Preface

This guide explains how to use the programmatic interfaces to Oracle Data Mining and how to use features of Oracle Database to administer Oracle Data Mining. This guide presents the tools and procedures for implementing the concepts that are presented in Oracle Data Mining Concepts.

This preface contains these topics:

Audience

This guide is intended for application developers and database administrators who are familiar with SQL programming and Oracle Database administration and who have a basic understanding of data mining concepts.

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Related Documentation

Oracle Data Mining, a component of Oracle Advanced Analytics, is documented on the Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence page of the Oracle Database online documentation library:

Oracle Database Data Warehousing

The following manuals document Oracle Data Mining:

Oracle Data Mining Concepts
Oracle Data Mining User’s Guide (this guide)
Oracle Data Mining API Guide

Note:

The virtual book combines key passages from the two Data Mining manuals with related reference documentation in Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference, Oracle Database SQL Language Reference, and Oracle Database Reference.
Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference (PL/SQL packages)
Oracle Database Reference (data dictionary views for ALL_, USER_, and DBA_)
Oracle Database SQL Language Reference (Data Mining functions)
- CLUSTER_DETAILS, CLUSTER_DISTANCE, CLUSTER_ID, CLUSTER_PROBABILITY, CLUSTER_SET
- FEATURE_DETAILS, FEATURE_ID, FEATURE_SET, FEATURE_VALUE
- PREDICTION, PREDICTION_BOUNDS, PREDICTION_COST, PREDICTION_DETAILS, PREDICTION_PROBABILITY, PREDICTION_SET

Oracle Data Mining Resources on the Oracle Technology Network

The Oracle Data Mining page on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) provides a wealth of information, including white papers, demonstrations, blogs, discussion forums, and Oracle By Example tutorials:

Oracle Data Mining

You can download Oracle Data Miner, the graphical user interface to Oracle Data Mining, from this site:

Oracle Data Miner

Application Development and Database Administration Documentation

For documentation to assist you in developing database applications and in administering Oracle Database, refer to the following:

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