Data mining

Updated: 03/10/2024 by Computer Hope
data mining

Data mining is a concept first realized when businesses began storing important information on computer databases and extracting useful information from large sets of data. It is a fairly new method that can only be described as discovering hidden values from within a large amount of unknown data. Data mining is a reliable way for different companies to predict future trends and behaviors from within their business, allowing them to make better decisions going forward.

Tip

If data mining interests you, consider doing the Data+ certification from CompTIA.

Note

Data mining may also be called web mining.

Artificial intelligence terms, Data, Data acquisition, OLAP, PII