tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post144470351281092246..comments2024-03-14T01:32:43.610-06:00Comments on The Geomblog: "Data Mining" = voodoo science ?Suresh Venkatasubramanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898357513326041822noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-8188291294768045972007-09-30T07:17:00.000-06:002007-09-30T07:17:00.000-06:00Data mining is a tricky area to work in, and I've ...<I>Data mining is a tricky area to work in, and I've discussed this problem earlier. It's a veritable treasure-chest of rich algorithmic problems, especially in high dimensional geometry, and especially over large data sets. However, it's often difficult to get a sense of forward progress, especially since the underlying analysis questions often seem like elaborate fishing expeditions.</I><BR/><BR/>I agree that this work is subtle, but it is not a "fishing expedition". Data mining work in practice tends to be focused on one or a small number of variables of interest, and mechanisms exist to prevent accidental findings. When practiced with rigor, data mining delivers results which are useful and durable. The predictive models I have built for banks, for instance, have frequently continued to perform accurately for years.Will Dwinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379859054257561952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-651729942771411632007-09-16T16:54:00.000-06:002007-09-16T16:54:00.000-06:00Hey, as long as I get to be the polish plumber ;)Hey, as long as I get to be the polish plumber ;)Suresh Venkatasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898357513326041822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-76666223762899950592007-09-16T15:08:00.000-06:002007-09-16T15:08:00.000-06:00FYI, the last post is in Polish (and not particula...FYI, the last post is in Polish (and not particularly interesting, unless you are into gambling). And no, it is not an advertisement of my startup.<BR/><BR/>I am impressed that your blogging contributions have been recognized even in that nascent Eastern European country. Therefore, hereby I grant you the title of an "Honorary Pole".<BR/><BR/>Cheers;)<BR/><BR/>PiotrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-81259838266422687502007-09-15T14:38:00.000-06:002007-09-15T14:38:00.000-06:00Zapraszam do zapoznania się z moją stroną http://s...Zapraszam do zapoznania się z moją stroną http://serwisybukmacherskie.com poruszającą tematykę bukmacherską. Znajdziesz tam opisy bukmacherów, porady jak typować, darmowe typy, informacje o aktualnych promocjach i wiele innych ciekawych rzeczyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-63577947389970841662007-09-03T21:28:00.000-06:002007-09-03T21:28:00.000-06:00Perhaps someone should come up with a variant of d...Perhaps someone should come up with a variant of data mining and call it "automatic scientific hypothesis generation."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1764082539701186442007-09-03T05:21:00.000-06:002007-09-03T05:21:00.000-06:00I read your blog and thought I could tell you abou...I read your blog and thought I could tell you about something else which would be useful for seeing maps and directions in India. <BR/><BR/>I am writing to tell you about MapmyIndia.com, a free interactive maps and directions portal for all India.<BR/><BR/>We have recently launched our next generation v2008, whose main focus is to provide meaningful and useful directions from anywhere to anywhere in India. Next time you need to go somewhere unfamiliar, we want you to know you have a reliable and easy option to get directions – MapmyIndia.com! <BR/><BR/>As a company and individual enthusiasts, we dream only of solving the problem of reliable directions and navigation for India. For your blog specifically, you can map enable it by using our youtube-style embeddable maps, and links to specific searches (of maps, directions, local and eLocation) on MapmyIndia. <BR/><BR/>Do give us feedback, suggestions, or get involved yourself by mailing me back at tarun@mapmyindia.com or marketing@mapmyindia.com.<BR/><BR/>And if you find the different services useful, we would be grateful to you for writing and telling your readers about us.<BR/><BR/>Warm Regards,<BR/>Tarun Gupta<BR/>The MapmyIndia Team<BR/>For directions in India, just search print and go with MapmyIndia.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com