Contemporary Issues in Exploratory Data Mining in the Behavioral Sciences

This book reviews the latest techniques in exploratory data mining (EDM) for the analysis of data in the social and behavioral sciences to help researchers assess the predicti ve value of diff erent combinati ons of variables in large data sets. Methodological fi ndings and conceptual models that explain reliable EDM techniques for predicti ng and understanding various risk mechanisms are integrated throughout. Numerous examples illustrate the use of these techniques in practi ce. Contributors provide insight through hands-on experiences with their own use of EDM techniques in various setti ngs. Readers are also introduced to the most popular EDM soft ware programs. A related website at htt p://mephisto.unige.ch/pub/edm-book-supplement/ off ers color versions of the book’s fi gures, a supplemental paper to chapter 3, and R commands for some chapters.