Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction to Data Mining. 1. Introduction to Data Mining and Data Science. 2. Data Mining Processes, Methods, and Software. 3. Data Sampling and Partitioning. 4. Data Visualization and Exploration. 5. Data Modification. Part II: Data Mining Methods. 6. Model Evaluation. 7. Regression Methods. 8. Decision Trees. 9. Neural Networks. 10. Ensemble Modeling. 11. Presenting Results and Writing Data Mining Reports. 12. Principal Component Analysis. 13. Cluster Analysis. Part III: Advanced Data Mining Methods. 14. Random Forest. 15. Gradient Boosting. 16. Bayesian Networks.

About the Author

Dothang Truong, PhD, is a Professor of Graduate Studies at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. He has extensive teaching and research experience in machine learning, data analytics, air transportation management, and supply chain management. In 2022, Dr. Truong received the Frank Sorenson Award for outstanding achievement of excellence in aviation research and scholarship.