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May 24, 2013

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ALSO CALLED: Datamining, Analytics, Data Dredging, Database Analytics, Datamine, Data-mining DEFINITION: Data dredging, sometimes referred to as "data fishing" is a data mining practice in which large volumes of data are analyzed seeking any possible relationships between data. The traditional scientific method, in contrast, begins with a hypothesis and follows with an examination of the data. Sometimes conducted for unethical purposes, data dredging often circumvents traditional data mining … Definition continues below.
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Know Your Customer: Getting Serious about Unlocking Customer Insight sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: In today's industry climate, financial services institutions (FSIs) know that customer insight is the key to growth and profitability. Read on to learn how to better understand the value of customer relationships and gain insights into how to make the most of your customer interactions. Posted: 16 Nov 2012 \| Published: 31 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| CRM \| CRM Analytics \| Data Mining \| Financial Services \| Financial Services Industry

Mid-Market Analytics in North America: Transforming Data into Insight sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Many mid-market companies are left with volumes of complex data without the infrastructure to support it. Access this Aberdeen Group study learn how companies are rewarded for their ability to transform raw data into actionable business insights. Posted: 06 Nov 2012 \| Published: 30 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining

CFO Research Study - Linking Numbers and Narratives sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Many companies are incorporating narrative elements into both internal and external reporting. However, adding a narrative analysis to financial reports can take a substantial amount of staff and management time. Companies today need more automation, more variance analysis/explanations, and less keying of information into spreadsheets. Posted: 29 Oct 2012 \| Published: 31 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Data Mining \| Financial Applications Software \| Financial reporting software \| Predictive Analytics \| Predictive Analytics Software

Driving Innovation Through Analytics sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: In spite of the widespread implementation of analytics, its promise of operational effectiveness has not been fully realized. This white paper examines solutions to integrate your analytic, planning, and transactional business applications systems and leverage business analytics into an intelligent business process. Posted: 24 Oct 2012 \| Published: 22 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Application Integration \| Data Integration \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software

eBook: Meeting the Challenge of Big Data sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: The biggest challenge in IT today is how to master big data. If utilized properly, you can gain deeper insight into your business as a whole to foster better decision making, offer higher quality services, reduce costs, and more. Read on to learn how overcome the challenges of big data with ease. Posted: 24 Oct 2012 \| Published: 24 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Warehouse Architectures \| Data Warehouses \| Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Databases

Tech Target Report: In Memory Analysis sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: The options businesses today have to store, access, analyze and consume information for decision making have never been greater – but what capabilities will innovation bring to next-generation business intelligence (BI) tools? In this report BI expert Wayne Eckerson explains how the front end and back end of BI tools will be affected. Posted: 24 Oct 2012 \| Published: 01 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Warehouse Architectures \| Data Warehouses \| Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Databases

Big Data Strategy Guide: Integrate For Insight sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: Big data creates big opportunities to improve processes, customer service, and brand awareness if your organisation can effectively leverage it – something most businesses today struggle with. Read on to learn the tools and architecture you need to successfully analyse big data to gain deeper, richer insight and stay ahead of your competition. Posted: 23 Oct 2012 \| Published: 23 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining \| Data Warehouse Architectures \| Data Warehouses \| Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Oracle (Product)

Anatomy of the New Decision: Five Hot Trends Shaping Business Analytics sponsored by Information Builders WHITE PAPER: Businesses have been using data to improve decision-making for decades, but practicing legacy business intelligence strategies today can put you at a disadvantage. Read on to learn how the 5 hottest IT trends help you extract more sophisticated intelligence from your data, including: mobile computing, social media, cloud services, and more. Posted: 19 Oct 2012 \| Published: 19 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Cloud Computing \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining \| IT Best Practices \| Predictive Analytics \| Social Computing \| Social Networking \| Web 2.0

HRG Assessment: Comparing IBM PureSystems and Cisco UCS sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper comparing two leading expert integrated solutions designed to analyze big data in the cloud and deliver actionable insights to your enterprise while reducing costs and speeding innovation. IBM's PureSystems and Cisco's UCS 5108 Bladed Chassis are highlighted and compared. Posted: 18 Oct 2012 \| Published: 16 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining \| Expert Systems

The Future of Datacenter Management sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Organizations are facing many challenges, from how to deal with the explosion of unstructured data to dealing with software and systems that have become increasingly integrated, dynamic, and complex. Check out this white paper for solutions to your datacenter management challenges. Posted: 18 Oct 2012 \| Published: 16 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Integration \| Data Mining \| Structured Data \| Unstructured Data

Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine: A Brief Introduction sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: Download this white paper to gain a better understanding of the industry's first engineered in-memory analytics machine that delivers no-limit, extreme performance for business intelligence (BI) and enterprise performance management (EPM) applications. Posted: 03 Oct 2012 \| Published: 02 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Center Management \| Data Mining \| Information Management \| Oracle (Product)

Oracle : Big Data for the Enterprise sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: Oracle offers the broadest and most integrated portfolio of products to help you acquire and organize these diverse data types and analyze them alongside your existing data to find new insights and capitalize on hidden relationships. Read this white paper to learn more. Posted: 03 Oct 2012 \| Published: 02 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Classification \| Data Collection \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Recovery \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Self-Service Business Intelligence: Empowering Users to Generate Insights sponsored by Quest Software, now a part of Dell WHITE PAPER: In this Quest Software/The Data Warehouse Institute report, get invaluable recommendations and best practices for enabling secure and successful self-service BI. Read it today! Posted: 26 Sep 2012 \| Published: 01 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software

Gaining an Edge With Business Analytics sponsored by Information Builders WHITE PAPER: According to Ventana Research, 90% of businesses believe its vital to make business analytics easier to access and simpler to use. Traditional business intelligence (BI) strategies lack the visibility and reliability that today's organizations need. Read this comprehensive report to learn tips for improving your BI and analytics strategies. Posted: 21 Sep 2012 \| Published: 21 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Metrics \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software

Business Intelligence. It's Better Here: Why the WebFOCUS BI Platform Beats the Competition sponsored by Information Builders WHITE PAPER: In today's highly competitive business environment, organizations depend on improved visibility and better business intelligence (BI) tools in order to make smarter decisions – but with the myriad of BI tools available it can be difficult to choose. Read on to learn about a cutting-edge BI platform that outperforms the competition. Posted: 21 Sep 2012 \| Published: 21 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining

How Business Intelligence Should Work sponsored by Information Builders WHITE PAPER: Although business intelligence (BI) has been around for years, many organizations still struggle to effectively utilize the myriad of BI tools. Read on to learn how to successfully leverage BI tools with the 3 "levels" of BI and gain insight into common BI challenges and ways to avoid them. Posted: 16 Aug 2012 \| Published: 01 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining \| IT Best Practices

In Memory Computing: Lifting the Burden of Big Data sponsored by TIBCO WHITE PAPER: Big data presents businesses with some significant challenges, but the biggest complaint amongst executives is their inability to quickly access the data they need for analytics. To alleviate this, savvy companies are using in-memory computing and gaining the ability to process more data faster and with greater efficiency. Read on to learn more. Posted: 08 Oct 2012 \| Published: 08 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Storage \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

Customer Experience for Commerce: Oracle Commerce Solutions sponsored by DocuSign, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This exclusive resource explores the factors influencing the changing commerce landscape, including the impact mobility and social networking are having on the customer experience, and outlines technology tools from Oracle designed to help you optimize your customer experience management strategies. Posted: 14 Sep 2012 \| Published: 12 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Collaboration \| Customer Data Management \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining \| Project Management \| Project Management Software \| Project Portfolio Management

Leveling the playing field: How companies use data for competitive advantage sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Data is a critical asset to the competitiveness of your organization, yet only 27% of people in a recent study said their companies do a better job using information than their competitors. Read this study by the Economist Intelligence Unit to find best practices about developing data initiatives to gain a competitive advantage. Posted: 13 Sep 2012 \| Published: 13 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Data Governance \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Security

Symantec Enterprise Vault sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: Check out this short white paper to see how you can bring your archives up to speed so that you can reduce costs, ensure you're in compliance, and make backup and recovery a breeze. Posted: 07 Sep 2012 \| Published: 30 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Backups \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Mining \| Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Management \| Storage Provisioning

Law & The Data Explosion sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the relationship between developments in the way the legal profession locates, identifies and recovers today's new breed of digital evidence, and the ever-growing amounts of data organizations are expected to store. Read now to learn more. Posted: 05 Sep 2012 \| Published: 30 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Compliance reporting software \| Compliance Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Recovery \| Legal Compliance Software

Integrative CRM Enhances Midsize Business Agility and Performance sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper is designed to help IT and business leaders at midsize companies find innovative ways to extend their customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities to capitalize on emerging trends such as cloud, mobile, social media and predictive analytics. Gain essential insight to get closer to your customers and ensure your company's survival. Posted: 16 Aug 2012 \| Published: 01 Jul 2012 TOPICS: CRM \| CRM Analytics \| CRM Analytics Software \| CRM Best Practices \| CRM Services \| CRM Software \| Customer Data Integration \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Data Management Software \| Customer Interaction Services \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Retention \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Customer Service Best Practices \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Small Businesses \| SMBs

The IBM big data platform sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: What have you done to prepare for the volume, velocity and variety of big data? Today's data explosion has forced companies to re-assess their capabilities for managing the full spectrum of big data challenges. Read this paper to learn why a big data platform could hold the answer to optimizing big data management to maximize business insight. Posted: 14 Aug 2012 \| Published: 14 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Data Analytics \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Visualization \| Data Visualization Software

Maximizing the Value Provided by a Big Data Platform (Branham Group) sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper focuses on finding the value within big data and offers advice for delivering deeper insight to decision-makers and management. Also, discover how leading companies are benefiting from the recent emergence of MapReduce and real-time analytics. Posted: 13 Aug 2012 \| Published: 01 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Business Activity Monitoring \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Performance Management \| Data Analytics \| Data Collection \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Warehouses \| Productivity \| Real-time Analytics \| ROI

IBM and Oracle TCO: The Lumpy Mattress sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines Oracle's approach to overpricing one part of a database solution to compensate for another part, leading to a much higher total cost of ownership (TCO). Read this now to learn more about the evolution of TCO, Oracle's pricing strategy, IBM's pricing strategy and so much more. Posted: 10 Aug 2012 \| Published: 21 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| DB2 \| Information Management \| Pricing

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DATA MINING DEFINITION (continued): … techniques and may lead to premature conclusions. Data dredging is sometimes described as "seeking more information from a data set than it actually contains." Data dredging sometimes results in relationships between variables announced as significant when, in fact, the data require more study before such an association can legitimately be determined. Many variables may be related through chance alone; others may be related through some unknown factor. To make a valid assessment of the relationship between any two variables, further study is required in which isolated variables are contrasted …
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