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http://chronicle.com/free/2002/04/2002042601u.htm

Students in an Online Degree Program Cull Computer Databases for Hidden Information
By BROCK READ

In the science of data mining, analysts search databases of computerized records to find patterns and clusters of information that might not be apparent at first glance. The process -- used in cross-marketing studies and credit-card checks, for instance -- is a common one, but the way it works remains opaque even to many of those who use it, according to Daniel Larose, an associate professor of mathematical sciences at Central Connecticut State University. Mr. Larose directs a new online degree program at the university that trains professionals in the marketing, computer-science, finance, and biopharmaceutical industries in the theory and practice of data mining....

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