From the reviews: "In the snappily-titled Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery with Evolutionary Algorithms, leading researcher Alex A Freitas introduces both data mining and evolutionary algorithms. ... The aim is to introduce and address the key challenges to a high level of detail. With an understanding gleaned from this book, and source code available freely on the web, the world of data mining is your oyster." (Application Development Advisor, January/February, 2003)

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Data Mining Tasks and Concepts; 3. Data Mining Paradigms; 4. Data Prepration; 5. Basic Concepts of Evolutionary Algorithms; 6. Genetic Algorithms for Rule Discovery; 7. Genetic Programming for Rule Discovery and Decision-Tree Building; 8. Evolutionary Algorithms for Clustering; 9. Evolutionary Algorithms for Data Preparation; 10. Evolutionary Algorithms for Discovering Fuzzy Rules; 11. Scaling up Evolutionary Algorithms for Large Data Sets; 12. Conclusions and Research Directions; Index.

From the reviews: "In the snappily-titled Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery with Evolutionary Algorithms, leading researcher Alex A Freitas introduces both data mining and evolutionary algorithms. ... The aim is to introduce and address the key challenges to a high level of detail. With an understanding gleaned from this book, and source code available freely on the web, the world of data mining is your oyster." (Application Development Advisor, January/February, 2003)

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Data Mining Tasks and Concepts; 3. Data Mining Paradigms; 4. Data Prepration; 5. Basic Concepts of Evolutionary Algorithms; 6. Genetic Algorithms for Rule Discovery; 7. Genetic Programming for Rule Discovery and Decision-Tree Building; 8. Evolutionary Algorithms for Clustering; 9. Evolutionary Algorithms for Data Preparation; 10. Evolutionary Algorithms for Discovering Fuzzy Rules; 11. Scaling up Evolutionary Algorithms for Large Data Sets; 12. Conclusions and Research Directions; Index.

From the reviews: "In the snappily-titled Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery with Evolutionary Algorithms, leading researcher Alex A Freitas introduces both data mining and evolutionary algorithms. ... The aim is to introduce and address the key challenges to a high level of detail. With an understanding gleaned from this book, and source code available freely on the web, the world of data mining is your oyster." (Application Development Advisor, January/February, 2003)

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Data Mining Tasks and Concepts; 3. Data Mining Paradigms; 4. Data Prepration; 5. Basic Concepts of Evolutionary Algorithms; 6. Genetic Algorithms for Rule Discovery; 7. Genetic Programming for Rule Discovery and Decision-Tree Building; 8. Evolutionary Algorithms for Clustering; 9. Evolutionary Algorithms for Data Preparation; 10. Evolutionary Algorithms for Discovering Fuzzy Rules; 11. Scaling up Evolutionary Algorithms for Large Data Sets; 12. Conclusions and Research Directions; Index.