Data Mining

What is Data Mining?


1.

In online poker, to observe tables with the intention of collecting information on how other players play in the form of hand histories.

At one time it was argued that this is data collection rather than 'mining' per se but the term appears to have become accepted terminology in online poker circles.

Am I a huge online poker underdog without data mining? (Two Plus Two forums)

See online poker, database, statistics

2.

A kind of research which studies existing research, with the motive of repurposing it to promote a certain interpretation.

A common means of developing spin for a story.

Using data mining, I was able to make the last several wars look like clear US victories.

3.

When somebody attempts to 'mine' data from a www server by guessing which unseen directories are browseable.

I found pictures of your dad with a tranny in /private/dad/

See tme


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