Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery for Geoscientists

"In the early 21 century, data mining (DM) was predicted to be "one of the most revolutionary developments of the next decade," and chosen as one of 10 emerging technologies that will change the world (Hand et al., 2001; Larose, 2005; Larose, 2006). In fact, in the recent 20 years, the field of DM has seen enormous success, both in terms of broad-ranging application achievements and in terms of scientific progress and understanding. DM is the computerized process of extracting previously unknown and important actionable information and knowledge from database (DB). This knowledge can then be used to make crucial decisions by leveraging the individual's intuition and experience to objectively generate opportunities that might otherwise go undiscovered"--

List of contents

Introduction 1 Introduction to Data Mining2 Probability and Statistics 3 Artificial Neural Networks 4 Support Vector Machines5 Decision Trees (DTR)6 Bayesian Classification7 Cluster Analysis 8 Kriging Method 9 Other Soft Computing Methods for the Geosciences 10 A Practical Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery System for the GeosciencesIndex

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"Shi introduces geological scientists to algorithms that are widely used for data mining and knowledge discovery, describes how they have been and could be applied in the geosciences, and surveys some successful applications. The algorithms fall into the categories of probability and statistics, artificial neural networks, support vector machines, decision trees, Bayesian classification, cluster analysis, the Kriging method, and fuzzy mathematics."-ProtoView.com, February 2014

Product details

• Authors: Guangren Shi, Guangren (Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development at PetroChina Shi, Shi Guangren
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2013
• EAN: 9780124104372
• ISBN: 978-0-12-410437-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Data Mining, Datenbanken, Science, Geologie und die Lithosphäre, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, COMPUTERS / Intelligence (AI) & Semantics, COMPUTERS / Databases / General, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Geology & The Lithosphere, COMPUTERS / Data Science / Data Analytics