•   The latest techniques for uncovering hidden nuggets of information
•   The insight into how the data mining algorithms actually work
•   The hands-on experience of performing data mining on large data sets

With its emphasis on learning by doing, this is an excellent textbook for students in business, computer science, and statistics, as well as a problem-solving reference for data analysts and professionals in the field.

An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available online.