This comprehensive textbook on data mining details the unique steps of the knowledge discovery process that prescribes the sequence in which projects should be performed, from data understanding and preprocessing to deployment of the results. This knowledge discovery approach is what distinguishes Data Mining from other texts in this area. The book provides a suite of exercises and includes links to instructional presentations. Furthermore, it contains appendices covering relevant mathematical material.

The authors' experience and expertise ensure that this text will be an authoritative instructional tool. Researchers, practitioners and students are certain to consider this text an indispensable resource in successfully accomplishing the goals of their data mining projects.