Introduction to Data Mining

Chapter 3. Classification Methods

3.1   Models and Patterns
3.2   Performance Measures
3.3   Forms of Knowledge
3.4   Induction from Data
3.5   Example of a Bad Classifier
3.6   Classification Techniques

3.6.1

  Decision Trees
3.6.1.1   Growing Decision Trees
3.6.1.2   Pruning Decision Trees
3.6.1.3   Rules from Decision Trees
3.6.1.4   Variants of Decision Trees
3.6.2   Linear Regression
3.6.3   Neural Networks
3.6.4   k-Nearest Neighbors
3.6.5   Naïve Bayesian Classifiers
3.6.6   Support Vectors Machines
3.6.7   Ensemble Methods
3.7   Handling Large Sized Data
3.8

  Chapter Quiz

3.9   Chapter Review Exercises

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