Article - Correlation & Scatter Plots

In this article, we review two, intertwined tools in the data mining arsenal: correlation and scatter plots.  These tools are fundamental for gauging the relationship (if any) between pairs of data elements (say, the age and income of your customers).  As we’ll soon see, there are good, bad, and ugly things that can happen when we apply a purely computational method like correlation.  My goal is to help you avoid the usual pitfalls, so  you can use correlation and scatter plots effectively in your own work.     Read the article

SlideShare presentation on DM Machine Learning

The contents of this slideshow are from a data mining presentation DCI President Tim Graettinger conducted. Becoming A Data Mining Machine Learning Practitioner

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