A Survey of Data Mining & Its Applications

Data mining consists of evolving set of techniques that can be used to extract valuable information and knowledge from massive volumes of data. Data mining research & tools have focused on commercial sector applications. Data and Information or Knowledge has a significant role on human activities. Data mining is the knowledge discovery process by analyzing the large volumes of data from various perspectives and summarizing it into useful information. Due to the importance of extracting knowledge/information from the large data repositories, data mining has become an essential component in various fields of human life. Advancements in Statistics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Computation capabilities have evolved the present day’s data mining applications and these applications have enriched the various fields of human life including business, education, medical, scientific etc. This paper will focus on issues related to data mining and. Further the paper focuses on some of its current applications.