Publication in the Diário da República: Plano 4 - 2010/2011
5.5 ECTS; 3º Ano, 1º Semestre, 30,0 TP + 30,0 TC , Cód. 925067.
Lecturer
            - Sandra Maria Gonçalves Vilas Boas Jardim  (2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
          Average knowledge of numeric methods  and statistics 
Objectives
          At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
.identify the different concepts and methods of data mining 
. develop data prediction models based on different techniques. 
Program
          Introduction
Data; data exploration
Classification - concepts; decision trees; model evaluation; alternative techniques
Association analysis and rules - concepts and algorithms
Grouping analysis - concepts and algorithms
Error detection 
Matching analysis 
Data mining techniques
Discriminant analysis 
Models
Automatic learning 
Evaluation Methodology
          Test/Exam - 60% of final mark
Practical assignment - 40% of final mark 
Bibliography
          
Teaching Method
          Lectures - theoretical concepts
Practical classes - case study and problem solving
Software used in class
          

















