There is a perpetual elevation in demand for higher education in the last decade all over the world; therefore, the need for improving the education system is imminent. Educational data mining is a newly-visible area in the field of data mining and it can be applied to better understanding the...

Neuronale Netze gehören zu den bedeutendsten Data Mining-Analysemethoden. Auf Grund der herausragenden Bedeutung des Faktors "Wissen" in der betriebswirtschaftlichen Praxis findet Data Mining - insbesondere bei Marketingfragestellungen - zunehmend Anwendung. In "Neuronale Netze im...

One crucial task of actuaries is to structure data so that observed events are explained by their inherent risk factors. They are proficient at generalizing important elements to obtain useful forecasts. Although this expertise is beneficial when paired with conventional statistical models, it...