Abstract: Binning of predictor values used for generating a data mining model provides useful reduction in memory footprint and computation during the computationally dominant decision tree build phase, but reduces the information loss of the model and reduces the introduction of false information artifacts. A method of binning data in a database for data mining modeling in a database system, the data stored in a database table in the database system, the data mining modeling having selected at least one predictor and one target for the data, the data including a plurality of values of the predictor and a plurality of values of the target, the method comprises constructing a binary tree for the predictor that splits the values of the predictor into a plurality of portions, pruning the binary tree, and defining as bins of the predictor leaves of the tree that remain after pruning, each leaf of the tree representing a portion of the values of the predictor.

Abstract: Binning of predictor values used for generating a data mining model provides useful reduction in memory footprint and computation during the computationally dominant decision tree build phase, but reduces the information loss of the model and reduces the introduction of false information artifacts. A method of binning data in a database for data mining modeling in a database system, the data stored in a database table in the database system, the data mining modeling having selected at least one predictor and one target for the data, the data including a plurality of values of the predictor and a plurality of values of the target, the method comprises constructing a binary tree for the predictor that splits the values of the predictor into a plurality of portions, pruning the binary tree, and defining as bins of the predictor leaves of the tree that remain after pruning, each leaf of the tree representing a portion of the values of the predictor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to progress notification systems, computer program products and methods of operation thereof, that reports processing progress of data mining operations at regular periodic intervals. The system comprises: an input/output interface for exchanging information with a network; a memory for storing updated progress objects associated with the data mining operation as a set of data mining algorithms progress in processing; and a processor coupled to the input/output interface and the memory, the processor for performing the data mining operation, the data mining operation implementing the set of data mining algorithms; and generating a notification object for the data mining operation at a pre-determined interval, the notification object based on the progress objects at each of the pre-determined intervals.