The document provides instructions for a 7-8 page paper in APA format on a business problem requiring data mining. It specifies that the paper must describe the problem, approach, dataset, data analysis, evaluation, and references in detail using tables and/or figures. The paper should include an abstract, conclusion, and references section citing a minimum of 5 sources, with 3 from the library or Google Scholar and 1 from the textbook. Sections should include Introduction, Background, Discussion, Conclusion, and References. The paper should follow APA7 formatting and use of sources will be 20% of the grade.

1. Write a 7-8-page APA7 formatted paper on a business problem
that requires data mining, why the problem is interesting, the
general approach you plan to take, what kind of data you plan to
use, and finally how you plan to get the data. You should
describe your problem, approach, dataset, data analysis,
evaluation, discussion, references, and so on, in sufficient
details, and you need to show supporting evidence in tables
and/or figures. You need to provide captions for all tables and
figures.
Your paper should include an abstract and a conclusion and a
reference page with a minimum of 5 references. At least 3 of the
5 references need to come from either the UC Library or Google
Scholar (scholar.google.com). One source should be your text
book since you will be utilizing that material in the creation of
this paper.
Sections
The following sections should be outlined as Headers in the
paper.
Introduction
Background
Discussion
Conclusion
References
All written reports should be submitted in MS Word.

2. Remember to utilize APA7 formatting throughout. Proper
formatting and usage of scholarly articles equates to 20% of the
overall project grade!