Visual data mining

Visual data mining (VDM) is the process of interaction and analytical reasoning with one or more visual representations of abstract data. The process may lead to the visual discovery of robust patterns in these data or provide some guidance for the application of other data mining and analytics techniques. It facilitates analysts in obtaining deeper understanding of the underlying structures in a data set. The process relies on the tight interconnectedness of tasks, selection of visual representations, the corresponding set of interactive manipulations, and respective analytical techniques. Discovered patterns form the information and knowledge utilized in decision making.