Write a quality post. The objective here is to explore and discuss on the subject under study in this module, based on the given readings. I have posed several initial questions in each area to guide...

Write a quality post.

The objective here is to explore and discuss on the subject under study in this module, based on the given readings. I have posed several initial questions in each area to guide the discussions, but note that they are only a starting point; you are expected to go beyond that, and enrich the forum with your own findings obtained from the reading and research in these areas.

- What is data mining?

- What are the steps involved in data mining when viewed as a process of knowledge discovery?

- Describe at least two of the data mining functionalities and provide examples of each.

- Regarding data mining methodology and user interaction, explain one challenge to data mining.

- Explain one challenge of mining a huge amount of data in comparison with mining a small amount of data.

- What is an outlier? Does an outlier need to be discarded always?