Using Declarative Specifications of Domain Knowledge for Descriptive Data Mining

  • Authors:
  • Martin Atzmueller;Dietmar Seipel

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany 97074;Department of Computer Science, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany 97074

  • Venue:
  • Applications of Declarative Programming and Knowledge Management
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Domain knowledge is a valuable resource for improving the quality of the results of data mining methods. In this paper, we present a methodological approach for providing domain knowledge in a declarative manner : We utilize a Prolog knowledge base with facts for the specification of properties of ontological concepts and rules for the derivation of further ad-hoc relations between these concepts. This enhances the documentation , extendability , and standardization of the applied knowledge. Furthermore, the presented approach also provides for potential automatic verification and improved maintenance options with respect to the used domain knowledge.