Theoretical bases are illustrated using simple numeric explanations and practical implementations.

End-of-chapter set exercises reinforce the textbook material and are suitable as assigned homework problems.

Each book includes a FREE CD-ROM containing various public domain software packages and datasets discussed in the textbook. The software found on this CD-ROM enables students to carry out all relevant data mining, Web mining, and information retrieval tasks.

A DB2 Discovery DVD accompanies the textbook and contains DB2 Express-C install for Windows.