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Delmater, Rhonda
Data mining explained : a manager's guide to customer-centric business intelligence / by Rhonda Delmater and Monte Hancock.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Data mining. I. Hancock, Monte. II. Title.
QA76.9.D343 D45 2000
006.3 dc21
00-047511

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