Word Count: 400-500 
Topic:  The Need for Data Mining
Overview:  Over the last decade, advances in processing power and speed have enabled us to move beyond manual, tedious, and time-consuming data mining practices to quick, easy, and automated collection for data analysis. The more complex the data sets, the more potential there is to uncover relevant insights. Retailers, banks, manufacturers, telecommunications providers, and insurers are using data mining to discover relationships among everything from price optimization, promotions, and demographics to how the economy, risk, competition, and social media are affecting their business models, revenues, operations, and customer relationships.
Select one of the following industries and discuss the required topics:

Medical
Banking/Finance
Marketing/Sales
Science and Engineering
Insurance
Retail

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