Data mining is best described as

the only means of mathematically analyzing data sets that are too large for online analytical processing $($OLAP$)$ software and simpler tools to handle

a type of artificial intelligence $($Al$)$ program that uses statistics to automatically identify negative trends, likely outcomes, and corrective steps or actions to take

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

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