Re: Discovering new relationships

Cimode wrote:
> On 3 mar, 01:14, paul c <toledobythe..._at_oohay.ac> wrote:
> ...
> << My attitude is that talking about kinds of data is verging on the
> mystical
> (if we are not talking about operators that apply to only certain
> "kinds" of data). >>
> While building a system once in data mining perspective, I designed a
> database with the help of a team of statisticians. They brought to my
> attention the fundamental aspects of differences between discrete
> variables and continuous variables and the differences in computing
> treatment such differences imply. In a fundamental design
> perspective, this did not have any impact on the primary operators
> used but rather helped me guide better the design process...Tere were
> some moment I seriously wished some additional operators would exists:
> what about an operator that would allow for instance to return the
> product between cardinalities? That would be useful in calculations?
> I find that hardly *mystical*...
> ...

Nor do I. That's why I mentioned operators. The mysticism goes away and we get down to brass tacks when we start talking about just what it is we want to do with the data.

p Received on Sat Mar 03 2007 - 16:46:17 CET