Fayyad et al. (1996)
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Process
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Non-trivial, involves search or inference
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Database
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Larger data sets with rich data structures
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Knowledge
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Valid, novel, potentially useful, ultimately understandable
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Hand (1998)
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Process
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Secondary data analysis
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Database
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Secondary data
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Relationships
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Unsuspected, of interest or value for database owner
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Simoudis (1996)
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Process
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Extraction process
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Database
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Large scale
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Information
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Valid, previously unknown, comprehensible, actionable, useful for making crucial business decisions
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Weiss & Indurkhya (1998)
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Search
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Cooperative effort of humans and computers
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Data
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Large volume
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Information
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Valuable
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