Heuristics and optimization for knowledge discovery

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Sarker, Ruhul A., Abbass, Hussein A., Newton, Charles S. 1942-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2002.
• Subjects: Heuristic programming.; Combinatorial optimization.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (iii, 290 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781591400172 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

With the large amount of data stored by many organizations, capitalists have observed that this information is an intangible asset. Unfortunately, handling large databases is a very complex process and traditional learning techniques are expensive to use. Heuristic techniques provide much help in this arena, although little is known about heuristic techniques. This book addresses the foundation of this topic, as well as its practical uses, and aims to fill in the gap that exists in current literature.