Question 1

In this question, you need to identify a social problem in Singapore that can be solved by data mining. The problem should be from one of the following areas:

Healthcare

(a) Describe the social problem in Healthcare.

(Waiting time for consult is too long? or affordability of current health care)

Max word count: 600

(20 marks)

(b) Identify some possible data that can be used to generate useful information to solve the problem described in Part (a) and discuss the data collection method.

(20 marks)

(c) Assume that the data identified in Part (b) are collected. Give one (1) example of the potential data quality issues and propose a solution for it.

(20 marks)

(d) Give one (1) example of descriptive data mining that can be used to solve the problem identified in Part (a).

(15 marks)

(e) Give one (1) example of predictive data mining that can be used to solve the problem identified in Part (a).

(15 marks)