Data mining on Coronary heart disease

Data mining, also known as data discovery and data knowledge is the process of analyzing hidden patters of data using the specified approach desired in order to extract useful information, collected and assembled into common topics for effective analysis to facilitate decision making (The Economic Times, (2018). This approach can be used in trying to determine whether there is a common trend in the genetic origin of individuals who suffer from the cardiac complication and whether age has to do with the acceleration of this condition. This project will involve extensive data mining process with the focus being as large as possible number of individuals suffering from the disease drawn from different races.

In the process of data mining in coronary heart disease and the possible genetic connection, there will be aspects that will be of interest. The area of residence of the individual and the origin in terms of where their great grandparents came from will be of interest. The number of immediate family members suffering from the disease, the number of extended family members suffering from the disease, the age of the individuals whose details have been canvassed, the age at which their coronary heart disease were first officially documented will also be of great importance in narrowing down on the history of the individual. There will also be coverage of the trend of treatment that the individuals took and the ultimate outcome. It will also be interesting to know if the individuals are alive, died from the disease or recovered fully. Such details will help in the prediction of the trend of this disease and use the available data to see the possible medical approaches that can help save lives.

Data mining is important in such research since it helps pick out the automatic pattern prediction on trends, prediction based on likely outcome, creation of decision oriented information and lastly clustering based on the facts found out and ultimate visual documentation of groups of facts that were previously not known.

Reference

The Economic Times, (2018). Definition of data Mining. Retrieved April 21, 2018 from https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/data-mining