Of all the information assets held by a mining company‚ exploration data is likely to be one of the largest as measured in bytes‚ paper volume and dollar value. An exploration group can store terabytes of digital information‚ including airborne geophysics‚ ground geophysics‚ geochemical data
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