Data mining is best described as

a research and analysis technique in which data analysts employ

mathematical tools and artificial intelligence $($Al$)$ to search large

volumes of data and discover less$-$obvious patterns and trends

a type of artificial intelligence $($Al$)$ program that uses statistics to

automatically identify negative trends, likely outcomes, and cor$-$

rective steps or actions to take

the process in which businesses create a strategy and action

plan based on what their data mining software has identified,

modeled, and predicted from their data