What is data?
A representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a
formal manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by
human beings or by computers
What is Data Mining?
Word Meaning
·
the practice of examining large databases in
order to generate new information.
Definition:
·
Art/Science of extracting non-trivial, implicit,
previously unknown, valuable, and potentially useful information from a large
database
An Introduction to Data mining and data warehousing can be found here