Rather, its optimized for data analysis and pattern recognition problems.

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The company also learned that its complex pattern of comprehensive data collection and analysis prevented it from taking faster action on recalls.

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Pattern analysis -- the heart of data mining -- is conventional crime-solving, whether the suspicious patterns are spotted on a crime pin map, on a city street, or in an electronic database.

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