Preface

This is a revised edition of Oracle9i Data Mining Concepts, originally published in March 2002.

This manual describes how to use the Oracle9i Data Mining Java Application Programming Interface to perform data mining tasks, including building and testing models, computing lift, and scoring.

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for anyone planning to write Java programs using the Oracle9i Data Mining API. Familiarity with Java, databases, and data mining is assumed.

Structure

This manual is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1: Defines basic data mining concepts.
• Chapter 2: Describes compiling and executing ODM programs and using ODM to perform common data mining tasks.
• Chapter 3: Contains short examples of using ODM to build a model and then using that model to score new data.
• Appendix A: Lists ODM sample programs and outlines how to compile and execute them.
• Glossary: A glossary of terms related to data mining and ODM.

Where to Find More Information

The documentation set for Oracle9i Data Mining is part of the Oracle9i Database Documentation Library. The ODM documentation set consists of the following documents, available online:

• Oracle9i Data Mining Administrator's Guide, Release 2 (9.2)
• Oracle9i Data Mining Concepts, Release 9.2.0.2 (this document)

For last minute information about ODM, see the Oracle9i README, Release 9.2.0.2, and the release notes for your platform.

For detailed information about the ODM API, see the ODM Javadoc in the directory $ORACLE_HOME/dm/doc on any system where ODM is installed.

Related Manuals

For more information about the database underlying Oracle9i Data Mining, see:

• Oracle9i Administrator's Guide, Release 2 (9.2)

For information about upgrading from Oracle9i Data Mining release 9.0.1 to release 9.2.0, see

• Oracle9i Database Migration, Release 2 (9.2)

For information about installing Oracle9i Data Mining, see

• Oracle9i Installation Guide, Release 2 (9.2)

Conventions

In this manual, Windows refers to the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems.

The SQL interface to Oracle9i is referred to as SQL. This interface is the Oracle9i implementation of the SQL standard ANSI X3.135-1992, ISO 9075:1992, commonly referred to as the ANSI/ISO SQL standard or SQL92.

In examples, an implied carriage return occurs at the end of each line, unless otherwise noted. You must press the Return key at the end of a line of input.

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